Lesson 1: Health System, Health Care Industry and Other Related

Lesson 1: Health System, Health Care Industry and Other Related

By Patricia Magat

Health System, Health Care Industry and Other Related Concepts

Health System may be defined as a health care system. Health care system is an organization of people, institutions and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of the target populations.

Health System, Health Care Industry and Other Related Concepts

Health Care Industry - includes several sectors dedicated to providing health care services and products.

Health Care Research - refers to important medical advances that include biomedical research and pharmaceutical research.

Health Care Financing

Primary Methods of funding health care system include:

• general taxation to the state, country or municipality,

• social health insurance,

• voluntary or private health insurance out-of-pockets payment systems, and

• donations to health charities.​

Health care administrations and regulation

Vital to the delivery of healthcare services is the management and administration of health care. It is typically regulated by national or state/ provincial authorities through appropriate regulatory bodies for purposes of quality assurance.

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