Health System Flashcards
is “all the organizations, institutions, resources, and people whose primary purpose is to improve health”
Health system
HEALTH SYSTEM
● “The combination of____,____,____,and_____ that culminate in the delivery of health services to the population.” (Roemer, 1991)
resources, organization, financing, and management
Goals of a Health System (3)
- Improving the health of populations
- Improving the responsiveness of the health system
- Providing fair health financing
COMPONENTS OF A HEALTH SYSTEM (7)
• Community
• Department or ministries of health
• Health care providers
• Health service organizations
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Health financing bodies
• Other organizations related to health sector
• the overarching goal of a health system
Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations
“populations must be protected from existing and emerging health risks
Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations
•strive for equity in health by minimizing inequitable disparities
Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations
• responsiveness refers to providing satisfactory health services and engaging people as active partners
Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system
health systems have an obligation to respond to the legitimate non-health needs and expectations of populations
Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system
maximizes people’s autonomy and control
Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system
“an ideal health system provides social and financial risk protection in health
Goal #3: Providing fair health financing
“according to the World Health Organization:
“ each individual pays approximately the same % of their income for needed services regardless of social status in life
Goal #3: Providing fair health financing
Functions of a Health System (4)
- Health service provision
- Health service inputs
- Stewardship
- Health financing
Health financing
• Revenue collection
• Risk pooling
• Strategic purchasing
most visible product of health system -public and private health service provision
Function #1: Health Service Provision
• health service is any service (not limited to clinical services) aimed at improving the health of populations
Function #1: Health Service Provision
• also known as managing resources, means generating the essential physical resources for the delivery of health services:
• medications
• medical equipment
• human resources (trained doctors & medical staff)
Function #2: Health Service Inputs
“responsibility of health system policymakers
Function #2: Health Service Inputs
•also known as overall system oversight, is the main responsibility of the government
Function #3: Stewardship
• identifying health priorities for allocation of public resources and coordinating activities with others
Function #3: Stewardship
” generating appropriate data for effective decision-making and policymaking (research)
Function #3: Stewardship
• includes raising and pooling funds/resources to pay for health services
Function #4: Health Financing
Function #4: Health Financing (3)
- Revenue collection
- Risk pooling
- Strategic purchasing
_______ is the money earned from payments for health care services
revenue
Revenue Collection