HCD 303 Global Healthcare Systems Midterm Study guide

System correct answer: connected System: Set of things/parts procedures forming in a which complex something whole. organized scheme/method and set of • Quality: correct answer: the degree to which delivered health services meet established professional standards and judgments of value to the consumer (measures: patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction) Access: correct answer: an individuals ability to obtain appropriate healthcare services. (measures: patient insurance status, geographical proximity to needed service, patient insurance coverage, and patient to physician ratio) Cost: correct answer: expenses incurred in the provision of services or goods. (measures: cost per procedure (ex: knee/hip replacement), and healthcare spending as a % of the GDP) • Universal coverage: correct answer: insures that all people have access to needed health services of sufficient quality to be effective while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship. Social Solidarity: correct answer: The principle that governments have an obligation to ensure that every citizen has access to all social services, including healthcare Subsidiarity: correct answer: Principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest centralized. Component. Of government (regional level) General reciprocity: correct answer: Belief of giving without expectation of immediate return. (ex: citizens okay with paying into sickness funds knowing they don't need healthcare immediately) Centralized: correct answer: system in which the federal government makes healthcare decisions that must be followed by the entire country Decentralized: correct answer: a system in which most decisions in healthcare are handled by lower levels of government instead of the federal government Public Health Services/Insurance: correct answer: Plans provided by the government (ex: CHIP, Medicare, Medicaid) Private Health Services/Insurance: correct answer: Plans provided by private companies and often provided by an employer (ex: sickness funds) Copayment: correct answer: The set dollar amount that you