Verified Document

Health Care Healthcare Questions Compare Term Paper

Finally, as physicians are compensated on the same level of salary, fewer people may be attracted to the profession for its financial rewards. In a public system, patients shop around less for providers because most providers charge the same fees. Within a public system there is less 'siphoning' of middle-income people to higher-cost physicians with short waiting lists. Visit: http://www.csc-surgery.com/contact.php.Whatexactly is this hospital? What would your policy response be?

According to its website, the Cambie Surgery Centre is a private healthcare clinic. The site notes that the "BC provincial government looks to private health care facilities like the Cambie Surgery Centre to help ease the long public wait lists." The hospital is a paying hospital that uses sophisticated technology to perform its services. Although it is unfair that cost can determine quality of care on one hand, on the other hand at least Canadian citizens, unlike their U.S. counterparts, have some access to medical care, regardless of their ability to pay at public facilities, and the center relieves some of the pressures inherent to the system. Ideally, the policy response should be to allow the clinic to continue, perhaps providing some financial incentives for the clinic to do some charity work to patients who cannot pay.

Emergency room waits are just inevitable." Evaluate.

The statement that "Emergency room waits are just inevitable" is not accurate in the sense that the length of all ER waiting times is justified. Bureaucracy and inefficiency, understaffed facilities, etcetera, can all increase wait time needlessly. In nations with private insurance systems, some uninsured patients may use the ER as their primary care facility, increasing overall wait time.

All ERs, regardless of the system, must deal with a wide range of problems, some of which they may not...

Thus ER rooms have the added administrative burden of coping with unforeseen, non-routine treatments that can increase wait time. ERs can predict 'traffic' patterns and needs based upon past use -- for example, weekends, when regular doctors are away might have higher percentages of patient traffic, New Year's Eve might have more patients with alcohol-related issues -- but there is no way these patterns can be 'perfectly' managed and predicted.
Find and explain at least two hospital costs that could each be a fixed or a variable cost depending on whose costs they are.

Employee salaries and benefits are usually classified as fixed costs, given that these fees must be paid regularly, but specialists called in as consultants as needed would be a variable cost. Supplies are likely to be variable costs, as the need for supplies varies over time. But some supplies may be fixed costs, if they are used by particular units on a fairly regular basis (like cleaning products, for example).

Works Cited

Cambie Surgery Centre." Official website. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.csc-surgery.com/contact.php

Economies of scale." Investopedia. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/economiesofscale.asp

Economies of scope." Investopedia. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/economiesofscope.asp

Green, David G., Ben Irvine & Ben Cackett. "Health care in Germany." 2005.

Civitas.org. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pubs/bb3Germany.php

Schippers, Edith. "Towards a sound system of medical insurance: Consumer driven healthcare reform in the Netherlands: The relaxation of supply-side restrictions and greater role of market forces." 2002. Civitas.org. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/dutch.pdf

Sources used in this document:
Works Cited

Cambie Surgery Centre." Official website. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.csc-surgery.com/contact.php

Economies of scale." Investopedia. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/economiesofscale.asp

Economies of scope." Investopedia. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/economiesofscope.asp

Green, David G., Ben Irvine & Ben Cackett. "Health care in Germany." 2005.
Civitas.org. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pubs/bb3Germany.php
Schippers, Edith. "Towards a sound system of medical insurance: Consumer driven healthcare reform in the Netherlands: The relaxation of supply-side restrictions and greater role of market forces." 2002. Civitas.org. 7 Apr 2008. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/dutch.pdf
Cite this Document:
Copy Bibliography Citation

Related Documents

Health Finance a Comparison of
Words: 900 Length: 3 Document Type: Research Paper

All three organizations receive money from sources other than direct patient revenue, and are in fact dependent on these alternative sources of revenue for continuing operations. Government payment for services is a major source of revenue for the Northern Illinois Medical Center, and investments make up at least some amount of revenue for all three organizations. The single largest line item of revenue other than direct patient revenue for Saskasegawa

Health Care Systems Comparison of
Words: 1953 Length: 6 Document Type: Essay

Conclusion Based on the information currently available, the Canadian health care system is the more utilitarian and is, therefore, the better approach but those facing the need for advanced and expedient care would certainly argue otherwise. Therein lies the problem and therein lies the challenge for American society. Even the most ardent proponents of employer-based insurance plans would dare not argue that having great numbers of uninsured is the price that

Community Mental Health the Question
Words: 676 Length: 2 Document Type: Case Study

Rather than treating their problems, the community attempts to punish them for their behaviors, placing them in systems where they rarely have access to the type of treatment that will teach them how to avoid engaging in further antisocial behaviors (Thomas & Penn, 2002). In fact, the overrepresentation of mental illness in the juvenile delinquent population as compared to the normal population suggests that the shifting of ill kids

Healthcare Disparities Race Related
Words: 6959 Length: 23 Document Type: Research Paper

Health Care Disparities Race Related Healthcare disparities Serial number Socioeconomic status and health Correlation between socioeconomic status and race Health insurance and health Who are the uninsured people? Causes of health care disparities Suggestions for better health care system The latest studies have shown that in spite of the steady developments in the overall health of the United States, racial and ethnic minorities still experience an inferior quality of health services and are less likely to receive routine medical

Health Care in the U.S. and Spain
Words: 7032 Length: 20 Document Type: Term Paper

Health Care in the U.S. And Spain What Can the U.S. Learn About Health Care from Spain? In 2009, Spain's single-payer health care system was ranked the seventh best in the world by the World Health Organization (Socolovsky, 2009). By comparison, the U.S. health care system ranted at 37 (Satiroglou, 2009). The Spanish system offers coverage as a right of citizenship that is constitutionally guaranteed. Spanish residents pay no expenses out-of-pocket, with

Health Care System United States
Words: 2587 Length: 8 Document Type: Research Paper

These stakeholders are also vital in the promotion of the application of standards-based technology. This is critical as it enhances the safety and security of the citizens as they pursue low-cost health care services and products within the context of the United States. The federal and state governments have also been influential in the development and implementation of policies towards addressing security and privacy issues in relation to the utilization

Sign Up for Unlimited Study Help

Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.

Get Started Now