Introduction to Global Healthcare Systems

This book is intended to be an introduction to people interested in healthcare policy and supporting health information systems, especially in the developing world. The contents of each chapter were presented at meetings of the Healthcare Policy and Information Research Project in 2011 within the Waseda Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (WIAPS) of the Waseda University.

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It is more suited for use as a textbook for an introductory healthcare policy and systems course at the undergraduate or graduate level, since it provides an overview of healthcare systems and issues in the world, not a more detailed analysis and description of healthcare policy and information. Also, it covers issues more relevant to the developing rather than the developed world, such as those covered in Chapters 2, 3, and 6.

CHAPTER 1
Global Healthcare Systems Overview
by Kano Sadahiko

Introduction
Basic characteristics of a healthcare system
Typical examples of healthcare systems worldwide
Major issues confronting healthcare systems in developed
Healthcare policy cycle
Conclusion

CHAPTER 2
Global Healthcare and the Concept of
"Collective Violence" in Anthropology
by Kikuchi Yasushi

Introduction
The role of social anthropology in development and in the understanding of violence
Kinship and social organization
Violence, society, culture, and invisible human crisis
Assumption on cultural diagnosis in 3D anthropometrics
Conclusion

CHAPTER 3
Healthcare Business Trends in the Developing World
by Stephen A. Zurcher

Introduction
Bottom of the pyramid overview
Business activity at the bottom of the pyramid
Healthcare businesses in the developing world
Business plans for sustainable projects in the developing world
Conclusions

CHAPTER 4
Healthcare Information System Trends in Japan
by Nishihara Eitaro

Introduction
Positioning of computer technology in Japanese healthcare
Basic characteristics of a healthcare system
Role of the healthcare information system
History of IT utilization in Japanese healthcare
History of IT utilization in the hospital and in the healthcare region
IT strategy progress
Present IT policy progress
Present issues for an application of IT in Japanese healthcare
Conclusion

CHAPTER 5
Healthcare Policy Priority Setting Trends and Tools:
"Making the Diffi cult Decisions"
by Timothy Bolt

Overview
The role of economics
Prioritizing and valuing services
The preferences of stakeholders and the public
QALYs as a decision-making criteria
Conclusion

CHAPTER 6
Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects in Healthcare
Interaction: A Case Study of Japanese Peruvian Migrants
in Tokyo and Surrounding Areas
by Marisa Tsuchida, M.D.

Historical background
Healthcare issues in Latin American Japanese descendant migrants
Healthcare-seeking behavior of Japanese Peruvian Migrants in Tokyo
Future trends in migrant healthcare and cultural competence