Midterm Flashcards
What is the Social Security Act ?
system of payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people
- enacted by Pres. Roosevelt
What is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) ?
federal statute intended to prevent Medicare-participating hospitals with dedicated emergency departments from refusing to treat people based on their insurance status or ability to pay
- for everyone
What is the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) ?
coverage of group health benefits to employees and their families in the case of certain events which would cause coverage to be terminated
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) ?
legislation that requires healthcare facilities to provide information about advance health care directives to adult patients during admission to the facility
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ?
provisions to expand coverage, control health care costs, and improve health care delivery systems
What does HIPAA stand for ?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is the goal of the Joint Commission ?
improve patient outcomes through improved performance
How is part A of medicare funded ?
social security tax and federal taxes
How is part B of medicare funded ?
75% by the federal government and 25% by subscribers
What population is medicare for ?
elderly, disabled and renal dialysis patients
What is included in Medicare part A ?
- funded primarily through employee payroll deductions and employer contributions
- coinsurance for hospital and skilled nursing facility stays
What is included in Medicare part B ?
- funded primarily from federal general funds
- supplementary medical insurance
- optional: however most eligible patients opt to pay the premiums
What is covered in Medicare part A ?
- inpatient hospital care
- limited skill nursing facility care
- hospice care
What is covered in Medicare part B ?
- primary care provider services
- outpatient tests
- certain medical supplies and equipment
- home health care
What is covered in Medicare part C ?
medicare advantage managed care plans
What is covered in Medicare part D ?
limited prescription coverage
Who is the primary population for Medicaid ?
the financially indigent
- women and children are the majority
- administered by the states under broad federal guidelines
- about 17% of the population
What is TRICARE ?
health care insurer for the Department of Defense (DOD)/ Veteran’s administration (VA)
What is surveyed on HCAHPS ?
- communication with Nurses & Doctors
- staff responsiveness
- pain management
- communication about medicines
- discharge information
- hospital cleanliness and quietness
- one global item: overall rating of hospital
What does HCAHPS stand for ?
hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems
What is health care economics ?
study of supply and demand of resources and its effect on the allocation of health care resources in an economic system
What is pay for performance mean in healthcare economics ?
reimbursement to clinicians and hospitals for the provision of appropriate and high-quality care
- designed to enhance the communication and coordination of care among patients, providers and clinicians
What are the main attributes with health care economics ?
- markets
- price and cost
- supply and demand
- efficiency and equity
What is legislation ?
process of introducing, adopting, changing or repealing law
What is regulation ?
process of putting laws into action through the establishment of rules
What is litigation ?
process of seeking help through the courts to address a perceived wrong
What is civil law ?
one individual sues another monetarily to compensate for a perceived loss
- malpractice is included here