Exam 1 - History Flashcards
In what year did William Buchan come out with his pamphlet called “Domestic Medicine”?
1769
What did William Buchan publish in 1769?
“Domestic Medicine”
What was the importance of William Buchan’s pamphlet “Domestic Medicine”?
Put medicine into latent terms so anyone can practice and understand it in latent terms
In what year was the American Medicine Association founded?
1847 but did not grow to power until the 1900s
What report evaluated medical schools and led to the standardization of curriculum and admittance tests?
The Flexner Report in 1910
What were some modern issues in medical training?
- Rise of specialization resulted in fewer general practice doctors
- Equalizing gender, ethnic, and economic minority in medical careers
- Barriers to entering healthcare professions
- Always growing
- Growing emphasis on integrative care
What year did medical training and technology improve in the hospital system?
1920s
In what decade did hospitals start being owned by churches, government, corporations (not individuals)
1930s -40s
When year was the Emergency Medical Treatment and the Active Labor Act created?
1987
What is the Emergency medical Treatment and Active Labor Act?
A Federal law that requires anyone coming to almost any emergency department o be stabilized and treated.
In what time period did the measuring and improving quality of care in hospitals becomes larger focus?
2000s
What are some modern issues of hospitals?
- Finding balance between cost and quality
- Patient satisfaction over cares matters
- Increase in consolidation of hospitals
- Demand has shifted from tertiary to preventative care
- Adhering to frequent changes
What is Edwin Chadwick known for?
A report on sanitary condition in Britain in 1842
What is John Snow known for?
Determining contaminated waters as cholera source (disease can spread in more ways then just air) in 1854
What is Lemuel Shattuck known for?
Created sanitary survey of the state in Massachusetts which will eventually turn into the census
