Health Care Reforms Around World

Question: Discuss about the Health Care Reforms Around World. Answer: Introduction: Among the reforms that the Norwegian healthcare system experienced following the Coordination Reform 2012 was the improvement of the communication channels and information sharing channels between healthcare organizations. The advantage of this is that it will unite the countrys healthcare facilities in the fight against diseases in the country. Another reform is enhancing the education at the primary healthcare level. That creates awareness regarding the available healthcare resources. The advantage of making this education available is that it will empower the citizens with knowledge about issues such as emergency situations. The change focused on macro-organizational aspects such as the organization and operations of the healthcare organizations. The intention of this reform was to ensure that there is increased efficacy and efficiency in the provision of healthcare services in Norway. The healthcare system in New Zealand in the Nineties was experiencing serious fiscal burdens which meant that there was need for healthcare reforms. A reform that was implemented was the integration of the primary and secondary funding of the healthcare sector. The advantage of this reform is that it saved on the resources available to the healthcare sector because planning and implementation of changes in the healthcare sector will be faster. The abolition of the health boards to ensure that decision making is faster in the operations of organizations of the healthcare sector. The advantage of this is that it streamlines the business giving it a business-like approach. The control knobs turned by this reform are organization and financing knobs. Moreover, the reform focused on macro-organizational aspects because of the policy interventions that resulted in changes in the roles of health care institutions. References Aasland O, Rosta J, Nylenna M. Healthcare reforms and job satisfaction among doctors in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health [serial on the Internet]. (2010, May), [cited September 13, 2016]; 38(3): 253-258. Rodwin V. Book and Media Reviews. Six Countries, Six Reform Models: The Healthcare Reform Experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan: Healthcare Reforms "Under the Radar Screen". JAMA: Journal of The American Medical Association [serial on the Internet]. (2010, Nov 10), [cited September 13, 2016]; 304(18): 2070-2071.