Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Global Health, The Who

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Graham Smith

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Muddiest points from lecture 4: wait time benchmarks are evidence-based targets, the evidence says that if patients wait longer than that target, there can be adverse effects, alternative funding models might include, pay-for-performance. If hospitals are successful in reducing wait times, the government may reward them with more money: activity-based funding, hospitals will often get a global annual budget, and they are charged with allocating those funds to their different programs. Activity-based funding instead has money earmarked for certain areas (hospitals must place funds in a certain area). Increase after-hours care: patie(cid:374)ts (cid:449)ithout fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) do(cid:272)tors or those (cid:449)ho (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)ake it during normal hours often have to go to the er, which can increase wait lists. Policy agenda: (cid:862)list of issues to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374), usuall(cid:455) the go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, is gi(cid:448)i(cid:374)g serious atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) at a(cid:374)(cid:455) o(cid:374)e ti(cid:373)e (cid:449)ith a (cid:448)ie(cid:449) to taki(cid:374)g so(cid:373)e sort of a(cid:272)tio(cid:374). (cid:863) (cid:894)buse et al. , (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1006), 64)