3. Primary CarePrimary Care
Consists of basic
curative care,
including simple
diagnosis and
treatment, provided
at the point of entry
into the health care
system.
(Example: walk-in-clinic)
4. Secondary CareSecondary Care
Consists of specialized care requiring more
sophisticated and complicated diagnosis and
treatment than is provided at the primary health
care level. Normally involves hospitalization.
(Example: Patient ward in general hospital)
5. Tertiary CareTertiary Care
Consists of highly specialized diagnostic and
therapeutic services which can usually only be
provided in centers specifically designed staffed
and equipped for this purpose.
(Example: Neonatal intensive care unit)
12. REGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY AGENCIES
Provincial hospital authorities responsible for:
◦ Approving hospital budgets
◦ Licensing and inspecting hospitals
◦ Health and safety of hospital workers
Agencies regulating the various health
professions
Agencies approving various hospital based
training programs
13. REGULATORY AGENCIESREGULATORY AGENCIES
Review committees within hospitals
Hospital administration and regulations
Canadian Council on Healthcare Facility
Accreditation (CCHFA), representing:
◦ Canadian Hospital Association
◦ Canadian Medical Association
◦ Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
◦ L'Association des Medecins de Langue Francaise du
Canada
◦ The Canadian Nurses Association
14. A hospital is perhaps theA hospital is perhaps the
most complexmost complex
organization in our society.organization in our society.
15. Clinical Engineer Must UnderstandClinical Engineer Must Understand
Roles and interaction between multiple
professional groups
Role of the hospital administration in
coordinating these groups
17. Impact of TechnologyImpact of Technology
Advancements in medical technology have had
an enormous impact on hospital management.
Each new development has given birth to
another discrete body of knowledge.
◦ Ultrasound, CT, MRI
◦ Lithotrity
◦ Nuclear Medicine
◦ Laser Surgery
◦ Laparoscopic Surgery
18. Each technology has its own:Each technology has its own:
Professional Group
Cherished Role
Diversified Nomenclature
Self Image.
19. Professional GroupsProfessional Groups
Medical Specialties
Nursing Specialties
Clinical Technicians (i.e., Lab Techs, X-Ray
Techs, Respiratory Therapists, Physiotherapists,
etc.)
There are more than 200 health
occupations!
22. Administrative ChallengesAdministrative Challenges
Internal
◦ Medical Staff
◦ Competition Between Health Professions
◦ Unions
◦ Physical Resources
◦ Size and Complexity of Organization
External
◦ Government
◦ Funding
◦ Regulatory Agencies
◦ Public Demands
24. THE HOSPITAL AS A DELIVERYTHE HOSPITAL AS A DELIVERY
SYSTEMSYSTEM
Primarily a non-profit system.
A third party (government) financed system.
Demand for services can bear no direct
relationship to societal needs or the available
supply of necessary resources.
The rate of hospital admissions has increased,
but the average length of stay has decreased.
The health care system is presently undergoing
rapid, radical change.
27. Functions of the Governing BoardFunctions of the Governing Board
To determine the policies of the institution
within the context of community needs.
To provide equipment and facilities to conduct
patient care programs.
To see that proper professional standards are
defined and maintained.
To co-ordinate professional interests with
administrative, financial and community needs.
28. Functions of the Governing BoardFunctions of the Governing Board
To provide adequate financing by securing
sufficient income and by enforcing business like
control of expenditures.
To provide for the safe administration of funds
given in trust, (e.g., gifts and contributions).
To maintain accurate records of its finances and
activities.
To surround the patient with a safe
environment.
29. THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORTHE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
Function is identical to that of the
president of any corporation.
Individual styles are judged to be
successful if the determined results
further the organization toward its goals.
30. Being a hospitalBeing a hospital
administrator places more ofadministrator places more of
a strain on character than ona strain on character than on
intellect.intellect.
31. Functions of the HospitalFunctions of the Hospital
AdministratorAdministrator
Submitting for board approval a plan of
organization and recommending changes when
necessary.
Preparing a plan for accomplishing the
institutional objectives as approved by the board
and periodically reviewing and evaluating it.
Selecting, employing, controlling, and discharging
employees.
Submitting for board approval an annual budget.
32. Functions of the HospitalFunctions of the Hospital
AdministratorAdministrator
Safeguarding the operating funds of the
enterprise.
Maintaining all physical properties (plant and
equipment) in safe operating condition.
Representing the hospital in its relationships
with the community and other health agencies.
Serving as liaison between the board or its
committees and the medical staff.
33. Functions of the HospitalFunctions of the Hospital
AdministratorAdministrator
Assisting the medical staff with its
organizational and administrative
responsibilities.
Submitting to the board annual reports
which describe the nature and volume of
the services delivered during the past
year.
Advising the governing board on matters
of policy formulation.
35. Doctors represent theDoctors represent the
initiators of every action thatinitiators of every action that
results in the direct provisionresults in the direct provision
of patient care services.of patient care services.
36. Doctors determine:Doctors determine:
Who Will Be Admitted
When
Where
What Medical Services Are to Be
Provided, in What Sequence, in What
Dosage, With What Equipment and
Supplies When, Where and by Whom
Who Is Discharged and When.
37. The doctor is not anThe doctor is not an
employee of the hospital,employee of the hospital,
he/she is outside of thehe/she is outside of the
hospital organization.hospital organization.
38. Doctors control, yet are notDoctors control, yet are not
accountable, for nearly 90accountable, for nearly 90
percent of hospitalpercent of hospital
expenditures.expenditures.
39. Medical StaffMedical Staff
Participation by the medical staff in the
decision-making process is in the best
interest of both the hospital and the
patients.
Physician involvement leads to physician
accountability.
40. The physician may view theThe physician may view the
problems of medical practiceproblems of medical practice
from afrom a personalpersonal rather thanrather than
anan organizationalorganizational perspective.perspective.
41. The administrator isThe administrator is
primarily concerned with theprimarily concerned with the
maximum utilization ofmaximum utilization of
available health resources andavailable health resources and
personnel.personnel.
42. Organization of medicalOrganization of medical
resources may require aresources may require a
degree of control anddegree of control and
surveillance over the doctor'ssurveillance over the doctor's
work which maybework which maybe
unattractive to him/her.unattractive to him/her.
43. Medical StaffMedical Staff
The chief of medical staff is the elected
representative of the medical staff.
The chief of staff appoints all of the
committees other than the executive
committee whose members are elected
by the staff or appointed by the board
administrator.
44. Functions of the Medical StaffFunctions of the Medical Staff
To advise the governing body on medical affairs.
To accept accountability for the quality of care
rendered to patients in the hospital.
To request, review and act upon reports of
medical staff committees.
To scrutinize the professional ethics of its
members and to initiate corrective action as
indicated.
To develop, implement, and review medical staff
policies.
45. Functions of the Medical StaffFunctions of the Medical Staff
To recommend action to the
administrator on all medical-
administrative matters.
To assure that the standards of the
Canadian Council on Healthcare Facility
Accreditation (CCHFA) are followed as a
basic guideline for standards of care.
47. The complex tasks of highlyThe complex tasks of highly
skilled professionals demand askilled professionals demand a
participatory decision-makingparticipatory decision-making
structure while the repetitivestructure while the repetitive
tasks performed by unskilledtasks performed by unskilled
workers require a moreworkers require a more
formal hierarchical structure.formal hierarchical structure.
48. Organizational StructuresOrganizational Structures
Highly structured and routine tasks can
lead to worker alienation and boredom.
Loosely knit, associational activities of
highly skilled professionals results in
personal gratification to the individual
employee but works against the
centralized control and co-ordination
needs of management.