Health systems

Question 1

5 criteria for financing under 1984 health act

Answer 1

1. public admin - not for profit
2. comprehensiveness - all medical services
3. universality - anyone can access
4. portability - move between provinces
5. accessability

Question 2

Federal role in health care (4)

Answer 2

1. drug safety
2. care of first nations
3. national policy
4. funder only

Question 3

provicial role in health care

Answer 3

1. drug coverage
2. long term care
3. payment for other professions

Question 4

overarching role of federal and provincial governments

Answer 4

feds - define principles

prov. - structure and admin

Question 5

what is a regulated health professional

Answer 5

act the protects the public and reserves a name for various roles

Question 6

public hospital act

Answer 6

defines roles of hospital board and the ability for physicians to obtain hospital priviledges

Question 7

present money issues (3)

Answer 7

1. spending up 57% in last few years
2. approaching 50% of budget on health
3. economy shrinking

Question 8

3 keys aspects of physicians charter

Answer 8

1. patient autonomy
2. primacy of patient welfare
3. social justice

Question 9

role of OMA

Answer 9

bargaining unit looking out for phsycians

Question 10

role of CPSO

Answer 10

control and oversight to licence and revoke physicians

Question 11

who is physician employed by

Answer 11

usually a private contractor

Question 12

public vs. private funding % in 2008

Answer 12

30 private, 70 public

Question 13

biggest costs

Answer 13

1. hospitals
2. physicians
3. drugs