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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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| Subject | Health systems and models of service delivery |
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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 |
| Tags | US United States |
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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.