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Healthcare System of Singapore (:check: Quality and performances…

- - - - Challenges
        
        :warning: Insufficient nursing home and beds
        :warning: Low service quality and management
        :warning: Rising operating costs and challenge in fund raising
        :warning: Lack support and connection
      - Strategies
        
        :bulb: Increase in beds by 50% to 15,000 in 10 years' time
        :bulb: Pay higher salaries to attract quality staff
        :bulb: Upgrade staff via training and development so that they will have better knowledge and skills
        :bulb: More service and management quality improvement initiatives in nursing home
        :bulb: Integration with acute and primary care sector in Regional Health Systems to provide more holistic care of patients
        :bulb: Funding mechanisms to ensure affordability
    - - Challenges
        
        :warning: Shortage of service providers
        :warning: Shortage of allied health professional
        :warning: Lack of transport and escort service from home to centre
        :warning: Affordability
      - Strategies
        
        :bulb: Family member or care giver will escort the patients to the centre
        :bulb: Subsidies for low income patients so that they still get the service they needed
    - - :check: Guide for Wayfinding Signage in public area, enables older people to navigate their way
        :check: Make homes more elder-friendly, anti-slippery mat & bar handler
        :check: User interface design, enhance the user experience of older adults
    - - :<3: One Patient, One Health Record
        :<3: An integrated healthcare record centered on each person
        :<3: Extracts and consolidated in one record, all clinically relevant information from their encounters across the healthcare system throughout his/her life
        :<3: supports the integrated care across care settings and providers for patients in Singapore, made possible by seamless exchange of health information via IT
  - - - :pencil2: Key measures of the performance of an organization, which are monitored and assessed to ensure its long-term success
        :pencil2: Helps to single out organization's strengths and weaknesses
    - - :pen: American leader in standard setting and accrediting body in healthcare that evaluates Healthcare Organisations
        :pen: Focus on patient safety and quality care
        :pen: Give patients the assurance on safety and the quality healthcare services they are receiving
    - - :memo: Strategic planning and management system that is used to clarify vision and strategy, improve internal and external communications, translate strategy into action, and monitor organization performance for continuous improvement
        :memo: Help to improve communication and strategy between the patients and healthcare professionals
        :memo: Reduce conflict or any unnecessary problem as it increases customer satisfaction
  - - - :<3: Initiative by MOH and Health Promotion Board
        :<3: Singapore's first one-stop online health information and services portal and mobile application
        :<3: Contains localised and citizen-centric content to provide Singaporeans with easy access to information and services to increase health literacy
        :<3: Encourage Singaporeans to take greater ownership of their own health and wellness
        :<3: Monitoring tools for personalised health management to achieve better health outcomes
    - - Lower incidence of medical errors
        Reduce administrative errors
        Save time
- - - - Medifund
        
        :fire: Voluntary & low-cost health insurance system to pay for large bills
      - Medishield
        
        :explode: Endowment fund to serve as a safety net for those who still need help in financing
      - Medisave
        
        :check: Compulsory health saving account for all Singaporean to help patient to pay co-payment
        :check: Applicable for personal or immediate family's hospitalization, day surgery and certain outpatient expenses
    - - :red_flag: Scheme that enables middle to lower income Singaporeans, and all Pioneers, to receive subsidised primary care at participating GP and dental clinics near their homes
        :red_flag: CHAS cover common medical illnesses (cold, cough, fever), 19 chronic conditions, dental services
    - - :<3: Scheme that help those with serve disabilities cope with the financial demands of their daily care
    - - :star: Intent is to recognize and honor the Pioneer Generation for their hard work and dedication
        :star: Receive additional subsidies on top of existing subsidised services and medication at polyclinics & Specialist Outpatient Clinics
        :star: Receive Medisave top-ups in their Medisave accounts annually for life
- - - - :fire: High demand but low supply
        :fire: Need to work during public holidays and weekends, shift work
        :star: Shift hours are difficult on young mothers
        :star: Low career-advancement prospects and scholarships
    - - :star: Undesirable working conditions
        :star: Long working hours
        :star: Heavy work load
        :star: Insufficient place in medical schools
  - - - Upgrade the staff knowledge and skills by providing training
      - Set clear guidelines for staff to adhere
      - Enforce regulations for service providers who do not meet the requirements to be identified and punished