PSYC 388Intro to the Canadian Healthcare System
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What is government?: Organization within a society elected to govern and set
1.
public policies in a jurisdiction
What agencies are part of the federal government?: Health Canada,
2.
Public Health Agency of Canada
What is a part of the provincial and territorial government?:
3.
Community service centers, primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care
4. What is the BNA act?: Formed in 1867, "Peace, order, and good government"
5. What are the 3 goals of healthcare made by the province?: -lower
patient fees
-expand availability of licensed care
-improve working conditions
6. What does expanding private healthcare do?: It increases statt
shortages
7. What is bill 124?: In Alberta, bill 124 is the capping of compensation for nurses at 1%
per year
What is the role of the federal government in healthcare?: It upholds
8.
national standards for medicare to ensure equity
9.In the 2015 elections, what did the liberal government decide
with respect to federal health transfers?: It maintained the Harper-Fahetly
plan
,10.What is health equity?: Health equity represents a situation in healthcare where
unjust or unfair are not present. Lack of health equity is where there are unnecessary
inequalities.
11. Who is the founder of Canadian medicare?: Tommy Douglas
What is Tommy Douglas' Biography?: Born in Scotland in 1904,
12.
Immigrated and settled to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1911. Diagnosed with
Osteomyelitis, onsetting his goal to the development of medicare
13. What are markets?: A means of exchange
14.What is marketization?: The use of market forces to finance and provide health or
other services as a means to achieve eflciency.
15. What are the factors of privatization in healthcare?: -User fees
- Medical Savings Accounts
-Contracting out services
-Public Private Partnership
16.What are examples of privatization and markets in healthcare:
Saskatchewan has Bill 179 which is the facilities licensing act and Alberta has health
care restructuring
17. What are the main factors of Alberta's health services?: -Acute
care
-Primary care
, -Continuing care
-Mental health and addictions
18. What is Public Policy?: the course of action the government takes in response to an
issue or problem
19. What are Health Policy Goals?: -Social protection
-Redistribution
-Health Equity
-Eflciency
What is political ideology: beliefs on the scope and function of government, and
20.
what should be done about issues
21. CIHI Key Findings: -Spending increased to 308 billion by 2021, equaling approx.
$8019/Canadian
-Rose to 12.8% by 2020 due to expenditure
-Spending allocated as follows; hospitals (25%), drugs (14%), physicians (13%)
22. What is the healthcare division of labor?: It is the dominance of medical
professions
23. What are 3 questions to ask when referring to health
workforce planning?: -
-Types of workers
Final Exam Practice Complete Questions And Verified
Answers
What is government?: Organization within a society elected to govern and set
1.
public policies in a jurisdiction
What agencies are part of the federal government?: Health Canada,
2.
Public Health Agency of Canada
What is a part of the provincial and territorial government?:
3.
Community service centers, primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care
4. What is the BNA act?: Formed in 1867, "Peace, order, and good government"
5. What are the 3 goals of healthcare made by the province?: -lower
patient fees
-expand availability of licensed care
-improve working conditions
6. What does expanding private healthcare do?: It increases statt
shortages
7. What is bill 124?: In Alberta, bill 124 is the capping of compensation for nurses at 1%
per year
What is the role of the federal government in healthcare?: It upholds
8.
national standards for medicare to ensure equity
9.In the 2015 elections, what did the liberal government decide
with respect to federal health transfers?: It maintained the Harper-Fahetly
plan
,10.What is health equity?: Health equity represents a situation in healthcare where
unjust or unfair are not present. Lack of health equity is where there are unnecessary
inequalities.
11. Who is the founder of Canadian medicare?: Tommy Douglas
What is Tommy Douglas' Biography?: Born in Scotland in 1904,
12.
Immigrated and settled to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1911. Diagnosed with
Osteomyelitis, onsetting his goal to the development of medicare
13. What are markets?: A means of exchange
14.What is marketization?: The use of market forces to finance and provide health or
other services as a means to achieve eflciency.
15. What are the factors of privatization in healthcare?: -User fees
- Medical Savings Accounts
-Contracting out services
-Public Private Partnership
16.What are examples of privatization and markets in healthcare:
Saskatchewan has Bill 179 which is the facilities licensing act and Alberta has health
care restructuring
17. What are the main factors of Alberta's health services?: -Acute
care
-Primary care
, -Continuing care
-Mental health and addictions
18. What is Public Policy?: the course of action the government takes in response to an
issue or problem
19. What are Health Policy Goals?: -Social protection
-Redistribution
-Health Equity
-Eflciency
What is political ideology: beliefs on the scope and function of government, and
20.
what should be done about issues
21. CIHI Key Findings: -Spending increased to 308 billion by 2021, equaling approx.
$8019/Canadian
-Rose to 12.8% by 2020 due to expenditure
-Spending allocated as follows; hospitals (25%), drugs (14%), physicians (13%)
22. What is the healthcare division of labor?: It is the dominance of medical
professions
23. What are 3 questions to ask when referring to health
workforce planning?: -
-Types of workers
