Health Care Funding
This is the largest annual cash transfer from the federal government to provinces and territories for health care
The Canada Health Transfer
A hospital with money left over at the end of a fiscal year is said to be in this
in the black
The main purpose of regulating health professions
protect the public
Care covered in a patient's residence is called what
home care
Income, education, occupation, and social status combine to form which determinant?
socioeconomic status (SES)
These payments help provinces with lower fiscal capacity provide comparable public services
Equalization Payments
This funding model gives hospitals a lump sum based largely on previous spending patterns
Block/Global Funding
Specific procedures that only qualified practitioners may perform
Controlled acts
These clinics help patients who need urgent care but cannot access a family physician
urgent care/walk-in clinics
What is considered affordable housing?
Spending less than 30% of gross income on housing
This economic measure represents the value of all goods and services produced in a country
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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Patients waiting in hospital for continuing-care placements are often referred to by this acronym
ALC (Alternate level of care)
Regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing professional practice are commonly called
colleges
Maple, and 811 are examples of this type of access to care
virtual/telephone care
Reduced contact with others in both quantity and quality is known as what?
social isolation
Federal funding provided specifically to Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
Territorial Formula Financing
Physicians paid according to each service they provide are using this payment model
Fee-for-service
This prevents people from using professional designations like RN unless they are licensed
title protection
The goal of this service is to reduce hospital stays and delay admission to long-term care
community and home care
Which determinant includes food, water, air, housing, parks, and transportation?
The physical environment
This hospital funding model pays based on the number and type of services provided to patients
What is Activity-Based Funding
Approximately this percentage of an average hospital budget is spent on salaries
Approximately 71%
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delegation
Clinics that provide services such as day surgeries, cast changes, and post-surgical assessments are what type of clinics
ambulatory care clinics
What are Health Canada's determinants of health?
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1. income and social status
2. employment and working conditions
3. education and literacy
4. childhood experiences
5. the physical environment
6. social support and coping skills
7. healthy behaviors
8. access to health services
9. biology and genetic endowment
10. gender
11. culture
12. race/racism