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Lecture 1 Flashcards

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1
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what does ACPE stand for

A

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

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What does NABP stand for

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North American Board of Pharmacy

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3
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who administers the NAPLEX?

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NABP

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4
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US health care spending grew ___ percent in 2018, reaching $_______ or $_______/person

A

grew 4.6%

reaching $3.6 trillion or $11,172 per person

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5
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in the nation’s GDP (gross domestic product), health spending accounted for _____%

A

17.7

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6
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how much did the united states spend on healthcare in 2021

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4,200 BILLION

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7
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What accounts for the largest chunk of US health care spending in 2021

A

hospital care

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8
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does our healthcare system stay the same?

A

NO - it is constantly changing

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9
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“is america the best HC system in the world?”

what 3 things can “best” be based on?

A

cost
access
quality

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10
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true or false: out of pocket costs are continually rising

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true

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what are “cost shares”?

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tied to the service itself
ie:
copay
coinsurance
deductible

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12
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explain the concept of a coinsurance vs copay

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coinsurance example: insurance pays 80%, you pay 20%

copays: $ amount

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What is considered the COST OF INSURANCE?

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the premium payment. periodic, regular payment

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14
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list 3 subcategories of “quality”

A

structure (primary, secondary, tertiary)
processes (procedures; the ACT OF GIVING CARE)
outcomes (life expectancy, infant mortality, satisfaction of care)

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15
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we do a poor job of caring for which population?

A

the elderly and the chronically ill (long term care)

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16
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list 3 subsets of “access”

A

affordability
timeliness
physical/geographical

17
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are premium payments and deductible directly or inversely related?

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INVERSELY

As premium goes up, deductible amount goes down

as deductible goes up, premium goes down

18
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WHY did our healthcare spending #’s drop in 2021-2022?

A

bc of covid – lot of canceled surgeries

19
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what are the TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS

A

the iron triangle

not recognizing that PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

20
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explain what the iron triangle is

A

access, cost, and quality cannot all be simultaneously improved.
an improvement in 1 results in a decline in at least one other

21
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we have good access to which kind of care and bad access to which kind of care?

A

GOOD ACCESS to secondary and tertiary (inpatient)

BAD ACCESS to primary care

22
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a _____ of prevention is worth a _____ of cure

A

an OUNCE of prevention is worth a POUND of cure

23
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what is the purpose of any healthcare system?

however, what is the US healthcare system mostly concerned with?

A

the purpose of any healthcare system is to PROMOTE HEALTH

the US healthcare system is mostly concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and NOT with the goal of promoting health

24
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what is primary prevention

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aims to PREVENT diseases or injuries before they ever occur. done by preventing exposure to hazards, altering unhealthy or unsafe behaviors that can lead to disease or injury

25
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what is secondary prevention

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aims to REDUCE THE IMPACT of a disease that has ALREADY OCCURRED. This is done by detecting or treating the disease as soon as possible to HALT OR SLOW ITS PROGRESS.
ie: regular exams and screenings

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What is tertiary prevention?

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aims to soften the impact of an ONGOING ILLNESS that has lasting effects in order to improve their ability to function as much as possible
-enhancing chronically ill’s quality of life and life expectancy

ie: stroke or cardiac rehab

27
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is it possible to completely resolve the iron triangle?

A

NO
some countries are just better at managing it

28
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explain why Canada does a better job at managing the iron triangle

A

canada has a structurally different HC system

they have a PREVENTABLE system.
better primary care bc they dont have “networks” for insurances like we do

we might see a dr we dont like bc we dont have a choice. this isnt an issue in canada

29
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what is “medical tourism”

A

going to other countries since they’re not insured here.
ex: getting a surgery in another country

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