Future Directions Exam Flashcards
Interim Federal Health Program - what is it, and who is eligible?
offers basic healthcare services (similar to what is offered by social assistance)
eligible recipients: refugees, victims of human trafficking, detainees
Accord on Healthcare Renewal
- what
- when
- plan
10 year plan to strengthen healthcare
2003 after Romanow Report
reduce wait times, address HCP shortage, home care, primary care
Triple Aim
- improve the health of the population
- improve the patient experience
- lower (or hold constant) the per capita cost
Explicit Health Policy can Achieve (4)
- defines a vision = establishes targets
- outlines priorities and roles
- builds consensus
- informs people
Leichter’s Framework on Influences on Public Policy Change Process (4)
- situational - transient/impermanent conditions
- structural - unchanging elements (political system, economy, demographics)
- cultural - degree of trust, religious differences, ethnicity
- environmental - international/external factors
4 ways to analyze the issue during the policy process
- social/cultural analysis
- political analysis
- critical analysis
- economic analysis
6 defining characteristics of wicked problems
- cannot be defined until a solution is proposed
- no precise stopping point
- no right or wrong solutions
- unique and specific to context
- affects an infinite set of related problems
- resistant to policy solutions
Integrated Care from the eyes of the Patient (5)
- patient-centred care
- relational continuity
- informational continuity
- management continuity
- access
4 key characteristics of leaders
- trust
- stability
- compassion
- hope
Health as a right (5 factors)
- affordability
- accessibility
- availability
- accommodation
- acceptability
7 Health Care System Barriers
- Limited attachment to a health care provider
- unavailability of extended health care services
- complexity of the health care system
- geographic and operational barriers
- discontinuity and limited partnerships between health services and community services
- the broader social determinants of health
- lack of culturally-competent health services
3 Parts of a Quality Improvement Plan
- Progress Report
- Narrative
- Work Plan
6 Required Organizational Practices for Accreditation
- Safety Culture
- Communication
- Medication Use
- Work life/Workforce
- Infection Control
- Risk Assessment
Abida
The return to relationships - ensure every Canadian has regular access to a family doctor
Ahmed
A nation with a drug problem - prescription drugs under medicare
Sam
Don’t just do something, stand there - reduce unnecessary tests and interventions
Susan
Doing more with less - reorganize health care deliver to reduce wait times and improve quality
Leslie
Basic income for basic health - implement a basic income guarantee
Jonah
The anatomy of change - scale up successful innovations to a national level
What better care looks like (Martin in Susan’s story - 5)
- cut the cue
- broaden horizons
- use hospitals wisely
- get disruptive
- help people die with dignity