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Health Care Systems Test Flashcards

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Clinic examples

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Satellite, surgical, rehabilitation, urgent care

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Clinic

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Found in many types of healthcare’s or group of mental doctors or dental doctors who share a facility and other personnel

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Centers for Disease Control

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Concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in population

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Dental laboratory

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Prepare dentures and many other devices to repair/replace teeth

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Dental offices

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Privately owned or owned by one or more dentists

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Department of Health and Human Services

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National agency that deals with the health problems in the United States

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Emergency care

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Provide special care for victims of accidents/sudden illness

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Food and drug administration

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A federal establishment that researches the healthcare delivery and identify the treatment standards

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Hospice

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Provide care for terminally ill people when they have less than six months to live

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Palliative care

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Dying with dignity

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Industrial healthcare

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Found a large company/industries. Provide healthcare for employees

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Laboratory

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Parts of other facilities but can operate as separate healthcare facilities

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Long term care facility

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Provide assistance and can care for elderly patients, usually called residents

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Managed-care

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An approach that has developed in response to rising healthcare costs

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Medicaid

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A medical program that is jointly funded by the federal government and state government but operated by individual states. Below poverty line

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Medicare

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Federal government program that provides healthcare for almost all individuals over age 65 or who are on disability

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Mental health facility

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Facilities that treat patients with mental disorder/diseases

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National Institute of health

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A division of the USDHHS; involved in research and disease

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Establishes and enforces standards the protect workers from job-related injuries

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Rehabilitation facility

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Provide care to patients with physical/mental disabilities

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Tricare

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A US government health insurance plan for all military members

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Workmen’s Compensation

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Workers injured on-the-job

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World health organization

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And international agencies sponsored by the United Nations

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Four main types of hospitals

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General, specialty, government, and university/college

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Medical offices

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Diagnosis, treatment, and minor surgery

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Home health care agencies

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Nursing, therapy, and personal care

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School health services

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Sudden illness, speech therapy, and tests

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Four types of clinics

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Surgical, urgent care, rehabilitation, outpatient

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Main goal for care provided by rehabilitation facilities

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To provide care to the patients with physical/mental disabilities and help them obtain maximum self-care and functional

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What kind of services can you expect to receive at the state or local health department

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Services directed by the USDHHS. Such as immunization, communicable disease control, and health statistics

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How do nonprofit agencies receive their funding

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Donations and membership fees

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What types of services are provided by nonprofit agencies

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American Cancer Society and they focus on specific diseases

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Premium

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A fee that an individual pays for their coverage

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Deductible

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Amount that must be paid to get services

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80/20% coinsurance

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Specific percentage of expenses shared by patient and insurance company

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Copayment

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Amount of money a patient pays for a service

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Health maintenance organization (HMO)

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Provides a managed-care plan with a premium and fees that stay the same

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Preferred provider organization (PPO)

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Provided by large industries

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What is the purpose of an organizational structure chart

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To establish a chain of command

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What is the purpose of the Omnibus reconciliation act

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Regulate long term care and home health care

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What for requirements must all geriatric assistance now meet as a result of OBRA

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Education, evaluation, retraining/testing, and exams

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Cost containment

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To control costs

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Diagnostic related groups

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Control costs for government insurance plans

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Home healthcare

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More people need home healthcare

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Geriatric care

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Care for old people

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Alternative care options

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Chinese medicine, chiropractor, naturopaths, hypnosis, Ayurvedic practitioner, homeopathy

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Hippocrates

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Hippocratic oath (father of medicine)

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Louis Pasteur

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Microbiological and immunity along with The pasteurization of milk and the rabies vaccine

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Florence Nightingale

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Modern nursing and sanitary nursing units

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Joseph Lister

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Anti-septic surgery

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Alexander Fleming

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Penicillin

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Jonas Salk

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Polio vaccine

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