Intro to health pro exam 3 Flashcards
Does the federal government have the authority to provide direct services?
No, the feral government has no authority to provide direct services
What population do federal funded and privately funded free clinics serve?
Federal: serve high-need communities designated as medically under-served areas or populations
Private: serve those who are uninsured
What are the different healthcare services categories?
Health promotion, Disease prevention , Diagnosis and Treatment, Rehabilitation
Health Promotion
Prenatal classes; Exercise and aerobic programs; Nutrition programs
Disease Prevention
Educational efforts aimed at involving consumers in their own care
Diagnosis and Treatment
Physician visits, laboratory tests, other diagnostic tech.
Rehabilitation
restoration of a person to normal or near normal function
What are the different types of hospitals
Private, public, voluntary, community, proprietary, and government operated (VA, DoD, IHS)
Private Hospitals
Operated by groups in such a way to make a profit for the owners
Public Hospitals
Financed and operated by a government agency; non-profit
Voluntary Hospitals
Usually non-profit and owned/operated by religious organizations
Community Hospitals
Independent, non-profit corporations; local citizens providing hospital care for their community
Proprietary Hospitals
For-profit hospitals operated for the financial benefit of the owners
Hospitals are categorized by what?
Function, length of stay, and financial support or ownership
MCO’s
Managed care organizations: health insurance programs that control healthcare costs by agreeing to provide health services in
exchange for a set dollar amount from Medicare or Medicaid for each enrollee
HMO’s
Health maintenance organization
PPO’s
preferred provider organizations
EPO’s
Exclusive provider organizations
Why do employers offer healthcare related incentives?
for employees to participate in employer-
sponsored wellness programs to keep employees healthy and control healthcare costs for the employer
Health Literacy
the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services as needed to make appropriate health decisions
What are the 6 dimensions of healthcare quality
- Safety: what you’re doing, causes no harm to patients
- Effectiveness: how well treatments are carried out vs. how they were designed
- Equity: fairness
- Efficiency: resources are added without specific effects; eliminate waste
- Timeliness: access and system responsiveness
- Patient-centeredness: care that aligns with patient values & goals
What are the 6 dimensions of healthcare quality
- Safety: what you’re doing, causes no harm to patients
- Effectiveness: how well treatments are carried out vs. how they were designed
- Equity: fairness
- Efficiency: resources are added without specific effects; eliminate waste
- Timeliness: access and system responsiveness
- Patient-centeredness: care that aligns with patient values & goals
Occupational burnout
a syndrome of physical and emotional exhaustion involving the development of both a negative self-concept and a poor or negative attitude toward one’s job
