The Danish Health Care System Flashcards
What does a health system incorporate?
- caretaking, diagnosis, and treatment concerning illness
- reasearch and development to combat illness/disease
- health promotion
what is considered primary in the DK system
- the GP (the gate keeper)
- psychiatry (can also be primary)
- free dental up until 18 years old
- homecare
- physiotherapist
what is considered secondary in the DK system
- the hospital
- specialists (cardiologist etc.)
What is considered tertiary in DK system
specialized hospitals that are made for specific things
- children cannot always be operated on because they are different
- someone that needs a stem cell transfer
public health incentives
- information campaigns (primary)
- vaccine programs (primary)
- public disease screening (secondary)
- Law making (iodine in salt)
types of preventions
- primary (at risk)
- secondary ( early/ asymptomatic disease stage)
- tertiary (established disease
- quaternary (Prevention of medical harm)
what does municipal funding go to?
- children
- elderly
- vulnerable citizens
- childrens dental services
- school health services
- treatment of drug/alcohol abuse
- prevention/rehabilitation
what does regional funding go to?
- general practitioners, privatized
- office based therapists
- physiotherapists (referral needed)
- dentists (adults not completely covered)
- specialized rehabilitation
what is the ministry of health
- responsible for establishing the overall framework for the provision of health and elderly care
- for example: patients rights, healthcare professionals, hospitals and pharmacies, medicinal products, vaccinations
what is the importance of health law?
- it is the governments obligation to:
- promote population health
- prevent and treat illness
- ensure equal access to care
- high quality of care
what are things that need to be considered when thinking about equal access?
- you need to think about both the location and the socioeconomic status
- also the potential for certain people to be able to better communicate with their GP which can lead to a better relationship and then better aid
what does it mean to be in Group 1 for health insurance
- regional provision of medical specialist treatment free of charge for all persons
- referral by their GP or other physician
what does it mean to be in Group 2 for health insurance
- when seeking treatment by a medical specialist, receive a subside corresponding to the amount paid for the same medical treatment of those belonging to group 1
- no referral needed however the patient must pay a percentage of the fee him or herself
what is the EU health insurance card (the blue card)
this covers expenses if admitted to health system in other EU countries
How prevalent is private health insurance in Denmark?
it is becoming a bigger thing here in DK and it typically allows people shorter wait times
