Definitions

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

field of study that helps define what is GOOD for an individual and establishes the duties that people should uphold for themselves and others
what is GOOD for society

Question 2

Medical Ethics

Answer 2

ethics actually applied to medicine –> combined thinking of multiple disciplines
helps doctors make decisions for what is best for the patient given certain situations

Question 3

Truthtelling

Answer 3

should doctors tell the full truth to patients 100% of the time? –> not discussed via hippocratic oath

Question 4

Medicare

Answer 4

federal insruance program that helps pay for peoples health insurance when they are 65+, permanently disable workers and dependents, and people with end stage renal diseases

Question 5

Medicare qualifications and info

Answer 5

acccording to income
no deductions and copays
DECREASE in overall expenditures for this

Question 6

Part D

Answer 6

GW Bush decision to include drug prescriptions coverage in addition to medicare program standards

Question 7

Medicaid

Answer 7

program designed to make healthcare more available to the poor

Question 8

Medicaid Eligibility and info

Answer 8

requirements and benefits vary by state
majority of funds go towards elderly, disabled and blind
majority of recipients are apart of welfare family program

Question 9

Managed Care Programs

Answer 9

programs that cut costs via lower provider reimbursement (insurance company payouts) and reducing what they are covering (which reduces doctor autonomy for choice of treatments)

Question 10

Health Maintainence Programs

Answer 10

healthcare plans that offer a range of services for fixed fees –> limitation on services that will be covered for given amount of time

Question 11

Preferred Provider Organization

Answer 11

networks of physicians and hospitals that agree to give discounts to people that enroll in their services and agree to follow their regulations

Question 12

Hospices

Answer 12

provide services and palliative care for terminally ill and patients at the end of their life

Question 13

Nursing Home

Answer 13

provides nursing and other rehabilitation services; mainly incapacitated elderly but also young adults with significant physical or mental health

Question 14

Cerebrum

Answer 14

upper brain cortex for thinking and mental consciousness

Question 15

Brain stem

Answer 15

lower brain; respiratory, swallowing, sleeping and waking

Question 16

Cerebellum

Answer 16

muscular movement and coordination

Question 17

death

Answer 17

permanently nonfunctioning brain (cerebrum + brainstem) including, no reflexes, no breathing, no cerebral functioning, no awareness of externally applied stimuli