National Healthcare Systems: A Worldview

2013 ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Benjamin S. Hooe ◽  
Perrin T. Considine ◽  
Manish K. Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
National Healthcare

scholarly journals Analysis of Healthcare Systems by Using Systemic Approach

Complexity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Bielecki ◽  
Sylwia Nieszporska
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
National Level ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
System Properties

National healthcare systems in all countries do not act effectively. Therefore, especially strategies for introducing organizational innovation to public organization should be considered. The problem is how to organize the research in this field. One of the generally accepted solutions is the systemic approach to healthcare systems. In this paper multiagent systems theory and autonomous systems theory are applied to the analysis of main types of healthcare systems. Such analysis allows us to consider the system properties: the level of the autonomy, energy dissipation in the system, the payoff specificity (in the meaning of game theory), functional role of the agents in the system, the level of the agents’ cooperation, and delays in flows of money, requests, rules, and controls. As a result, some new functionalities of the healthcare system on the national level have been found and analysed. The aforementioned parameters are good tools to analyse the system functionality.

scholarly journals Why Screening Rates Vary between Korea and Japan-Differences between Two National Healthcare Systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rei Goto ◽  
Chisato Hamashima ◽  
Sunghyun Mun ◽  
Won-Chul Lee
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
National Healthcare

scholarly journals Adult obesity complications: challenges and clinical impact

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 204201882093495
Author(s):  
Saleem Ansari ◽  
Hasan Haboubi ◽  
Nadim Haboubi
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Adult Obesity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Obesity Complications

The complications associated with adult obesity are overwhelming national healthcare systems. No country has yet implemented a successful population-level strategy to reverse the rising trends of obesity. This article presents epidemiological data on the complications of adult obesity and discusses some of the challenges associated with managing this disease at a population and individual level.

Mainstreaming gender into healthcare: A scoping exercise into policy transfer in England and Germany

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Kuhlmann ◽  
Ellen Annandale
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Policy Arena ◽  
Local Healthcare

Across the globe the concept of gender mainstreaming is indicative of substantive transformations, and healthcare is a particularly important policy arena. Yet existing research reveals only modest success in the implementation of gender policies in national healthcare systems, despite the availability of complex tools and guidelines. This article introduces an approach that links gender mainstreaming with approaches into policy transfer as dynamic processes of translation involving active players. In a scoping exercise the authors select England and Germany as case studies and draw on document analysis, other secondary sources and additional expert information. The analysis reveals varieties of translation of gender mainstreaming into national healthcare systems – even within the legal framework of the European Union – and the crucial relevance of feminist actors. The study raises more general questions on the nature of international policy-making in relation to national and local healthcare institutions and policy entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Healthcare systems: typologies, framework models, and South Africa’s health sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadrack Katuu
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Government

Purpose A healthcare system in any country is rarely the product of one logical policy-making experience, but rather a manifestation of many years of historical development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics, components, and variables of South Africa’s healthcare system in the context of global patterns. It leverages a dynamic period in South Africa since 1994, and applies a comparative health systems analysis to explain where the country’s healthcare system is, and where it is potentially going. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews literature related to South Africa’s healthcare system, outlines its historical development, and discusses three fundamental challenges experienced in the country. This paper also reviews the literature on healthcare system typologies and identifies three framework models that have been used to categorise national healthcare systems since the 1970s. This paper then discusses the categorisation of South Africa’s healthcare system in these models, in comparison to Canada and the USA. Findings This paper finds that the framework models are useful tools for comparative analysis of healthcare systems. However, any use of such typologies should be done with the awareness that national healthcare systems are not isolated entities because they function within a larger context. They are not static, since they are constantly evolving with many nuances, even with very similar healthcare system categorisations. Originality/value This paper charts the trajectory of change in the South African healthcare system, and demonstrates that the change process must keep internal conditions in mind if the outcome is to be successful. Imitating policies of countries with well-functioning systems, without regard to local realities, may not work, as the government attempts to usher in changes within a short span of time.

scholarly journals Canada versus the World: The Validity and Usefulness of Ranking Healthcare Systems by Country

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Cartman
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
The World

Various organizations have attempted to formally evaluate and compare the performance of national healthcare systems. In this commentary, I argue that fundamental methodological issues annul many of their conclusions, and question the usefulness and implications of such rankings, before suggesting possible alternatives.

scholarly journals Forging clinical collaborations and cooperation in overcoming challenges for non–COVID-19 patients during COVID-19 times: Surgical case studies requiring a multidisciplinary and inter-agency approach in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 201010582110555
Author(s):  
Muhammad 'Abid Amir ◽  
M Juffri Samsuddin ◽  
Shah Jumaat Md Yusoff ◽  
Saufee Ismail ◽  
Juliana Abd Latiff
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Healthcare Resources ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Surgical Case ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Patient Admissions ◽  
Global Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global health services to a standstill. National healthcare systems and medical staffing in many countries have reached crisis levels due to the phenomenal outbreak. Healthcare resources have been strained to meet the unprecedented numbers of patient admissions with a significant amount of funding and manpower being channelled towards tackling this global pandemic. Despite the rollout of vaccinations, the development of new viral strains has now presented a new challenge. With the inevitable conversion of tertiary public hospitals to specialized COVID-19 centres with ‘Full Covid Status’ and the mobilization of its doctors from all specialities to care for these patients, the non–COVID-19 patients are becoming more neglected. The lack of elective surgeries performed and non-emergent admissions due to the unavailability of beds and personnel to care for this group of patients are concerning. As most of the focus and resources are now aimed at COVID-19 patients, the need to forge collaborations and cooperation between hospitals, agencies and healthcare systems are pertinent to ensure the provision of quality treatment for those suffering from non–COVID-19 diseases. To highlight this effort in Malaysia, we would like to present 2 case studies of non–COVID-19 patients undergoing elective surgeries through intergovernmental ministerial collaborations and a public–private partnership.

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