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A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health systems around the world, with as many histories and organizational structures as there are nations.
A health system promotes, restores and maintains health. It is a complex whole made up of all the actions, actors, resources, and mechanisms involved in delivering health care services to meet the health needs of populations. Facilitating better health outcomes Improving the performance of health systems is expected to facilitate the attainment ...
22 Νοε 2018 · A health system, also sometimes referred to as a health care system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.
Health systems perform multiple functions in society – they do not merely deliver healthcare services and other interventions aimed at maintaining or improving health. They play a role in protecting households from the financial impacts of both illness and the costs of healthcare.
The definition of health systems has enormous variations, especially regarding the boundaries of the health system (Figueras & McKee, 2012). The most widely accepted definition was produced by the World Health Organization in its World Health Report 2000.
This handbook focuses on aspects of the health system that are under the responsibility of ministries of health, including the provision of personal health services by both State and non-State actors.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Center of Excellence defines a health system as a group of healthcare organizations (e.g., physician practices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities) that are jointly owned or managed (foundation models are considered a form of joint management).
