impact of health systems on population and individual health Flashcards
what are the 3 C’s?
1.comprehensiveness
2.continuity
3.coordination
what does the primary care health address?
the majority of persons health needs throughout their life -physical, mental and social and its people centred rather than disease centred
what does the PHC approach include?
includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.
What are the 3 components of the PHC?
1.meeting people’s health needs
2.addressing determinants of health through multi-sectoral policy and action 3.empowering individuals to change their health
what is the gate keeping function?
primary care can be used to allow patients access to the rest of the healthcare system.
what is person centred care?
focused care on the needs of individual, ensures preferences, needs and values guide clinical decisions and provides care that is respectful of and responsive to the individual.
what is the Bakwin threshold effect?
specialists judge a similar proportion of patients to need surgery that why there are referrals from health professionals to reduce unnecessary surgery.
Primary health care is the route to making the financing transition work for universal health coverage.
what is the US institute of medicine?
proposed quality assessment scheme for primary care in 1978
what are the 5 areas the US institute of medicine?
1.accessibility
2.comprehensiveness-ability to handle problems in population
3.coordination
4.continuity-includes access to medical record across care boundaries
5.accountibility
what are the 3 things that make primary care successful?
.entry point close to the patient’s home make the providers responsible for populations health and make then a hub which can buy other levels of healthcare service according to need.
