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Health Care Systems and Settings Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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What do MAs do

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  • perform administrative and clinical procedures and responsibilities
  • screen pts before provider visit
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Role of MA

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  • work alongside a provider in an outpatient or ambulatory setting
  • administrative and clinical (crosstrained)
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administrative duties of MA

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  • greeting pts
  • handling correspondence
  • answering phones
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clinical duties of MA

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  • medical histories
  • explaining treatments or procedures
  • drawing lab tests
  • preparing and administering immunizations
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Medical Doctors MD

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  • allopathic providers
  • diagnose
  • treat
  • procedures
  • prescriptions
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Osteopathic providers DO

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-use osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) in treating pts

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nurse practitioners

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  • basic pt care service
  • diagnosing
  • prescribing
  • preventive care
  • disease prevention
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physician assistant

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-under the direction and supervision of MD or DO

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medical lab tech

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  • diagnostic testing on blood, bodily fluids

- under supervision of medical tech

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medical receptionist

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  • check pts in and out
  • answer phones
  • perform filing, faxing etc
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occupational therapist

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-assist pts who are disabled

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pharmacy tech

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-assist with duties that dont require the expertise or judgement of a licensed pharmascist

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physical therapist

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-assist pts in regaining mobility and improving strength/motion

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radiology tech

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-use imaging equipment to assist provider in diagnosing and treating

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additional credentials for MA

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  • phlebotomy
  • EKG
  • billing and coding
  • electronic health records
  • health coach or pt navigator
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accountable care organizations (ACOs)

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  • voluntarily provide coordinated high quality care to medicare pts
  • share in the savings it achieves for the medicare program
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capitation (partial or full)

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-pts are assigned per-member, per-month payment based on age, race, sex, lifestyle, medical history, and benefit design

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global budget

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  • fixed total dollar amount paid annually for all care

- limits the level and rate of increase of health care cost

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health maintenance organization (HMO)

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  • contracts with medical center or group of providers to provide care to insured persons
  • usually require referrals
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patient center medical home (PCMH)

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  • primary care provider coordinates treatment
  • comprehensive care, pt-centered care, coordinated care, accessible services, quality and safety
  • emphasizes pts involvement in organizing their own health care
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pay for performance

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-compensates providers only if they meet certain measure for quality and efficiency

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preferred provider organization (PPO)

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  • flexible
  • pt can go directly to specialist without referral
  • can see providers in and out of network
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general practitioners (GPs)

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  • medical doctors who treat acute and chronic illnesses
  • may take holistic approach -> considers biological, psychological, and social aspects of care
  • general
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family practitioners

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  • offers care to whole family
  • preventive care
  • general
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internists

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  • comprehensive care of adults
  • chronic long term conditions
  • general
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specialized practices

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  • allergist
  • anesthesiologist
  • cardiologist
  • dermatologist
  • endocrinologist
  • gastroenterologist
  • gynecologist
  • hematologist
  • hepatologist
  • neonatologist
  • nephrologist
  • obstetricians (preg)
  • oncologist
  • ophthalmologist
  • orthopedists
  • otolaryngologist
  • neurologist
  • pathologist
  • pediatricians
  • psychiatrists
  • radiologist
  • urologist
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ancillary service

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  • provides convenience for pts
  • meet specific medical need for a specific population
  • ex. occupational therapist- assist pts in day to day tasks
  • ex. urgent care- more locations and flexibility
  • labs
  • diagnostic imaging
  • physical therapy
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alternative therapies

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  • acupuncture
  • chiropractic
  • energy therapy
  • dietary supplements
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advanced beneficiary notice (ABN)

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-form when provider believes medicare will not pay for services received

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allowed amount

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-maximum amount a third party payer will pay for a service

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copayment

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-amount of money that is paid at time of medical service

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coinsurance

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  • policyholder and insurance company share the cost of covered losses in a specified ratio
  • ex. 80:20
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deductible

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-specific amount of money a pt must pay out of pocket before the insurance carrier begins paying

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explanation of benefits

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  • statement from the insurance carrier detailing what was paid, denied, or reduced in payment
  • contains information about amounts applied to the deductible, coinsurance and allowed amounts
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participating provider (PAR)

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-providers who agree to write off the difference between the amount charged by the provider and the approved fee established the insurer

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federal and state government plans

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  • medicare
  • tricare
  • CHAMPVA
  • medicaid
  • managed care plans
  • workers compensation
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medicare

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  • 65 and older

- by hospitalization or routine medical office visits

38
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tricare

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-military personnel to receive treatment from civilian providers

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CHAMPVA

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-covers surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans who died

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medicaid

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-health care for medically indigent population through cost sharing program between federal and state government

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managed care

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-plans that provide health care in return for preset scheduled payments and coordinated care through a defined network of providers and hospitals

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workers compensation

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-protects wage earners against the loss of wages and cost of medical care resulting from occupational accident or disease

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private insurance

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  • blue cross blue shield
  • aetna
  • united healthcare
  • 2 basic managed care models:
  • preferred provider organization PPO- flexibility in changing PCPs around
  • health maintenance organizations HMO- require to choose a PCP
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PCP

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-primary care provider

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CMS-1500 form

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  • health insurance claim form for claims submitted by a provider or supplier
  • MA needs pts and guarantors demographic and insurance information, diagnostic test, treatment, procedure info, and billing info
  • 33 blocks or items divided into 3 sections
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CMS-1500 form sections

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    1. carrier block- address of insurance carrier
    1. pt insured section- info about pt (1-13)
    1. physician/supplier section- info about physician (14-33)
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administrative simplification compliance act (ASCA)

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  • requires that claims to medicare by transmitted electronically
  • submitted electronically through billing or to a claim clearing house
  • must be no later than 12 months after date of service
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CPOE

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computerized provider order entry

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lincensure

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  • state regulated
  • issued upon graduation
  • not required for MA
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certification

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  • generally optional

- requires continuing education to keep current

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who is responsible for the MA

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-licensed health care professional

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preventive medicine specailist

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  • evaluates mental illness, physical illness, and disability by analyzing pt health needs
  • all ages
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blue cross blue shield

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-oldest and largest insurance

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vertigo

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otolaryngologist

-eyes nose ear disease

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require a license

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  • PA
  • radiologist
  • anesthesiologist
  • MA
  • DO
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exclusive provider organization (EPO)

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  • shares features of HMO and PPO
  • pts can choose from a network of providers
  • do not need referral to see specialist
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fee schedule

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-list of charges for procedures and services performed in the providers office

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subluxation

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  • dislocation, misalignment

- treated by chiropractic care

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biofeedback

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  • help pts relax by recognizing bodily functions

- teaches pts how to control physiologic responses to stress

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home health agency

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-provide pts with in home services

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