Chapter 2

Question 1

The healthcare industry provides three types of services…what are they?

Answer 1

1. Diagnostic
2. Therapeutic
3. Preventive

Question 2

What are the 5 categories healthcare services?

Answer 2

1. Health promotion
2. Disease prevention
3. Diagnosis and treatment of illness
4. Rehabilitation
5. Chronic care

Question 3

Professional heart of all medical practice

Answer 3

1. Deliver primary patient care
2. Train health personnel
3. Conduct research
4. Disseminate information to consumers

Question 4

What is the second largest buisness in the U.S?

Answer 4

Hospitals are the second-largest business in the United States.

Question 5

Approximately what percent of federal health monies go to hospitals as reimbursement for patients who are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.

Answer 5

41%

Question 6

Hospital employ about … percent of healthcare personnel?

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

Hospital emerged from…

Answer 7

almshouses - which cared for the poor who were chronically ill or disabled

Question 8

Ambulatory care is defined as

Answer 8

care that is provided
outside of institutional settings, and where most healthcare is delivered