Week 2 Flashcards

Question

health council of Canada

Answer 1

based on recommendations made in the Romanow report all P/T except Quebec monitors and reports on the implementation of commitments made in health accords

Answer 2

non-profit | created in wake of tainted blood controversy (HIV)

Answer 3

umbrella organization for physicians lobbies on behalf o its members and invest in a policy research agenda negotiates physicians remuneration and working conditions with P/T Ontario medical association

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nurses are also represented by unions which negotiate pay

Answer 5

13 separate insurance plans | within each is a ministry or department of health assigned to managing health care

Answer 6

implementing the provincial insurance plan which covers hospital and medically necessary services use funds from various sources include Canada health transfer headed by minister of health

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Marrilee fullerton family physician for over 30 years conservative MPP

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hospitals (1/3 of spending; historically global budgets) providers (negotiating fees, fee schedules) long-term care prescription drug coverage

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may be both a purchaser and a provider (LHINs only purchase) long-term care and public and mental health and addiction not responsible for drug coverage

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shift in the level of administrative decision-making from larger populations to smaller populations RHA could better integrate and coordinate services and contain costs stronger connection with local community improve efficiency and effectiveness ontario was the last to regionalize

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BC - five RHA and two additions Alberta - one with five zones Manitoba - 11 Quebec - 95 local service networks

Answer 12

coverage for doctors visits, hospitals, clinics, and medical tests ministry of health and long term care is responsible for health care and the provincial health plans (OHIP), primary care, ambulatory services and drug plans

Answer 13

ontario health insurance plan | funded through taxes and premiums

Answer 14

``` dental (in hospital) optometry podiatry ambulance abortions (in hospital) ```

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12 LHINs grouped into five regions have authority over half of provincial spending Waterloo wellington

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primary, secondary, tertiary

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first contact physicians, nurses diagnosis and treatment, prevention and promotion

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referral required specialists diagnosis and treat

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referral | highly specialized care and unusually included admission into a hospital

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to higher level health services | primary care physicians when a referral is required

Answer 21

the money the federal government sends to P/T to help pay for health care and to enforce the minimum standards in the Canada health act on a pure per capita basis grows at a rate of 3% annual 22% of budgets

Answer 22

inter-pandemic phase alert phase pandemic phase transition phase

Answer 23

60% have private insurance | plays a significant role in offsetting the costs of services not covered by provincial and territorial health services

Answer 24

1. canadian citizen or permanent resident status 2. resident of P/T in which they are seeing health coverage 3. physically in the jurisdiction for at least six months of the year

Answer 25

``` long term care home care adult day programs hospice care assistive devices and medical products ```

Answer 26

list of prescription drugs selected for coverage by a public or private health insurance plan generally cheaper, generic drugs

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anti-nausea medicine more then 10,000 children born with lost limbs globally not removed in Canada until 1962 francés oldham kelsey tried to delay approval of drug