Class 2, 13.09.2012Atatürk University Medical Faculty

Access to Health CareAccess to Health Care

Zekeriya Aktürk, Prof. Dr.zekeriya.akturk@gmail.com http://aile.atauni.edu.tr

John Q (2002)

• John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure.

• John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant.

• Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant.

• Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.

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John Q (2002)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1502806297/

Aims – Objectives • The participants will learn about the principles

about access to health• At the end of this course participants will be able

to;– Explain the difference between «access to health

services» and «access to health care»– Understand the components of access to healthcare

services– List the standards for access to health care– List factors affecting access to health services

Access to care/

Access to health

Definition

• Being able to receive health care when needed.

• Has different components– Economical = Ability to pay– Other = Health service;

• Close to settlement• Accessable road• Culturally accessible• Timely, appropriate, and understandable

Access to which service?• Preventive health care• Chronic problems• Primary health care (GOBI-FFF)

• Growth monitoring• Oral rehydration therapy• Breastfeeding• Immunization• Family planning• Female education• Food supplementation

• Emergency heatlh care• Hospital services

Service Standards for Primary Care

• Receiving care within 4 weeks for routine problems• Receiving care within 4 weeks for emergency problems• Access to telephone consultation all 24 h• Receiving standard preventive services according to the

guidelines• Receiving immunizations according to national schedule• Receiving consultation for non urgent problems within 4

weeks• Receiving consultation for urgent problems within 24 hours

Saultz JW. Textbook of Family Medicine. McGraw Hill 2000

Factors effecting the decision to take health care

• Seriousness of the problem• The amount of anxiety the problem arises• Views of family authorities• Personal or family experience with the same problem• Difficulties in accessing health• Consequences of not attending to work or job• The value an indvidual or family gives to continuity of

care• Experiences with the health care• Health costs

Barriers

• Language• Race• Economical• Geographical• Distance• Cultural and social

• Education• Sex• Family• Komorbidities• Health system

Number of uninsured in the USA

Good Economy

Economic Recession

Escalating Cost & Recessionary

Cycles

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Who are uninsured?

• 2002, USA– %32 Latin– %20 African– %18 Asian– %11 White

How can we measure service utilization?

• Health expenditure• Mean number of yearly visits

– 2001: 1,6 – 2010: 7• Hospitalization• Preventive services

Immunization rates

http://www.istanbulsaglik.gov.tr/w/sb/bh/asilarbulasici2.asp

Population per health professional

Buerocracy decreased number of patients increased

http://www.medimagazin.com.tr/ana-sayfa/kategorisiz/tr-burokrasi-azaldi-hasta-sayisi-katlandi-1-666-15868.html

Summary

• What do you understand from «Access to health care»?

• What is the difference between “access to health” and “access to care”?

• What are the standards for access to health care?

• What can be the barriers for access to health care?

The Cost-Access-Quality Triangle

Access to Health Care