healthcare system midterm

Question 1

-study of choices that people make to attain their goals, given scarce resources

Answer 1

economics

Question 2

-3 goals of healthcare

Answer 2

decrease cost, improve quality and access to care

Question 3

-increased access to care thorough increased access to insurance
-individual mandate
-young adults can stay on parent plan until 26
-healthcare exchanges

Answer 3

affordable care act

Question 4

-free from disease or pain

Answer 4

traditional definiton of health

Question 5

-health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Answer 5

world health organization definition

Question 6

-the ability to adapt and self manage

Answer 6

huber et al definition

Question 7

-care that deals with basic health problems/ailments and prevention

Answer 7

primary care

Question 8

-care that requires more clinical expertise

Answer 8

secondary care

Question 9

-care that deals with rare/complex disorders

Answer 9

tertiary care

Question 10

only 1 seller

Answer 10

monopoly

Question 11

only 1 buyer

Answer 11

monospony

Question 12

-physician receives a lump sum for every diagnosis/patient

Answer 12

diagnosis related groups

Question 13

-physician practices where physicians practice in general medicine or have more than 1 specialty

Answer 13

multi specialty group practice

Question 14

focus on primary and preventative care and serve high need areas

Answer 14

community health centers

Question 15

one group is ownership of all parts

Answer 15

vertically integrated hmos

Question 16

connected through contracts

Answer 16

virtually integrated hmos

Question 17

rather than group with other physicians, a physician might group with a hospital to negotiate with health plans

Answer 17

physician hospital organizations

Question 18

gave patients more choices but required them to pay more for care provided out of network

Answer 18

preferred providers organizations

Question 19

provider led organizations whose mission is to manage the full continuum of care and be accountable for the overall costs and quality of care for a defined population

Answer 19

accountable care organizations

Question 20

clinical community partnerships that include the medical and social supports necessary for improving health

Answer 20

medical neighborhoods

Question 21

reflect that item’s value/worth

Answer 21

equilibrium price

Question 22

made it easier for internationally train physicians to practice in the us

Answer 22

immigration act of 1965

Question 23

increased federal funding to medical schools

Answer 23

health professions education act of 1965

Question 24

care that doesn’t require a hospital stay

Answer 24

ambulatory care

Question 25

team based model of care led by a personal physician

Answer 25

patient centered medical home

Question 26

coordination between providers of care, providers of health related services, and others involved in patient care

Answer 26

accountable care organization

Question 27

healthcare provided on walk in basis for acute illness or injury that is non life threatening and beyond the scope of primary care provider

Answer 27

urgent care centers

Question 28

often associated with pharmacies or grocery stores

Answer 28

retail clinics

Question 29

average cost can decrease as you increase production

Answer 29

economies of scare

Question 30

accredited degree granting institutions that have a medical school, one or more professional programs, and are affiliated with at least one teaching hospital

Answer 30

academic health centers

Question 31

physical limitations such as getting out of bed

Answer 31

activities of daily living

Question 32

everyday activities such as driving

Answer 32

instrumental activities of daily living

Question 33

care for terminally ill patients that doesn’t seek to cure illness but rather trat symptoms

Answer 33

palliative care

Question 34

lobby for physicians rights and public health issues

Answer 34

american medical association

Question 35

heavily invested in discussions regarding government insurance coverage

Answer 35

insurance companies