The financing in Canada is publicly funded in a decentralized system with a mixed model of private and public health delivery (EOSHP, n.d.). Physician’s contract services independently, privately governed and public health services and provincial and territorial government sustain the decentralized health system in Canada (EOSHP, n.d.). There is growing concern about the financial sustainability of the health system due to expenditures exceeding economic growth (EOSHP, n.d.).
The Canada Health Act is a Federal legislation to ensure equal access to health services without barriers to promote mental and physical wellness for all Canadians (Health Canada, 2010). However, the act does not specify what is considered medical necessity, creating …show more content…
Framework mapping contextualizes the dynamic relationship between the key dimensions that impact the system. However, challenges in determining health system boundaries and the impact they will impose on using the framework need to be considered (CIHI, 2015). The external factors of cultural, economic, political and demographics are part of the concept map due to their integral influence in health resource allocation (CIHI, 2015). Reducing the fragmentation within the health system by integrating vertical and horizontal health services to collaborate as a whole may reduce waste, allocate resources efficiently, and reduce inequalities to improve the overall quality of care (Danaher, 2011). For example, inter-sectoral relationships between horizontal (e.g. primary care, long-term care, and public health) and vertical (e.g. between levels of management and government) reduce system fragmentation barriers (Danaher,
The Canada Health Act is a Federal legislation to ensure equal access to health services without barriers to promote mental and physical wellness for all Canadians (Health Canada, 2010). However, the act does not specify what is considered medical necessity, creating …show more content…
Framework mapping contextualizes the dynamic relationship between the key dimensions that impact the system. However, challenges in determining health system boundaries and the impact they will impose on using the framework need to be considered (CIHI, 2015). The external factors of cultural, economic, political and demographics are part of the concept map due to their integral influence in health resource allocation (CIHI, 2015). Reducing the fragmentation within the health system by integrating vertical and horizontal health services to collaborate as a whole may reduce waste, allocate resources efficiently, and reduce inequalities to improve the overall quality of care (Danaher, 2011). For example, inter-sectoral relationships between horizontal (e.g. primary care, long-term care, and public health) and vertical (e.g. between levels of management and government) reduce system fragmentation barriers (Danaher,