Healthcare Systems and Settings

Question 1

What is the difference between an MD and a DO?

Answer 1

MD is an allopathic doctor (diagnose illnesses, provide treatments perform procedures, writes Rx’s) and a DO does everything an MD can do, but they use osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) to treat their patients.

Question 2

What is an occupational therapist?

Answer 2

Assists patients who have developed conditions that disable them developmentally, emotionally, mentally or physically.

Question 3

What is the Affordable Care Act?

Answer 3

An act that promoted newer health care system and payment models by testing new methods of health care delivery and moving from reimbursement for services rendered to method based on VALUE of care.

Question 4

What are the different Healthcare Delivery Models?

Answer 4

ACO (accountable care organizations), Capitation, global budget, HMO (Health maintenance organization), and PCMH (Patient-centered medical home).

Question 5

Define ACO payment model.

Answer 5

Stands for Accountable Care Organizations. Providers voluntarily provide care to Medicare patients. When done right, health care dollars are spent wisely, it will share in the savings it achieves for Medicare programs.

Question 6

Define global budget

Answer 6

Fixed amount paid annually for all care. Providers can determine how money is spent.