Week 2- Health system/Economics Flashcards
Health system
people, institutions, and resources with established policies working to improve the population they serve
purpose of health system
promote, restore, and maintain health
requirements of health systems
- financing mechanism
- work force
- reliable information
- maintained facilities
Canadian health system
- each province has own insurance plan
- funded by each province
- responsibilities shared between all levels of government
Canadian health act
reasonable access to medically necessary services without paying out of pocket
Private health insurance
covers services excluded from public reimbursement like vision and dental care
Federal government role
- provides funding to support provinces
- supports care delivery to specific groups
- sets national standards for the system
Provincial government role
- administer insurance plan
- finance and organize health services within jurisdiction
- decide how much to spend on services
funding for physicians
“fee for service”
- paid for each service provided
funding for hospitals
global budget
funding for communities
fee for service or fee per day
Accountability
keeping agreements and performing tasks in a respectful manner
- about learning not blaming
- improves quality of care
2003 reform
structural change to the system to support accessibility, quality of care, and sustainability
most spending goes to which area of the hospital?
inpatient nursing services
scarcity as a premise of economics
resources exist in finite quantities and consumption is greater than resources
