Health Care Reform and Society Values  

Oleh:

Fung Hong ; Tse, Nancy ; Yeoh, E. K

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 24 no. 6 (Dec. 1999), page 638-652.
Topik: Hong Kong Health Care Reform; Society Values
Fulltext: MM80V24N6P638.pdf (69.28KB)

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.9 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Hong Kong is undergoing a public debate on the need to reform and future directions of reforming its health care system. This paper highlights the debates and considerations brought up by the Hospital Authority, the largest provider of public health care in Hong Kong, on the ethical principles and societal values underlying the upcoming reform. It is recognized that the exact meanings behind each ethical principle and value must be debated and clarified during the reform process. In a modern day society like Hong Kong, societal values are likely to be diversified. A health care system also has to fulfil different and often conflicting objectives of equity, efficiency, quality and choice. It would be difficult for a health care system to satisfy these different values and objectives based on a single value parameter. THe Hong Kong experience shows that a society may prefer a combination of strategies in addressing different societal values. the re-structuring of the health care system in Hong Kong should therefore be based on a balanced and optimum combination of various financing and delivery strategies.

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