Healthcare Strategy and Patient Privacy

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What is a major challenge in developing a new strategy to face the challenges of modern times in healthcare?

Overreliance on technology
Lack of funding
Privacy concerns in sharing patient information (correct)
Insufficient medical personnel

What is the Chronic Care Model aimed at achieving?

Prioritizing hospital care over community care
Stratification and systematization of pathologies (correct)
Reducing the role of GPs in healthcare
Increasing patient compliance with treatment plans

What is the shift in approach being advocated for in healthcare?

From patient-centered to system-centered care
From concordance to compliance
From local to national healthcare systems
From compliance to concordance (correct)

What is required of healthcare professionals in the new approach to healthcare?

Developing an alliance with patients and sharing decision-making (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of co-creation and coproduction of services in healthcare?

To generate healthcare services that are more responsive to patient needs (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why is consent from patients necessary in the proposed healthcare system?

To share risk factors with local health authorities (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential consequence of information asymmetry in healthcare?

Overtreatment or undertreatment, and inappropriate care delivery (C) Signup and view all the answers

How does the healthcare sector differ from other industries, such as television or cell phones?

It has a supply-induced demand, where demand is driven by supply (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary implication of information asymmetry in healthcare?

It can give rise to opportunistic behaviors by healthcare professionals (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of supply-induced demand in healthcare?

Loss of money due to inefficient use of medical devices (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the healthcare professional in the context of information asymmetry?

To take advantage of their power to further their personal or professional interests (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying dynamic driving the healthcare sector, according to the text?

Inverted dynamic compared to other sectors (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of public regulatory agencies like FDA and AIFA?

To create a regulatory framework that limits opportunistic behaviours (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main consequence of supply-induced demand in healthcare?

There is no equilibrium in the healthcare market (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of clinical pathways and guidelines in healthcare?

To promote standardization of healthcare services (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a third-party payer in healthcare?

To pool risk and provide financial protection to patients (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where patients request more healthcare services than necessary because they do not pay directly for them?

Free-riding (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of copayments or tickets in healthcare systems?

To provide financial incentives for patients to use healthcare services more efficiently (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of inspectors in the control system?

To verify if providers are treating patients for too long or too little (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of up-coding?

Requesting additional services to be included in the bill (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why do limitations need to be put in place in the Italian reimbursement system?

To prevent patients from becoming complicated to receive higher reimbursement (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the second opinion doctor in the US?

To reduce the costs of the provider's requests (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of the TPP?

It puts in place bureaucratic barriers to limit treatment (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main issue addressed by the Obama Care Act?

Lack of affordable insurance for many Americans (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of doctors working in the NHS?

Less entrepreneurial and driven by public service motivation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential risk of implementing a NHS in developing countries?

Lower levels of care provided (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of hospitals in a NHS system?

They are public and share a pool of money (D) Signup and view all the answers

In which situation is the supply unable to induce demand, leading to a market failure?

Prevention in low-income subpopulations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of insurance systems in terms of innovation?

They are quicker to adapt to innovations (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a difference between NHS and insurance systems in terms of values?

NHS values are driven by public service motivation, while insurance systems are driven by market views (D) Signup and view all the answers