Health Sciences 3040A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chiropractic, Plastic Surgery, Ontario Health Insurance Plan

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Costs vs value: challenges to deliver value, challenge of riding hc costs sustainability, rationing, priority setting. Increasing tech: supply vs demand. Technological decisions and how they affect funding, supplying etc. System" complexity of organization complexity of regulation consumerism various professions = various needs/demands lack of data. What is cha: canada health act, accessibility, universality, portability, comprehensiveness, public admin. A lot of management is borrowed from business. Better to have business or health trained ceo leading hospitals. Business practices do not always translate to hc: need to understand the business background, but you also need the healthcare. How is it delivered: different places hospital, ltc, home care etc. Phc involves pc not vice versa: secondary in the hospital, tertiary more specialists ex. Sick kids hospital: quaternary experimental, tertiary and quaternary both done in hospitals, home/community, mental health, public health. But research shows there is: 1) duplication of services, 2) poor communication, 3) lack of patient focus (continuity of care)

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