PUSHES EXAM I Flashcards
How much is the total U.S health care expenditures in year 2017?
$3.5 trillion
How much of the total U.S health care expenditures in 2017 of GDP?
17.9%
What are the major factors contributing to high costs of healthcare?
Social factors, chronic disease and aging, prescription drugs and other advances in medical tech, fragmented healthcare delivery, current payment and reimbursement, administrative costs for providers and payers
What is the universal goal of the health care system?
Adequate access to quality care at a reasonable cost (aqc)
What is the triple aims of healthcare system target?
- Better individual care and experiences
- Better population health
- Lower cost
What is access?
The ability to obtain health services when needed
What are the major components of access? (contributing factors)
- Ability to pay
- Availability of health care personnel and facilities
- Ease of use and barriers (transportation, language or cultural issues )
How many people are currently uninsured in the U.S?
27.4 million
What are the reasons for being uninsured among uninsured non elderly adult?
- Cost is too high
- lost job
- lost medicaid
- status change
- employer does not offer or ineligible for coverage
- No need for health coverage
How many adult are underinsured in the U.S?
41 million
What is the definition of underinsured?
when your out of pocket cost adds up to 10 percent more than your household income. Or deductible is five percent of your income.
very low income
What is primary care?
first contact care
basic or general health care
Which physicians are PCPs?
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Chiropractors
What is secondary care?
Provided by specialist treating problems that require more specialized clinical expertise. Usually more specific type of diseases, more complicated procedures
What is tertiary care?
management of the most complex disorders. Highly specialized, highly technological, typically institution based.
How can yo get tertiary care?
Referral from primary or secondary care provider.
What are some examples of tertiary care?
burn treatments, high risk pregnancy
What is preventive care?
- Attempts to prevent disease or injury
2. Actions to reduce exposures to health problems
What are examples of preventive care?
Vaccinations and screening test
What is chronic care?
Care for chronic conditions. These conditions persist over time
What is respite care?
service for dependent patients that provides temp. care relief to their informal caregivers
What is long term care?
Extended assistance for chronically ill, mentally ill, or disabled people. They have limitations in performing activities of daily living (ADL) or IADL.
What are ADLs?
Activities of daily living: basic self-care tasks, eating, bathing, dressing, bathroom, transferring or walk around
What are IADLs?
shopping, cooking, managing meds, handling money
What are the services that LTC often?
- Skilled nursing care
- Assisted living programs
- Rehab
- home health
- Outreach programs
What is acute care?
Short-term, intense medical care. Inpatient hospitalization
What is subacute care?
inpatient service for pts that no longer need hospital care but require more intensive skilled nursing than what is available at nursing homes.
How long are pts at subacute care for?
until condition is stabilized or the treatment course is completed
Is subacute care nursing more intensive than acute?
No but its more than traditional nursing.
How long is the usual length of stay?
4.5 days
How can hospitals be classified?
- Size: number of beds
- Location: urban or rural
- Type of service
- Ownership: Pubic, private nonprofit or proprietary
- Multiunit affiliation: chain or independent
- teaching or church affiliated
What is ambulatory care?
outpatient care that does not require inpatient hospitalization. Walk in pt
What does ambulatory care include?
disease prevention, health promotion, and medical care
What is the ACO?
Accountable Care Organization that is a model of care affordable care act that decreased healthcare cost by encouraging networks to coordinate care and receive bonuses for efficient care delivery.