iHSS lecture 2 Comprehensive Questions And Complete Answers Graded A+.

Singapore' Regional Health System has 3 regions... what are they? - correct answer west: NUHS central: NHG east: singapore health services (singhealth) what are the 3 levels of healthcare? - correct answer 1. tertiary 2. secondary 3. primary What is the tertiary level of healthcare? - correct answer extremely specialized care over short period of time (e.g. intensive care unit) What is the secondary level of healthcare? - correct answer Specialist care referred from primary care provider (e.g. general hospitals, specialist centres) What is the primary level of healthcare? - correct answer foundation of healthcare system (e.g. GPs, Polyclinics) What are the healthcare goals of SG? (tip: the 3 beyonds (2018)) - correct answer 1. Beyond hospital to community 2. Beyond quality to value 3. Beyond healthcare to health Beyond hospital to community? - correct answer : enable singaporeans to receive appropriate care in the community and be closer to home Beyond quality to value? - correct answer : delivering value to patients through appropriate care and the efficient use of clinical resources and manpower beyond healthcare to health - correct answer : promoting active ageing and healthy living through preventive health and disease management give 4 ways to strengthen preventive, primary and ILTC - correct answer - increase manpower - Increase govt funding to expand access to services - More subsidies for Singaporeans - Harness technology to increase uptake of health promotion activities [e.g. tele-health coaching] Preventive care initiatives? - correct answer screening community health posts who provides preventive care? - correct answer Main providers: 1. Health Promotion Board 2. hospitals What is HPB? - correct answer - A statutory board set up under MOH in 2001 - Key agency overseeing national health promotion and disease prevention HPB collaborates with? - correct answer Collaborates with ministries, companies and retailers to influence the environment and marketplace to provide healthier options for Singaporeans HPB's health promotion initiatives cover? - correct answer Its health promotion initiatives cover nutrition, physical activity, mental well-being, health screening, tobacco control and communicable disease education. who supports HPB programs and activities? - correct answer Health Ambassadors (HPB Volunteers) support HPB programs and activities How does hospitals play a part in preventive care? - correct answer Run community health posts in heartlands, offering screening and health coaching services give two examples of HPB programs. - correct answer Let's beat diabetes and Healthy 365 Shifting from hospital-centric to patient-centred preventive care requires mindset shift and reorientation of SG's healthcare system. why is this necessary? - correct answer necessary in order to: - Reduce burden on hospitals and contain healthcare expenditure. - Keep the ageing population healthy and productive preventive care initiatives? - correct answer Healthier SG....Community Health Posts Why do social workers and case managers play an important role? - correct answer Social workers and case managers play an important role in ensuring that a client transitions safely from one care setting to another. Factors that can cause a fragmentation of the care continuum: - correct answer - Poor awareness - Financial difficulties - Insufficient manpower - Weak social support - Poor health Literacy why is there a demand for more subsidies? - correct answer growing and ageing population. rising healthcare cost.