HLST 1011 Study Guide - Final Guide: Primary Healthcare, Socioeconomic Status, Universal Health Care
15 Dec 2015
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*primary healthcare- universal healthcare and equal accessibility for healthcare for everyone\ Socioeconomic status, geographic distance, language, gender/race/disability, and lack of knowledge. *article :article was about an experiment that had people play a certain role, either they were socioeconomically well off or low socioeconomic status. Based on that status they had to phone in to see if they would become a patient at that doctors office. The results showed that those who were of low economic status were rejected from the doctors office also those who said they have chronic disease. *service pressures: anything that impedes the flow of patients and effects the quality of care provided. *access block: a result of overcrowding and insufficient capacity. *wait times: time patient is triaged/registered until the point they leave. Input: what and who is entering the hospital. Throughput: what is going on in the hospital. Decreased quality of care provided for patients, service pressures for medical staff.
