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What is the individual annual spending on healthcare?

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$10,000

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what is medical tourism and why would we use it

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a practice of going across international borders to receive medical treatment

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Diagnostic Services

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diagnose or
treat specific physical conditions, like disease or injuries

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Support Services

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pathway which includes ensuring a therapeutic environment for patients

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Therapeutic Services

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pathway which includes maintaining and improving a patient’s overall health in
the long term

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What is the purposed of electronic medical records?

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patient files which are easily shared between medical professionals to facilitate
collaborations when treating a patient

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What allows individuals to have access to health insurance?

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national health insurance regulations

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What contributes to the growth of the healthcare industry?

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primitive health care

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Medical innovations

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prevent the spread of some of the most dangerous diseases.

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10
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Which countries are leaders in medical innovation?

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the US

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What is the 3rd leading cause of hospitalization?

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Depression

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Primitive healthcare can be described as what?

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humans making changes in their environments so they are healthier

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why is published medical research important?

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medical facilities began to be regulated and
standardized, which allowed for the ability to control infection for the first time, making
medical treatment safer and more effective.

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What is the job description of a risk manager?

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collect
information on the types of problems or risks that occur on a daily basis at a medical
facility.

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What is the job description of an interpreter?

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support service professionals
who are critical to ensuring every patient in the United States receives effective and
comprehensive care.

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16
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A career in genetics falls under which pathway?

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Therapeutic Services

17
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What is the function of mammography?

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a small piece of a puzzle for the patient. And it can be for men, too,
because there are men who develop breast cancer. But it is a small piece, but it’s a
very, very important piece due to the fact that we want to catch those disease
processes very, very early so that those patients can have that taken care of.

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What is the job description of an occupational therapist?

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for adults, it’s learning to get dressed. It’s going
to work. It’s driving a car. For kids, it’s learning in school. It’s cutting with scissors,
coloring with crayons, learning their ABCs, writing, cutting– all of those things.