Health System Flashcards

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is “all the organizations, institutions, resources, and people whose primary purpose is to improve health”

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Health system

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HEALTH SYSTEM

● “The combination of____,____,____,and_____ that culminate in the delivery of health services to the population.” (Roemer, 1991)

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resources, organization, financing, and management

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Goals of a Health System (3)

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  1. Improving the health of populations
  2. Improving the responsiveness of the health system
  3. Providing fair health financing
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COMPONENTS OF A HEALTH SYSTEM (7)

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• Community
• Department or ministries of health
• Health care providers
• Health service organizations
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Health financing bodies
• Other organizations related to health sector

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• the overarching goal of a health system

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Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations

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“populations must be protected from existing and emerging health risks

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Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations

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•strive for equity in health by minimizing inequitable disparities

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Goal #1:
Improving the health of populations

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• responsiveness refers to providing satisfactory health services and engaging people as active partners

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Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system

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health systems have an obligation to respond to the legitimate non-health needs and expectations of populations

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Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system

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maximizes people’s autonomy and control

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Goal #2: Improving the responsiveness of the health system

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“an ideal health system provides social and financial risk protection in health

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Goal #3: Providing fair health financing

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“according to the World Health Organization:
“ each individual pays approximately the same % of their income for needed services regardless of social status in life

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Goal #3: Providing fair health financing

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Functions of a Health System (4)

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  1. Health service provision
  2. Health service inputs
  3. Stewardship
  4. Health financing
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Health financing

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• Revenue collection
• Risk pooling
• Strategic purchasing

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most visible product of health system -public and private health service provision

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Function #1: Health Service Provision

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• health service is any service (not limited to clinical services) aimed at improving the health of populations

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Function #1: Health Service Provision

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• 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)

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Function #2: Health Service Inputs

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“responsibility of health system policymakers

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Function #2: Health Service Inputs

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•also known as overall system oversight, is the main responsibility of the government

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Function #3: Stewardship

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• identifying health priorities for allocation of public resources and coordinating activities with others

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Function #3: Stewardship

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” generating appropriate data for effective decision-making and policymaking (research)

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Function #3: Stewardship

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• includes raising and pooling funds/resources to pay for health services

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Function #4: Health Financing

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Function #4: Health Financing (3)

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  1. Revenue collection
  2. Risk pooling
  3. Strategic purchasing
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_______ is the money earned from payments for health care services

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revenue

Revenue Collection

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Revenue Collection mechanisms
• General taxation • Donor financing • Mandatory payroll contributions • Direct household out-of-pocket expenditures • Other forms of personal savings
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• form of risk management which aims to spread financial risks from an individual to all pool members
Risk Pooling
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core function of health insurance companies
Risk Pooling
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Risk Pooling main models
Bismarck model Beveridge model
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*an insurance system where the sickness fund finances both the employers and employees through payroll (salary) deduction
Bismarck Model
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Bismarck Model is named after
Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck
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underlying principle: health insurance covers everybody • model widely used: "Germany France Belgium Netherlands Switzerland Japan, and, to a degree, Latin America
Bismarck model
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health care is provided and funded by the government through tax payments (shared by government)
Beveridge Model
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Beveridge Model is named after
William Beveridge - the social reformer responsible for designing Britain's Social Security System and the National Health Service
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" underlying principle: healthcare is a basic human right countries with this model: Hong Kong Great Britain Spain New Zealand Cuba Scandinavia
Beveridge Model
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[› use collected funds and pooled financial resources wisely to finance health care services
Strategic Purchasing
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«minimize costs and maximize quality
Strategic Purchasing
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*important part of boosting efficiency and profitability in your company / institution
Strategic Purchasing
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save more by getting the best deals
Strategic Purchasing