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Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Social Security Act of 1965

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created the Medicare and Medicaid Programs that funded health care for those over 65 years of age through Medicare and for the Indigent through Medicaid (Care for the old and aid those will financial need)

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National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC)

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was established in 2001 to suppose 1,200 free clinics in nearly all states within the United States as it was necessary and is still necessary today as many people still are uninsured

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Almshouses

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Hospitals emerged from Almshouses which were institutions that care for the poor who were chronically ill or disabled.

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Human Health Services

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They are responsible for Medicare, Medicaid, Biomedical research, food and drug safety, disease control and prevention, Indian Health, and mental health services not hospitals they aren’t responsible for these

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What employs 39% of healthcare workers?

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Hospitals

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What is the Healthcare industry?

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The healthcare industry is a complex system of a diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative services and this types of institutions are what provide these services being, Hospitals, clinics, government and volunteer agencies, pharmaceutical etc

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The four broad categories of healthcare

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(1) Health promotion (2) disease prevention (smoking cessation) (3) Diagnostic and treatment of Illness (4) Rehabilitation

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What does the NIH do?

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The government is involved but the financing research through the National Institute of Health and Individual health care for the elderly through Medicare, healthcare for the low-income uninsured

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What is the emphasis for Public Health and Medical care?

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Public Health emphasis is on prevention while to Medical Care the emphasis is treatment of disease

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What does public health include?

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Public health at city and state level now includes functions as licensing and accrediting health professionals and health facilities, setting standard for automobile safety devices, and supervising the quality of medical programs such as Medicaid

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What are Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System? (BRFSS)

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This conducts an annual telephone surgery of to evaluate behaviors that increase risk of chronic disease, including diet, physical activity, smoking and drug and alcohol use.

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What is a popular misconception?

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That is that free clinics are no longer necessary after the implementation of the ACA. However an estimated 29 million (11%) of those living in the United Stated were uninsured in 2019.

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What is Preventive Healthcare?

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It plays an important role in achieving health care for all through recently expanded, federally funded primary care clinics, and public health clinics funded by city and state governments.

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What is more common community or private hospitals?

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There are more community, non profit hospitals than private

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What is a Key source and center of the U.S healthcare system?

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Hospitals

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What is a Private Hospital?

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A private hospital is owned and operated by groups such as churches, businesses, corporations and physicians

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What is Health Promotion services?

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It helps clients reduce the risk of illness, maintain optimal functions and follow healthy lifestyles

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What is Disease Prevention Services?

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it offers a wide variety of assistance and activities. Educational efforts aimed at involving consumers in their own care include attention to and recognition of risk factors, environmental changes to reduce the threat of illness, occupational safety measured and public health education programs and legislation.

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What is Diagnosis and Treatment of Illness?

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this is the most used of the health care services and most often provided in the hospital or ambulatory care setting and and involved laboratory tests and x-rays and other technology to make a diagnosis

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What are Rehabilitation Services?

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This involves the restoration of a person to normal or near normal function after a physical or mental illness including chemical addiction.

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what is a public hospital?

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is finances and operated by a government agency, for example by the city, county or state.

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What is a voluntary Hospital?

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are usually nonprofit and often are owned and operated by religious organizations

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What are community Hospitals?

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they are independent nonprofit corporations consisting of local citizens interested in providing hospital care for their community.

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What is a Proprietary Hospital?

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this is also called a for-profit hospital are operated for the financial benefit of the persons, partnership, or corporations that own them.

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What is a hospital system?

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is defined as either more than one hospital managed by one organization or a single hospital and includes other healthcare organizations

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What is a network?

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a groups a hospitals, physicians and other providers such as physical therapists or mental health workers, insurers and other community agencies that work together to coordinate and deliver a broad spectrum of services within a town or geographic region.

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CDC

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Centers of disease for Disease Control and Prevention

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AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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improves quality and patient safety

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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Communities that are medically underserved

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are federally funded primary care

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The transformation of nursing into a professionly required training

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major force in developing hospitals

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Hospitals are categorized by

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Length of Stay, function, financial support, ownership

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Mental Health Hospitals Primary Purpose

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Protect the public

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Patient Bill of Rights

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the responsibilities of hospital staff toward patient

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AHA replaced bill of rights with

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Patient Care partnership

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The consumer rights

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preventative therapeutic diagnostic

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The NIH

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supports and conducts biomedical research

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Medicare

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Care for the Old

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Medicaid

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Aid those in financial need

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Public Health Emphasis

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Prevention

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Medical Care Emphasis

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Disease

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Public Health Includes

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Licensing and accrediting health professionals, setting standard of automobile safety, supervising the quality of medical programs/payments

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ACA

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increased number of people that have access to affordable care (Affordable care act)

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Ambulatory Care

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Most Common private/group practice includes all types of procedures (out patient basis)

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