Final Exam Review Flashcards
care vs case management
care population
case = single
criteria for medicare for home visit
Homebound, must require taxing effort to leave home and how frequent.
Plan of care, written doc guided by lengthy assessment.
Skilled needs, what professional services es are needed, Skilled nursing vs
nonskilled nursing needs.
Intermittent care, skilled care provided over several hours during the day/week.
Medicare requires 60 days with renewals if needed.
HPSA
health professional shortage area
MUA
medically underserved area
MUP
medically underserved population
advocacy
Being a voice for the patient. Understanding their needs and wants and
implementing them in the care.
TRICARE
Insurance for military
Medicare
old
medicaid
low income
5 phases to home visit
initaiton
preparation
in home visit
termination
post vist planing
in home visit what to assess
risk of meds, risk for falls and risk for abuse and neglect
Who needs special attention and creative solutions to overcome health disparities?
LGTBQ, military, homeless
Included questions on intake form.
High risk mothers, chronically ill and disabled people, mentally ill, substance
abusers. Immigrants and refugees.
social determinants of health
live work play
medically underserved
LGBTQ
homeless
military
natural disaster
tornado
accidental disaster
chemical spill
terrosim
acts of violence to cause terror and hurt people
diaster assessment
surveillance, community vulnerabilities, who is most at risk
disaster preparedness
Although disasters don’t occur with frequency, planning with
vulnerability assessments can reduce the impact on the
community.
mitgation
Take measures to limit damage, disability, and loss of life.
Cost effective primary prevention.
Creation or removal of structures or alteration of the environment to
remove or modify risk.
PPE
prevent the transfer of the hazardous agent from the victim or the
environment to healthcare professionals.
Incident command System (ICS)
on-site, flexible, all-hazards system. Set of personnel, policies,
procedures, facilities, and equipment integrated into common
organizations structure.
recovery begins when
disaster ends
Formal report after action report (AAR)
Detail report of list strengths and weaknesses and even failure
with suggestions for future