Live SessionModule 4
HCM515
Health Law and Ethics
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Module 4 Learning Outcomes
1. Describe how healthcare organizations are
geographically located to provide care.
2. Interpret the ethical effect of having healthcare
insurance versus a free of charge healthcare system.
3. Analyze the various facility protocols and describe
importance of internal regulation.
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Internal Regulations
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Public versus Private in Health Sector
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Demand for Healthcare in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
• Demand for healthcare in KSA is rising
• Growing population
• Increased life expectancy
• Increased lifestyle-related diseases
• Rising healthcare costs
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Moral Hazard
• A concept to describe that if individuals have access to a service with
little or no cost to themselves, they might over-utilize the service
• This can be seen in societies where health insurance or free care is
used. Over-utilization of healthcare services tends to increase when
out-of-pocket payments are low.
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Healthcare & Geography
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Access to Health Facilities
• Availability
• Accessibility
• Accommodation
• Affordability
• Acceptability
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Geographical Informational Systems (GIS)
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City of Jeddah Case Study
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Summary of the Jeddah Case Study
• GIS studies can enlighten individuals, organizations, communities and
the government on access issues.
• By understanding utilization and accessibility, better planning can be
done for future facilities.
• Population health can also benefit from needs not found in GIS
imaging.
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Unique Makeup Leads to Complex Problems
• Saudi Arabia is a wealthy nation.
• Health problems are similar to those of developing nations
• Resolution of this matter means a unique system to the country must
be developed, as opposed to utilizing a system based on another
country.
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Ministry of Health Values
• Patient first,
• Justice,
• Professionalism,
• Quality,
• Honesty and transparency,
• Teamwork,
• Initiative and productivity, and
• Social involvement.
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Future Trends
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Growing and Changing
• How should future trends be adjusted based on:
• Private versus public options
• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical supplies
• Investors
• Regulation
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Module #4 Assignment Requirements
• Discussion Board
• Research health organizations and hospitals in your area. Present a table
identifying the type of controlling authority (examples include Ministry of
Health, referral hospital, security forces medical services, army forces medical
services, teaching hospital, private, etc.), primary objectives for care and
specialization of services provided, and target population groups. Briefly
define advantages and disadvantages for each as a potential healthcare
administrator who has been recruited to manage one of these facilities. Then
identify which you would choose to work for and why.
• Quiz
o Key concepts from Modules 3 and 4
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References
• Alam A. Y., & Alabdulaali M. K. (2016). Awareness to implementation on select quality and patient
safety indicators among nursing staff. Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing, 2(1).
doi:10.4172/2471-9846.1000111
• Al-Salem, A. A. (2018). Renovation of financing healthcare services in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by
implementing national health insurance (NHI). European Journal of Pharmaceutical Research,
5(9), 439-448. Retrieved from http://www.ejpmr.com/home/abstract_id/4242
• Bassi, J. (2015). Healthcare investment in KSA. Al Tamimi & Co. Retrieved from
http://www.tamimi.com/en/magazine/law-update/section-11/november-6/healthcareinvestment-in-ksa.html
• Colliers. (2018). Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Healthcare Overview 2018. Retrieved from
https://www.colliers.com/-/media/files/emea/uae/case-studies/2018-overview/ksa-healthcareoverview-thepulse-8th-edition.pdf?la=en-gb
• Cromley, E. K., & McLafferty, S. L. (2012). GIS and public health (2nd ed.). New York, NY: The
Guilford Press.
• Einav, L., & Finkelstein, A. (2018). Moral Hazard in Health Insurance: What We Know and How We
Know It. Journal of the European Economic Association, 16(4), 957–982. doi:10.1093/jeea/jvy017
• Ministry of Health. (2018). Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Annual statistical book. Retrieved from
https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Statistics/book/Pages/default.aspx
• Murad, A. (2018). Planning and location of health care services in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia:
Discussion of the constructive use of geographical information systems. Geospatial Health, 13(2),
322-329.
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