Chapter 1

Question 1

Name 7 of the rising costs of healthcare

Answer 1

Medical technology

Prescription drugs

Volume-based reimbursement systems

Inadequate preventive services

Aging population

Increased prevalence of chronic disease

High administrative costs

Question 2

Name two clincal preventive services

Answer 2

Immunization

Cancer screenings

Question 3

How has technology impacted healthcare services?

Answer 3

Medical technology - Improved survival rates of trauma victims and the critically
ill

Clinical developments - stuff used in the clinic

Computer technology - AI, health IT, electronic health record (EHR)

Technology brings increased efficiency and cost

Government role in health care

Question 4

(SDOH) Social Determinants of Health

Answer 4

Health behaviors account for 30% of health outcomes, and social and economic factors have the greatest influence

Question 5

The percentage of uninsured Americans dropped from what percent?

and..those who were uninsured had incomes below what percent of the poverty level and their states did not expand…..

Answer 5

1. 17% to 10%
2. 200% and their states did not expand Medicaid

Question 6

What are “deaths of despair”?

Answer 6

1. drug overdose
2. suicide
3. chronic liver disease

Question 7

What year was the ACA signed into law?

Answer 7

2010

Question 8

What are chronic diseases?

Answer 8

conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention

Question 9

Mortality

Answer 9

the causes and rates of death