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A Distinctive System of Health Care Delivery

Learning objectives for this chapter:

  • To understand the basis structure of the US health care system
  • To outline for four key functional components of a health care delivery system
  • To discuss the primary charateristics of the US health care systen from a free market perspective
  • To emphasize why it is important fo health care managers to understand the intricacies of the health care delivery system
  • To get an overview of the health care system in other countries
  • To introduce the systen model as a framework for studying the health services system in the United States

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Can Healthcare Save the Global Economy?

An article published on the St Joseph's University website.

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Author Carolyn Steigleman
Type Website
Subject Global economy and health   
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Global Governance Watch

Global Governance Watch® (GGW) is a joint project of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Its goal is to raise awareness about global governance, to monitor how international organizations influence domestic political outcomes, and to address issues of transparency and accountability within the United Nations, related intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and other non-state actors.  

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Subject Global health governance   
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Global Health eLearning Centre

This website has a large collection of online learning resources and online courses in different ares of global health.

Meeting the learning needs of  leaders and experts in the USAID health sector

 In 2005, USAID’s Bureau of Global Health developed the Global Health eLearning (GHeL) Center to provide its worldwide mission-based health staff with access to state of the art technical global health information.

 The courses and certificate programs at the Center offer self-paced Internet-based courses that:

  •  Provide useful and timely continuing education for the world’s premier global health professionals
  • Present state-of-the-art technical content on key public health topics
  • Serve as a practical resource for increasing public health knowledge

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Subject Child health   Communicable diseases   Global health issues   Maternal health   Non-communicable diseases   Poverty and inequality   Education   Global health teaching   
Tags eLearning   resource   resources   learn   independent learning   professional development   CPD   lectures   translations   translationed   other languages   languages other than english   USAID   US   aid   
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Module 5:Healthcare Systems - US Healthcare Delivery Systems

Presentation objectives:

  • List the major sectors of the US healthcare system
  • Describe interactions among elements of the healthcare system, including clinical practice and public health
  • Describe the organization of the public health system at the federal, state, and local levels
  • Describe the impact of the healthcare system on special populations
  • Describe roles and interests of oversight entities on US health system policy

 

 

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Subject Health systems and models of service delivery   
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State Public Health System Performance Assessment (Version 2.0)

This performance assessment was carried out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The purpose for undertaking a performance assessment is to strengthen and improve the public health system. The standards were set at the optimal level; for this reason, Essential Public Health Services participating jurisdictions will likely see many differences between their own performance and the “gold standard” presented in the instruments. System partners should seek to address these weaknesses and also recognize and maintain areas in which they are strong. 

List of Essential Public Health Services:

1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems. 

2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. 

3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. 

4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. 

5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. 

6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety. 

7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

8. Assure a competent public and personal health care workforce. 

9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services. 

10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems. 

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Subject Health systems and models of service delivery   
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The Kaiser Family Foundation

A leader in health policy analysis, health journalism and communication, the Kaiser Family Foundation is dedicated to filling the need for trusted information on the health issues facing the nation and its people.

Kaiser is a non-profit organization focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.  Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research, journalism and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies. We serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, analysis and journalism for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. Our product is information, always provided free of charge — from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and numbers, to in depth health policy news coverage provided by our news service, KHN, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly people can use to understand their Medicare benefits.

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Subject Global health issues   
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. HHS provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is part of the HHS Office of the Secretary. OGA promotes the health and well-being of Americans and of the world’s population by advancing HHS’s global strategies and partnerships and working with USG agencies in the coordination of global health policy.  

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Subject Child health   Communicable diseases   Gender and health   Global health issues   Maternal health   Non-communicable diseases   Poverty and inequality   
Tags US   United States   water   water supply   global water supply   health diplomacy   global programmes   initiatives   lecture series   events   
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US Aid (USAID)

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.

Our Mission: We partner to end extreme poverty and to promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.

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Subject Child health   Communicable diseases   Gender and health   Global health issues   Health systems and models of service delivery   Maternal health   Non-communicable diseases   Poverty and inequality   Climate change and sustainability   Global economy and health   Social justice, human rights and health   Education   
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