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This document explains concepts related to healthcare delivery systems. It details definitions of key terms like health care and health systems. It also looks at various aspects of models, types, and benefits of healthcare delivery systems.
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Health care delivery system DEF I NIT ION O F TERMS HEALTH CARE efforts made to maintain, restore, or promote someone's physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially when performed by trained and licensed professionals. HEALTH SYS...
Health care delivery system DEF I NIT ION O F TERMS HEALTH CARE efforts made to maintain, restore, or promote someone's physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially when performed by trained and licensed professionals. HEALTH SYSTEM are the interrelated ways in which a country organizes available resources for the maintenance and improvement of the health of its citizens and commitments. It consists of interrelated components in homes, educational institutions, workplaces, communities, health sector and other related sectors. DEF I NIT ION O F TERMS SYSTEM a set of interrelated and independent parts that form a complex whole and each of those parts can be viewed as a subsystem with each own set of interrelated and independent parts. DELIVERY the action of handing something to another. DELIVERY SYSTEM any means or process for conveying a product or service to a recipient, any means or technology for administering a drug to a patient. Health care delivery system Totality of all policies, facilities, equipment, products, human resources and services which address the health needs, problems and concerns of the people. Refers to the formal arrangements and systems put in place to provide health care services to specific populations. It encompasses the various actors and components involved in delivering health care, as well as the different types and characteristics of these systems. Health care delivery system Includes all the people, institutions, and services that assist in care coordination, patient flows, diagnosis, disease management, and promotion of health maintenance programs It covers various service areas such as emergency, primary care, public health, rehabilitation, hospital care, mental health services, and specialized care. Framewor ks Organizational structure - Operations are conducted based on hierarchy and leadership. All elements that make up the organization follow the rules based on governance and procedure. Patients - Patients are based on the type of care they need and how health care organizations make decisions to deliver available health services. Finances - The delivery system organizes payments through programs, such as provider payment systems, to finance operations and allocate resources. Framewor ks Capacity - This includes all organizational assets – personnel, building conditions, and medical supplies – that influence service quality and ability to perform care routines. Service culture - Delivery systems operate on shared values that affect core service competencies, patient health benefits, and community guidelines. Care infrastructure - Health care services are evaluated and maintained through health information systems, standardized practices, performance indicators, quality management, and clinical decision platforms. Type s plans are arranged with a Managed care - These predetermined network of care facilities and providers to offer low-cost health services. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) collect fees to connect patients with medical care practices. Concierge services - Patients pay a flat monthly rate to doctors willing to provide full access to their health services. Health plans can be customized based on demand needs. Self-directed services - This includes programs like Medicaid and hospice care that allow individuals to make their own medical decisions. Patients can receive care based on the treatment needed and manage their services. Telemedicine - Patients use technology, like phones and mobile apps, to access care based on standard requirements or emergency needs. Medical care is managed through online platforms and electronic records, facilitating timely medical assessments. Benefi Care for chronic illness - Health care workers provide ts care under the direction of an organizational infrastructure to identify health problems and implement protocols. They include self-care, e- mails, and follow-ups – to create service models that utilize the best methods for clinical oversight of chronic illness. Better public health - Health care is managed by frameworks that make access to services – preventative care, treatment facilities, and insurance coverage – easier. Delivery systems provide oversight of processes that enable consistent care and preventive services. Safety-net providers - Health departments and organizations can increase the availability of medical services for patients without health insurance. State and local governments fund public health initiatives to help at-risk populations access mental health hospitals, maternal services, and substance abuse programs. Advanced health management - Evidence-based planned care is used to deliver health services to patients with the illness. Health care is organized by patient need and resource attainment, helping direct clinical expertise to patients who need specialized medical support. Supportive information systems - Physicians can provide appropriate care with the help of information systems that organize and analyze data from electronic health records. Health care workers can make specialized clinical decisions and provide managed care services based on relevant data from patient history.