Exam 3 Flashcards
What is an allopathic provider? Give an example.
They are independent providers whose remedies for illnesses produce effects different from those of the disease. MDs are an example.
Describe the third party system.
A health insurance term indicating that bills will be paid by the insurer and not the patient or healthcare provider.
What is an osteopathic provider? Give an example.
They’re independent healthcare providers whose remedies emphasize the interrelationships of the body’s systems in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. An example is a DO.
What is a limited care provider? Give an example.
A healthcare provider who provides care for a specific part of the body. A dentist is an example.
What are the key components of the affordable care act?
It contained a new patients bill of rights stating that:
- no pre existing condition exclusions for children younger than 19 (limiting or expanding care for those with certain condition)
- no unjustified rescissions of insurance coverage
- no lifetime limits on coverage
- restricted annual limits on coverage
- protecting choice of doctors
- removing insurance company barriers to emergency department services
Medicare and Medicaid are for whom?
Medicare is for 65 years and over, Medicaid there is no age limit
What is acute care?
Short term, intense medical care that may require hospitalization
What is primary care?
Clinical preventative services, first contact treatment services, an ongoing care for commonly encountered medical conditions; emphasizes prevention, early detection, and routine care
What is restorative care?
Intermediate follow up care such as surgical postoperative care
What is a primary pollutant?
Air pollutants emanating directly from transportation, power and industrial plants, and refineries
What is a secondary pollutant?
Air pollutants formed when primary air pollutants react with sunlight and other atmospheric components to form new harmful compounds
What are common sources of indoor pollution?.
building insulation materials, biogenic pollutants, combustion by products, home furnishings, paint, cleaning agents, radon gas, and tobacco smoke
What are sources of outdoor pollution?
Transportation, electric power, industries, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, dry cleaning facilities, and incinerators.
What are the measures for air quality?
The air quality index, a scale from 0-500, based on 5 criteria: sulfur-dioxide, carbon-monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ground level ozone, respirator particulate matter, and lead
What are contributing factors to environmental hazards?
Factors or conditions in the environment that increase the risk of human injury, disease, or death.
