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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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What happened in 1735

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First medical society in Boston

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What happened in 1750

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First general hospital in Philadelphia

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3
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What happened in 1765

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First medical college

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What happened in the 1800s

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Soldiers died of disease in the Civil War

increased public consciousness

fee for service

US army medical department

Sickness protection offered for union members

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5
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When was the AMA founded

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1863

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6
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What happened in 1900

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Industrial revolution increased work injuries

minimal government involvement

AMA suggests insurance options

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7
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What happened in 1910

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WWI– men go to war

benefits come into play to get women to work

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What happened in 1929

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group of teachers start the first insurance company at Baylor University

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What happened in 1930

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Great Depression

First public support of healh care– social security act

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what happened in 1940

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WWII– employer sponsered health insurance to incentivize employees

12 million were insured

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what happened in 1950

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Medical advances
rising cost of health care
only 15% of elderly have health insurance

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12
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What happened in 1960

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healthcare 5% of GDP

700 private health insurance companies

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13
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When was medicare/medicaid made

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1970

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14
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what happened in 1970

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uninsured rose form 25 to 50 million

Social security amendment

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15
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What happened in 1980

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health care 8.9% of GDP

142 million insured

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16
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what happened in 1990

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12.1% of GDP
HIPAA
Medicaid expansion
push for primary care

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what happened in 2000

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13.3% GDP
2003 Medicare perscription drug coverage (Part D)

18
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what happened in 2010

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17.4% GDP
Uninsured decreases
Optimal medical expansion covers 1 in 6 Americans

19
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what is the top reason for being uninsured

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coverage is not affordable

20
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what are the costs of not being insured

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delay necessary care

decreased preventative services

worse health outcomes

higher chronic disease and mortality rate

21
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healthcare spending is driven by what

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utilization (the number of services used)
price (the amount charged per service)

22
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barriers to health care

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lack of insurance
underinsured
lack of prompt access

23
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social determinants of health

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education access and quality

health care access and quality

neighborhood environment

social and community context

economic stability

24
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What does the ACA do

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expand access and protections for insurance coverage

improve health quality and system performance

emphasixe prevention and wellness

25
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what is the greatest predictor of how long you are expected to live?

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where you live

26
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what is primary care

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first point of contact– preventative care

general practitioners, doctors, dentists, etc.

27
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where are most primary care providers located?

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clinics, walk in clinics, urgent care

28
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what is secondary care

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care that involves specialized expertise

cardiologists, oncologist, general surgeons

access through referrals

29
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what is tertiary care

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management of rare disorders

trauma and burn care
transplant surgeons

30
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what is quaternary care

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extremely specialized care– experimental, rare genetic diseases

31
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what is a multispecialty group practice

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clinic owned and administered by physicians n various specialties

promotes collaborative style of care

32
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what is an example of a multispecialty group practice

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Mayo Clinic

33
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Advantages of multispecialty group practice

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One-stop-shop for helath care needs

acess to medical technolgoy

multidisciplinary offerring

more choice and convenience

34
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disadvantage of multispecialty group practice

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doctors may get rewarded for high patient numbers

35
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what is an example of a community health center

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Neighborhood family clinic

36
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what are community helath centeres

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comprehensive primary care for medically underserved communities

emphasize primary and preventative care

37
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health maintenance organization (HMO)

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health insurance plan limiting care to doctors who work for or contract with the HMO

focused on prevention and wellness

38
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another name for vertical integration of helathcare

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Kaiser-Permanente medical program

39
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what is vertical integration of healthcare

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consolidating under one organizational roof

40
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disadvantages of virtual integration of healthcare

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communication is disrupted

coordination of services is difficult
no price transparency
difficult to navigate
care silos occur

41
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what is a care silo

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each discipline only discusses with each other not with other disciplines

42
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accountable care organizations (ACOs)

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group of health care providers who voluntarily come together to provide care for medicare patients

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