"An organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations."
An overview of the various healthcare systems around the world and the social factors that influence their development and function.
History of healthcare systems: Provides an overview of how healthcare systems have evolved over time and the factors that have influenced their development.
Healthcare policy: Examines the laws, regulations, and policies that govern healthcare systems, including the role of government and private organizations.
Healthcare financing: Explores the various methods of paying for healthcare services, including private insurance, public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and out-of-pocket expenses.
Healthcare access and disparities: Investigates the barriers that prevent individuals and communities from accessing healthcare services and how disparities in care impact health outcomes.
Quality and safety in healthcare: Looks at the measures and standards in place to ensure that healthcare services are safe, effective, and of high quality.
Ethics and healthcare: Examines the ethical principles and dilemmas that arise in healthcare, including informed consent, confidentiality, and end-of-life care.
Medical technologies: Explores the role of medical technologies in healthcare, including imaging, diagnostics, and treatment modalities.
Chronic disease management: Focuses on the management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer and the factors that impact their prevention and treatment.
Mental health and behavioral health: Looks at the intersection of mental health and healthcare systems, including the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addiction.
Global health and healthcare systems: Examines the challenges and opportunities in global health and the role of healthcare systems in addressing global health issues.
Interdisciplinary healthcare: Explores the role of multidisciplinary teams in providing healthcare services, including the importance of collaboration between healthcare providers.
Patient-centered care: Focuses on the patient's experience of care, including communication, shared decision-making, and patient engagement in healthcare decision-making.
Healthcare workforce: Examines the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of healthcare workers, including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals.
Health informatics: Explores the use of technology and data in healthcare systems, including electronic health records, telemedicine, and health analytics.
Health literacy: Focuses on the ability of individuals to understand and navigate healthcare systems, including the impact of health literacy on health outcomes.
Socialized Medicine: This is a government-run system in which the state owns and operates all healthcare facilities and providers.
Single-Payer Healthcare: A publicly funded system where a single entity, usually the government, pays for healthcare services for all of its citizens.
Private Healthcare: This is a system where healthcare providers and facilities are owned and run by private entities, and insurance companies play a significant role in the provision of healthcare.
Universal Healthcare: A system where all citizens of a country have access to a comprehensive range of healthcare services at an affordable cost, usually financed through taxes.
Managed Care: A healthcare delivery system that integrates the provision of healthcare services with the financing of those services through a combination of government and private insurance programs.
Indemnity Health Insurance: A program that provides reimbursement for the medical expenses incurred by the insured, usually with a co-pay or deductible.
Home Health Care: A system where medical care is provided to patients in their homes.
Telemedicine: The practice of delivering healthcare services remotely through telecommunication technologies.
Alternative Medicine: A system of healthcare that uses non-conventional medical practices in order to promote health and well-being.
Preventive Medicine: A system of healthcare that focuses on preventing illness and disease before they occur.
"There is a wide variety of health systems around the world, with as many histories and organizational structures as there are nations."
"Common elements in virtually all health systems are primary healthcare and public health measures."
"Health system planning is distributed among market participants."
"There is a concerted effort among governments, trade unions, charities, religious organizations, or other co-ordinated bodies to deliver planned health care services targeted to the populations they serve."
"Health care planning has been described as often evolutionary rather than revolutionary."
"Nations must design and develop health systems in accordance with their needs and resources."
"Health systems are likely to reflect the history, culture, and economics of the states in which they evolve."
"These peculiarities bedevil and complicate international comparisons."
"Preclude any universal standard of performance." (Continued)
"Delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations."
"Governments are often involved in planning and delivering health care services targeted to specific populations."
"Common elements in virtually all health systems."
"Governments, trade unions, charities, religious organizations, or other co-ordinated bodies."
"Nations must design and develop health systems in accordance with their needs and resources."
"Health systems are likely to reflect the history, culture, and economics of the states in which they evolve."
"These peculiarities bedevil and complicate international comparisons."
"Health system planning is distributed among market participants."
"Health care planning has been described as often evolutionary."
"Preclude any universal standard of performance."