HC resources (M4) Flashcards
distributive justice
fair allocation of benefits and burdens of social and economic goods
formal justice
consistent application of material criteria/ principles
material justice
specific criteria/ principles used to determine what people are due
primary goods
the things that people would want, no matter their position or goals in life (water, shelter…)
liberty principle
Rawl’s first principle of justice, states that everyone should have a comprehensive set of liberties that is compatible with everyone having the same set
difference principle
Rawl’s 2nd principle of justice (2 parts)
1) these inequalities should be attached to offices and positions “open to everyone under conditions of fair equality and opportunity”
2) must be to “greatest benefit of the least-advantaged society members”
macroallocation
allocation of total available resources- determine the total amount of resources available for health care in relation to other social goods and then how health care resources will be utilized
microallocation
determining which people receive available resources
rationing
the controlled distribution of some resource, usually one in scarce supply
triage
microallocation practice developed in military contexts, designed for efficient use of health care resources by attending to critical cases first and less severe later and hopeless cases receive only palliative care
objective criteria
readily observed/ measured phenomenon used in allocation decisions (age, sex)
subjective criteria
factors used in allocation decisions (social utility)
impersonal mechanisms
queuing/ randomization used in allocation (lottery)
express donation
method of organ procurement in which harvest occurs only if dead person or family explicitly consents
presumed consent
method of organ procurement in which harvest is assumed unless dead/ family object
