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Economics of Health Systems - Coggle Diagram
Economics of Health Systems
General Population has a role to play in the system as
Patients
Consumers
Taxpayers
Co-producers of health (health seeking and health promoting behaviours)
Citizens that access health care as a right
Combines Health Economics with Health Systems
Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, values, and behavior in the production and consumption of health and health care.
Health systems - All organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health
Includes efforts to influence determinants of health as well as more direct health-improving activities
Goals of health systems
Improved health
Enhancing the health status of individuals and populations by providing preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services.
Responsiveness
Ensuring that health systems are people-centered, addressing the specific health needs and expectations of the population, and providing care that is respectful and responsive to individual preferences.
Social and Financial Risk Protection
Protecting individuals and families from financial hardship due to the costs of healthcare by ensuring access to affordable services and preventing catastrophic health expenditures.
Improved Efficiency
Maximizing the value of resources used in the health system by improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery and minimizing waste.
Quality
Providing high-quality healthcare services that are safe, effective, timely, and patient-centered
Equity
Promoting fairness and reducing disparities in health outcomes by ensuring equal access to healthcare services regardless of socioeconomic status, geographical location, or other factors.
Sustainability
Ensuring that health systems are sustainable in the long term by maintaining adequate funding, workforce, infrastructure, and technology.
Building Blocks of Health Systems Guided by the WHO
Service Delivery - Ensuring effective, safe, quality personal and non-personal health interventions.
Health Workforce - Adequate numbers and distribution of well-trained and motivated health workers.
Information Systems - Reliable data to monitor health system performance and health trends.
Medical Products, Vaccines, and Technologies: Equitable access to essential medical products.
Financing - Adequate funding to ensure people can access services without suffering financial hardship.
Leadership/Governance - Strategic policy frameworks and effective oversight to steer the health system.
There are different levels of Health Systems
Macro Level
Micro level