WEEK 7 Flashcards
what are the four determinants of health
physical/social environment, individual characteristics, health behvaiours/lifestyle, and access to health services
what is a health care system?
Following the definition of the World Health Organization, a health system consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore, or maintain health
what are the goals of a health care system
improving health and health equity in ways that are responsive, financially fair, and make the best, or most efficient, use of available resources
what are the components of a health care system
Agencies that plan, fund and regulate health care
The money that finances health care
Those who provide preventive health services
Those who provide clinical services
Those who provide specialized inputs into health care, such as the education of healthcare professionals and the production of drugs and medical devices
what are the three functions of health system financing
revenue collection, funds pooling, purchasing
what are the two functions of health system service provision
personal health services and non personal health service
what are the structures of a health system
Human resources
Facilities
Know-how
Information
Organization
Finance
Legal norms
Technology
what are the outcomes of a health care system
Decline in disease and health
Increase is quality and equity
Increase is economy (e.g., cost/effectiveness)
Increase in scientific knowledge
Increase in prestige
Social peace
what are the three levels of health care?
Primary, secondary, tertiary
what is primary health care?
first point of contact, speaks of health as a human right, outlines content as care that is essential and socially acceptable
what is secondary health care?
care provided by some specialist physicians and general hospitals
what is tertiary health care?
provided by an array of specialists physicians and specialized
how are levels of health care organized
geographic area
what is PPP
public private partnerships
what is public sector
national, state/province/regional or municipal level
what is a private sector
for profit and non-for-profit
what is a NGO
nongovernmental organization that is a large of small, local, national, or international health system
what are the roles of public health systems
Stewardship of the system
Raising and allocation of funds
Establishing approaches to health insurance
Managing key public health functions
what are the roles of private for profit health systems
Provision of services including non-licensd “medical practitioners”
Operation of health clinics, hospitals, services, and laboratories
Can partner with the public sector or work under contract to the public sector
what are the roles of NGO, and private not for profit health care systems
Community based efforts to promote better health through education, improved water and sanitation
Carry out health services
Can partner with the public sector or work under contract to the public sector
which category has the highest private expenditure
poorer countries
what is total health expenditure
a share of GDP varies across countries
what has made health care spending double?
aging, population growth, inflation, increased use of services
how much did U.S health care spending grow in 2016?
4.3%
what is Germany’s health system
Social insurance scheme
Organized around insurance funds financed employers and employees
Funds serve as an intermediary to organize and pay for services
Funds have contracts with associations of physicians and hospitals
Government regulates health system
what is the U.S health system
Combination of public and private financing
Overwhelmingly private provision of care
50% of financing comes from Medicaid, Medicare, Veterans Administration and Worker’s compensation remaining of 50% of financing comes from individuals and their employers
Types of health insurance vary greatly
Many people lack insurance
Affordable care act (Obamacare) signed into a law in 2010
what is Costa Rica’s health system?
Federal government controls most of the health sector directly
Country is divided into health areas served by health teams
Social security
Administration owns most hospitals
Financing provided by taxes
Participants receive most services for free
what is brazils health system?
Publicly owned services at the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well as the military
Private sector services contracted by the public sector
Private sector services paid for by individuals or corporate health insurance
what groups are affecting by problems with quality
low, middle, and high income
how are health systems financed
by rationing services
what is Canada’s healthcare system
Publicly financed and privately delivered
14 interlocking systems: healthcare service delivery is the purview of the individual provinces and territories, the federal government provides fiscal support
Health support for indigenous people is seen as the federal government’s responsibility as outlined in the “indian act” (1876)
The canada health act (1984) lays out the rules and a national “minimum standard” for the provinces to follow
The defining feature of Canada’s healthcare system: it is universal and publicly financed health insurance for medically necessary hospital and physician service
No user fees or extra billing
what is the role of the federal government
Legislation - canada health act
Funding - canada health and social transfer
Program delivery - direct provider of healthcare services for certain groups (e.g., first nations and Inuit, veterans and members of the military, and royal canadian mounted police)
Population and public health programs
Health protection and regulatory activities
Health research
what is the role of provincial and territorial government
Management and delivery of health care services insured health care services (e.g., medically necessary hospital and physician services) supplementary programs (e.g., prescription drugs, home care)
Funding health care services
Health research
Public health and health promotion
Health services delivery and management
Managing prescription care (e.g., Pharmacare in BC) and some areas of public health (e.g., BC CDC)
Hospital care planning, financing, and evaluating, physician hiring and management, and allied health care services