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
3 main roles of House of Commons
- represent the people of Canada
- pass laws
- protect our interests between elections
5 principles of medicare
- universality
- public administration
- portability
- accessibility
- comprehensiveness
Romanow Report (when and what)
2002 - concluded that primary healthcare most important thing moving forward
Pac Man Fallacy
Wrong belief that the growing cost of healthcare will always continue to grow at the same rate
“one big ministry of health”