HCD 303: Global Healthcare Systems
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1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex
whole.
System
2. a set of principles or procedures according to which
something is done; an organized scheme or method.
The health outcomes based on the quality of care that is
Quality
provided
Access How obtainable it is for someone to apply for healthcare
Cost The price of a given service
All citizens within a country have access to healthcare in-
surance, regardless of individual circumstance.
Universal Coverage
Every OECD is able to get its citizens ___________cover-
age, except for the US.
A process of interaction and integration among peo-
ple, companies, and government of different nations, a
Globalization
process driven by international trade and investment and
aided by information technology.
The principle that the government has a responsibility to
ensure all citizens have access to essential social services
including healthcare
Social Solidarity
In other words....
The belief that the government has an obligation to ensure
all citizens have access to healthcare
The principle belief that matters of government responsi-
bility should be handled at the lowest level of government
that makes operational sense
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In other words....
Subsidiarity The principle that organization both social and political
issues should be handled at the most local or least cen-
tralized competent authority
The principle belief in giving to someone/something
Generalized Reciprocity knowing that you may not get an immediate returned
benefit
Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized
and delivered at the federal level (single authority)
Centralized In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is centralized at the
federal level of government.
Used to describe when healthcare is structured, orga-
nized, and delivered at the regional or state level.
Decentralized In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is decentralized to
the regional or state levels of government.
Centralized government (A system in which power is divid-
Federal
ed between the national and state governments)
Regional Decentralized government (Government run)
Term used to describe when an organization or program
Public Health Services/Insurance
is operated by the government (at ANY level)
Term used to describe when an organization is operated
Private Health Services/Insurance by a non-government body (Entity is owned by anyone
BUT the government)
Copayment
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A set dollar amount, set by the insurance company, that
must be paid by the patient at the point of service
A set percentage of the total bill that must be paid by the
Co-Insurance
patient at the point of service for the healthcare services
The set dollar amount that must be paid by the patient
annually prior to the insurance company covering any
medical expenses
Deductible
In other words...
The amount that must be paid out-of-pocket annually,
before insurance coverage kicks in
Premium The amount paid monthly for a health insurance plan
A form of health insurance; sum of money used to cover
medical costs
Sickness Funds
Health insurance plans
Programs put in place to protect vulnerable populations
Safety Nets
from cost=sharing
Provision of a health insurance policy that requires the pol-
Cost-Sharing
icyholders to pay for a portion of their healthcare services.
It's when a health plan dictates that a patient must get
Gatekeeper
referred by their PCP to see a specialist
Subsidy Government Assistance
It is the field in healthcare concerned with the overall cost
of spending.
Healthcare Financing
It is the function of a system concerned with the mobiliza-
tion, accumulation, and allocation of money to cover the
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1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex
whole.
System
2. a set of principles or procedures according to which
something is done; an organized scheme or method.
The health outcomes based on the quality of care that is
Quality
provided
Access How obtainable it is for someone to apply for healthcare
Cost The price of a given service
All citizens within a country have access to healthcare in-
surance, regardless of individual circumstance.
Universal Coverage
Every OECD is able to get its citizens ___________cover-
age, except for the US.
A process of interaction and integration among peo-
ple, companies, and government of different nations, a
Globalization
process driven by international trade and investment and
aided by information technology.
The principle that the government has a responsibility to
ensure all citizens have access to essential social services
including healthcare
Social Solidarity
In other words....
The belief that the government has an obligation to ensure
all citizens have access to healthcare
The principle belief that matters of government responsi-
bility should be handled at the lowest level of government
that makes operational sense
,HCD 303: Global Healthcare Systems
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In other words....
Subsidiarity The principle that organization both social and political
issues should be handled at the most local or least cen-
tralized competent authority
The principle belief in giving to someone/something
Generalized Reciprocity knowing that you may not get an immediate returned
benefit
Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized
and delivered at the federal level (single authority)
Centralized In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is centralized at the
federal level of government.
Used to describe when healthcare is structured, orga-
nized, and delivered at the regional or state level.
Decentralized In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is decentralized to
the regional or state levels of government.
Centralized government (A system in which power is divid-
Federal
ed between the national and state governments)
Regional Decentralized government (Government run)
Term used to describe when an organization or program
Public Health Services/Insurance
is operated by the government (at ANY level)
Term used to describe when an organization is operated
Private Health Services/Insurance by a non-government body (Entity is owned by anyone
BUT the government)
Copayment
, HCD 303: Global Healthcare Systems
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A set dollar amount, set by the insurance company, that
must be paid by the patient at the point of service
A set percentage of the total bill that must be paid by the
Co-Insurance
patient at the point of service for the healthcare services
The set dollar amount that must be paid by the patient
annually prior to the insurance company covering any
medical expenses
Deductible
In other words...
The amount that must be paid out-of-pocket annually,
before insurance coverage kicks in
Premium The amount paid monthly for a health insurance plan
A form of health insurance; sum of money used to cover
medical costs
Sickness Funds
Health insurance plans
Programs put in place to protect vulnerable populations
Safety Nets
from cost=sharing
Provision of a health insurance policy that requires the pol-
Cost-Sharing
icyholders to pay for a portion of their healthcare services.
It's when a health plan dictates that a patient must get
Gatekeeper
referred by their PCP to see a specialist
Subsidy Government Assistance
It is the field in healthcare concerned with the overall cost
of spending.
Healthcare Financing
It is the function of a system concerned with the mobiliza-
tion, accumulation, and allocation of money to cover the
