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Unit 1: Health Care Systems Flashcards

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Hospitals: specialty

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If you can’t pay, you don’t get treated

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Hospitals: Government

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  • Operated by federal state & local gov.

* VA hospitals

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Hospitals: university

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  • learning medical students

* research and education

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Long Term Care: residential care

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  • old people that can no longer care for themselves

* provide activities of daily living

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LTC: extended skilled care facilities

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•rehab; get them back and moving then leave

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LTC: independent/assisant living

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  • need help with care but not 24/7

* made food, cleaned etc. but can still go out

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Types of Specialty Medical Offices

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  • pediatrics: children
  • cardiology: heart
  • obstetrics: care of pregnant women
  • dental offices: teeth
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Types of clinics

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  • surgical
  • specialty
  • Rehab
  • Outpaitent
  • Health Department
  • Medical Center
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Emergency care services

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  • helicopters
  • ambulances
  • paramedics
  • firefighters
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Laboratories

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  • Medical
  • Research
  • Dental
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Home health care

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*go to patients home
•speech therapy
•occupational therapy
•physical therapy

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Hospice

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People who have 6 months or less to live

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Palliative care

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Care that provides support and comfort is directed toward allowing the person to die with dignity

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Mental Health facilities

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  • counciling and guidance
  • mental health issues
  • physical abuse treatment centers
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Genetic counseling centers

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-work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering
• preform prenatal screening tests, check for abnormalities and birth defects etc.

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Rehabilitation facilities

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Provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function
•occupational, physical, recreational, speech & hearing therapy

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Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

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Provide total health care directed toward preventive health care

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Industrial health care centers

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  • provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic examinations
  • nurse cares for workers on the job
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School health services

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•provide health care of emergencies, performs tests and maintains a safe and sanitary school environment

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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•compiles statistics and information on disease, publishes health info and investigates serious health problems throughout the world

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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National agency that deals with the health problems in the United States

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Involved in research on disease

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Causes, spread and control of diseases in populations

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public

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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

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Research the quality of health care delivery and identify standards that should be provided by health care facilities

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job related injuries and illnesses

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Deductibles

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Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay

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Co insurance

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Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company

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Co payment

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A specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service

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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) insurance

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A monthly fee stays the same regardless of the amount of health care used

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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

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Type of health insurance plan usually provided by lard industries or companies to their employees

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Medicare

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A federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65 and for any person with a disability who has received social security benefits for at least 2 years

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Medicaid

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A medical assistance program operated by individual states

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Workers’ compensation

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A health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job

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Managed care

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An approach that has developed in response to rising health care costs

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Organizational structure

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Emcompasses a line of authority or chain of command

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Hospitals: General

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  • can not turn you away
  • have to treat regardless of payment
  • surgical services
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Provides assistance and care mainly for elderly paitents

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Long Term Care

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Provides special care for accidents or sudden illness

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Emergency care

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Deals with mental disorders and diseases

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Mental health care

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Health centers located in large companies or industries

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Industrial health

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Offices owned by one or more dentists

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Dental offices

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Performs special diagnostic tests

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Laboratories

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Provides health care in a patients home

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Home health care

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Provides physical, occupational, and other therapies

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Rehabilitation

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Checks for genetic abnormalities and birth defects

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Genetic counseling

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Four types of hospitals depending on the source of income received

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  • private
  • religious
  • non profit or voluntary
  • government
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3 services offered by medical offices

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  • diagnosis
  • minor surgery
  • treatment
49
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Identify different types of clinics

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  • surgical clinics
  • outpatient clinics
  • dental clinics
  • emergency care clinics
  • rehab clinics
50
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What is palliative care?

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Care that provides comfort and allows the person to die with dignity

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Four services that can be offered by state and local health departments

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  • immunization for disease control
  • communicable disease control
  • clinics for health care and provention
  • health education
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How do Non profit/voluntary agencies recieve their funding?

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Donations, membership fees, fundraisers, and federal or state grants

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