Health System
Health System features articles about how health systems work and the potential economic value of integrated care systems.
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Medical Technology ‘Med Tech’: Health Economic Value Explained
Medical Technology - Med Tech is a rapidly growing sector with numerous innovations emerging every day. This technology has the ...
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Pharmaceutical Value Explained
The pharmaceutical industry is a significant contributor to the global economy and to health systems and health care across the ...
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The Value Of Care Pathways Explained
Integrated care is increasingly underpinned by formal pre-defined care pathways for individuals with complex needs who need support from a ...
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Health Informatics And Information: An Overview
Health informatics, health information and health data are an important and valuable asset for patients who need to know about ...
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Health Research And Development: An Overview
Why is there Research And Development in Healthcare? Health research and development is really important to the health sector. It ...
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Educating & Training The Healthcare Workforce: An Overview
The Healthcare Workforce The healthcare workforce is an integral part of any successful health system. There are many different professions ...
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The Healthcare Workforce: A Simple Guide
The terms healthcare workforce or healthcare professionals cover a vast array of disciplines and professional practices. There are over 350 ...
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Stakeholders In Healthcare: An Overview
What Is A Stakeholder In Healthcare? Stakeholders are individuals or groups who have an interest in a sector, such as ...
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What Is Social Care? A Simple Guide
In this economic lens we look at what social care is and who might need it, the relationship between social ...
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Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
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What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of ...
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The Health Economics of Patient Safety
Patient safety is a top priority for patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare provider organisations, those that purchase healthcare on behalf of ...
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What are Integrated Care Systems? A Simple Guide
This article provides an overview of what is meant by integrated care, the evidence that supports it as a health ...
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What Are The Different Types of Healthcare Providers? A Simple Guide
This article looks at the ownership structures of the different types of healthcare providers ...
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What are Levels of Care? A Simple Guide
Levels of care describe the severity of an issue and the kinds of health conditions the doctors treat as well ...
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What Are Essential Health Benefits? A Simple Guide
Essential Health Benefits: Governments and health insurers use pooled funds to purchase health benefits for their citizens or insured populations ...
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Health Financing Explained: Provider Payment Models
Providers (such as hospitals and doctors) need to be paid for the health care services they provide. This can be ...
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Health Financing Explained: Strategic Purchasing
Pooled funds are used to provide strategic purchasing of health care services ...
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Health Financing Explained: Risk Pooling
Risk Pooling requires funds gathered at scale can be pooled together in a way that allows them to be used ...
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Health Financing Explained: Revenue Sources
Revenue sources can be done at scale through government contributions, taxes, social insurance contributions, private insurance contributions, or philanthropic contributions ...