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Question 1

• controlled healthcare cost
• increased access to health care
• signed into law on march 23, 2010

Answer 1

Affordable Care Act ACA

Question 2

why is the health of health care rising ?

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• medical technology
• prescribed drugs
• inadequate preventive service
• aging population

Question 3

what causes inefficiencies and disparities?

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health outcomes

Question 4

are a change in the health status of an individual, group or population which is attributable to a planned intervention or series of interventions

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health outcomes

Question 5

is a health care program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical and custodial care costs. funded by federal government and ran by the state level

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Medicaid

Question 6

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

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epidemics

Question 7

is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.

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Vaccines

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is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 9

is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of their birth, their current age and other demographic factors including sex.

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Life Expectancy

Question 10

a long individual life; great duration of individual life

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Longevity

Question 11

What influences globalization?

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local and international environment

Question 12

is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health

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CDC

Question 13

created through the Affordable Care Act, comprises 20 federal departments, agencies and offices and is chaired by the Surgeon General.

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National Prevention Council

Question 14

who has a powerful role in health care?

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The Federal government

Question 15

an international research effort to sequence and map all of the genes - together known as the genome - of members of our species, Homo sapiens. Completed in April 2003, the HGP gave us the ability, for the first time, to read nature’s complete genetic blueprint for building a human being.

Answer 15

Human genome project

Question 16

refers to a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.

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ASD (Autism spectrum disorders)

Question 17

places to work in the healthcare industry

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hospitals, free clinics, ambulatory healthcare centers, government agencies, rehabilitation centers

Question 18

what is the professional heart of all medical practice

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deliver primary patient care, train health personnel, conduct research, disseminate information to consumers

Question 19

what is the second largest business in the United States?

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Hospitals

Question 20

around what time were the first hospitals started ?

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Civil War

Question 21

Types of hospitals in the United States

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• proprietary hospital
• community hospitals
• voluntary hospitals
• network hospitals
• hospital systems

Question 22

How was the very first mental health facilities

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began as warehouses for large numbers of poor, homeless, and social misfits

Question 23

What was the primary goal of old mental health facilities?

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protect the public

Question 24

what was the major breakthroughs that led to the real treatment of mental illnesses

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Development of psychopharmaceuticals in the 1950s

Question 25

Patient's Bill of Rights

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states the responsibilities of the hospital and staff toward the patient and his or her family

Question 26

Who developed the Patient's Bill of Rights

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American Hospital Association (AHA) in 1973

Question 27

To enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans by providing for effective health and human service and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services

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Mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( USDHSS )

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What USDHHS is responsible

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- medicare and medicaid - public health - biomedical research - food and drug safety - disease control and prevention - indian health - mental health services

Question 29

address quality and cost for a certain population

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(ACOs)

Question 30

- federal health program for people age 65 years and older. | - certain disabled people younger than 65

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medicare

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- people who are not eligible for health insurance through employer and cannot afford to buy health insurance. - people with income below poverty level

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medicaid

Question 32

what does ACO stand for ?

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accountable care organizations

Question 33

what does SCHIP stand for?

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state children's health insurance program

Question 34

provides healthcare coverage for low- income children who do not qualify for medicaid

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SCHIP

Question 35

first prepayment plan to cover physicians services?

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield

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difference between HMO and EPO?

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does not require that primary care provider makes referrals to specialist

Question 37

common chronic diseases in the elderly

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- stroke - arthritis - diabetes - chronic lower respiratory diseases - dementia - Alzheimer's diease

Question 38

provides comprehensive preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services so older individuals with chronic care needs can continue living in the community

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PACE

Question 39

- decrease the number of uninsured - increase the quality and efficiency of health care - slow the rising costs of health

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goals of ACA

Question 40

includes incentives for healthcare providers to improve the quality and efficiency of health care

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HRRP

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refers to procedures, equipment, and processes by which medical care is delivered

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medical technology

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refers to an array of technologies to record, store, retrieve, protect, share, and analyze health information

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health information technology (Health IT)

Question 43

3 categories of health care

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- healthcare practitioners and technical occupations - healthcare support occupations - community and social service occupations and personal care and services.