Lecture 27: Health Care Flashcards
1
Q
Where is money going?
A
- Marketing
- studies and tests
- about 1 trillion a year wasted on healthcare
2
Q
Stats on US healthcare
A
- US spend more money on healthcare than any other country
- US has fewer doctors, hospital beds, and doctors consultations
- life expectancy (in relation to amount of money spent on healthcare) is lower than many other countries
- potential years of life lost is higher than other countries
3
Q
Evidence-based medicine
A
-requires systematic reviews of evidence
4
Q
US Preventive Service Task Force
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-site that provides “grades” for screenings to see if it’s necessary
5
Q
Cochrane Reviews
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- nonprofit site that provides results for studies and medical claims (e.g. if cranberries cure UTIs, if exercise helps depression, etc.)
- reviews of medicine widely used
- part of evidence-based medicine
