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What was established in 2001 to support free clinics in the United States?

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The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC)

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What created the Medicare and Medicaid programs that funded healthcare?

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The passage of the Social Security Act of 1965

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What did hospitals emerge from?

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Almhouse institutions that cared for the chronically ill or disabled

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What is the HHS responsible for?

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Medicare, Medicaid, biomedical research, food and drug safety, disease control, and other services.

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What percent of healthcare workers do hospitals employ?

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39%

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The healthcare industry is…

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a complex system of diagnostic therapeutic, and preventative services

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What are the 4 categories of healthcare?

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  1. Health promotion
  2. Disease prevention
  3. Diagnosis and treatment
  4. Rehabilitation
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What is ambulatory care?

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The most common private practice; has all types of procedures

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What is the emphasis on public health and medical care?

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Public health is on prevention
Medical care is on treatment of disease

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What does public health at the city and state level include?

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licensing health professionals and health facilities, setting standards for automobile safety devices, and supervising the quality of payment such as Medicaid

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Why do states conduct surveys as part of the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

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To evaluate behaviors that that increase the risk for chronic disease including, diet, activity, smoking, and alcohol use

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What is the misconception about free clinics?

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Free clinics are no longer necessary after the implementation of the ACA

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How many were uninsured in 2019?

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29 million (11%)

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What plays an important role in achieving health care for all through federally funded care?

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Preventative health care

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True or False: There are more community, non-profit hospitals than private

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True

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True or False: The hospital is a key resource of the U.S. healthcare center

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True

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Who owns/operates private hospitals

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Groups such as churches, businesses, corporations, and physicians

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What do health promotion services do?

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Help clients reduce the risk of illness, maintain optimal function, and follow healthy lifestyles

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what do disease prevention services offer?

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A wide variety of assistance and activities.

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What is the most used healthcare service?

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Diagnosis and treatment of illness, most often provided in the hospital or ambulatory care setting

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What do rehabilitation services involve?

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The restoration of a person to normal or near-normal function after an illness

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Who finances/operates public hospitals?

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Government agencies

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Who operates voluntary hospitals?

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Religious organizations

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What are community hospitals?

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Independent, nonprofit corporations consisting of local citizens interested in providing care

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What are proprietary hospitals?

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for-profit hospitals are operated for financial benefit

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What is a hospital system?

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more than one hospital managed by one organization or single hospital

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What is a network?

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A group of hospitals, physicians, and other providers that work together to coordinate a spectrum of services in a town

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What is the CDC?

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention; protects public health

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What is the AHRQ?

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; supports research designed to improve quality and safety

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What is the CMS?

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid; oversight of the programs of insurance

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What is the FDA?

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The Food and Drug Administration ensures that food, drugs, and medical devices are safe

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What do traumatic brain injuries, and physical, and mental disabilities require?

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Rehabilitation

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What are federally funded primary care health centers?

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Communities that are medically underserved

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What is the major force in developing hospitals?

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The transformation of nursing into a profession

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How are hospitals categorized?

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  1. Length of stay
  2. function
  3. financial support
  4. ownership
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What is a mental health hospital’s primary purpose?

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Protect the public

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What is the patient bill of rights?

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the responsibilities of hospital and staff toward patients

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What did the AHA replace the Bill of Rights with?

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Patient care partnership

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What is the consumer rights?

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Preventative therapeutic diagnostic

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What does the NIH support?

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Biomedical research

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What is Medicare?

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gov funds for the elderly population

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What is Medicaid?

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gov funds for low-income

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What is the ACA?

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The Affordable Care Act increased the number of people who have access to affordable care

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