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-a set of connected things or parts forming a complex
whole, in particular.
System
-set of principles or procedures according to which some-
thing is done, an organized scheme or method
-patient safety
-patient outcomes
-patient satisfaction
Quality
*to improve overall health, need to focus upon incentives
that influence personal behaviors
*huge variability
(n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an
increase; (v) to get at, obtain
-US has less access to insurance
Access
-US has less access to primary care
-US has much more access to latest expensive tech.
-huge variance in technology use across US
health expenditures
-US spends significantly more per capita
Cost
-significant variability in the cost of care across the US
-high spending does not translate into better outcomes
Health care systems that provide access to health care for
universal coverage
all legal residents of a nation.
belief that government is obliged to provide a wide range
of social benefits to all citizens including medical care, old
social solidarity age pensions, unemployment insurance, disability pay-
ments, maternity benefits, and other forms of social wel-
fare
-A process of interaction and integration among the peo-
Globalization
ple, companies, and government of different nations, a
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process driven by international trade and investment and
aided by information technology.
concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under
Centralized
a single authority
Decentralized transfer (authority) from central to local government.
A system in which power is divided between the national
Federal
and state governments
Regional state government run
Federal and state government health programs (e.g.,
Public Health Insurance Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, TRICARE) available to eligible
individuals.
health insurance that can be purchased from private in-
Private Health Insurance surance companies to provide coverage for health care
expenses
Copayment a fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit
the sharing of expenses by the policyholder and the insur-
Coinsurance
ance company
Amount you must pay before you begin receiving any
Deductible
benefits from your insurance company
Amount you pay monthly, quarterly, semiannually or an-
Premium
nually to purchase different types of insurance
German insurance programs offered by non-profit groups
Sickness funds to serve a given occupation, geographic location or em-
ployer
government programs that protect people experiencing
Safety Nets
unfavorable economic conditions