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1
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define health

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state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

2
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what was the leading cause of death in the US in 2007

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diseases of the heart

3
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what is the central focus of health care

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restore health or prevent exacerbation of health problems

4
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what is the goal of primary health care

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prevention (eliminate risk factors for a disease)

5
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what is the goal of secondary prevention

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early detection of disease so treatment is more effective

6
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what is the focus of tertiary prevention

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focuses on treatment of identified disease to reduce the incidence of later complications

7
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what are the management elements of healthcare

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administration, planning, regulation and evaluation

8
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what criteria can health care systems be judged on

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quality of health care provided, equity achieved in the provision of health care, efficiency

9
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what does primary care include

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personal treatment and preventive measures

10
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what type of care do most people need most of the time

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primary care

11
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what does secondary care include

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most surgical procedures, diagnostic and treatment interventions of specialists

12
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what are the 2 main types of health care facilities

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inpatient and outpatient

13
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what are the 4 ways to categorize hospitals

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by control, size, function and average length of patient stay

14
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what are the 4 functional categories of inpatient care

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general, special, rehabilitation and chronic disease, psychiatric

15
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what type of hospitals are all non-federal, short-term general and special hospitals whose facilities and serves are available to the public

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community hospitals

16
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what is the average number of people served on an inpatient basis on a single day

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average daily census

17
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what accounts for the largest portion of US health care spending

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hospitals (31%)

18
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what is the primary agency that counts and classifies hospitals in the US

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AHA

19
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what percentage of nonfederal hospitals are community hospitals

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86%

20
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what is the role of the executive committee

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provides overall coordination and sets general policy

21
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what is the role of the joint conference committee

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serves as liaison between the medical staff and the hospital’s governing board

22
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what is the role of the credentials committee

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reviews applications to join the medical staff and controls the periodic reappointment process

23
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what percentage of nursing homes are for-profit

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66%

24
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what percentage of nursing homes are not-for-profit

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26%

25
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where does the majority of nursing home financial support come from

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public funds

26
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what type of care is given to a person who is not a bed patient in a health care institution

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ambulatory care

27
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what setting do most physician-patient contacts occur

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ambulatory care settings

28
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what speciality is visited the most in ambulatory care settings

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general and family practice

29
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what is the major source of payment for ambulatory visits

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private insurance

30
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what are the 3 categories presenting to EDs

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non urgent, urgent, emergent

31
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describe non urgent presentation to ED

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condition does not require the resources of an ED (condition is not acute or is minor)

32
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what was the rate of ED visits for the uninsured in 2007

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41.6 visits per 100 persons

33
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what was the rate of ED visits for persons with private insurance in 2007

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19.9 visits per 100 persons

34
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what was the physician/population ratio in 2008

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27.7 per 10,000

35
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what type of physicians have a gatekeeper function

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primary care physicians

36
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under the US constitution, where does the federal government’s authority concerning health and health services come from

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the powers to tax and spend to provide for the general welfare and the ability to regulate interstate and foreign commerce

37
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what branch of the federal government writes regulations for administering legislation

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executive branch

38
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what branch of the government determine if legislation is constitutional and if regulations exceed the original statutes

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judicial branch

39
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what branch decides things if contract disputes occur

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judiciary

40
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what is the most important federal agency involved in the delivery of healthcare

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DHHS

41
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what is the focus of the FDA

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efficacy and safety

42
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how long must someone serve for the armed services to be considered a veteran for VA services

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90 days

43
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what is the name of the military health insurance program

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TRICARE

44
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what does “therapeutics” include

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equipment and pharmaceuticals

45
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what does national health expenditures (NHE) include

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health consumption expenditures, investment in healthcare structures and equipment, noncommercial health care research to procure future health care expenditures

46
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what is most of the natural health expenditure from

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person health care (84%)

47
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what is a deductible

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fat amount that an individual or family must pay out-of-pocket before the insurance company will begin paying during some set time period

48
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what does MCO (managed care organization)determine

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determines what care the patient is entitled to and under what circumstances

49
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when was medicare established and by what

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by congress in 1965, authorized by title XVIII of the social security act

50
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describe part A of medicare

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hospital insurance (covers limited skilled nursing care also)

51
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describe part B of medicare

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supplementary medical insurance which covers physician and some other health professional services, hospital outpatient care, and some other services

52
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describe part C of medicare

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permits medicare beneficiaries to enroll in managed care organizations

53
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describe part D of medicare

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medicare prescription drug coverage which was designed to lower the cost of prescriptions for medicare beneficiaries

54
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what is part A of medicare funded primarily from

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social security taxes

55
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what is part D of medicare funded from

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through premiums

56
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what is the majority (2/3) of part B off medicare funded from

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general revenues with the balance form enrollee premium payments

57
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what is medicare operated by

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centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS)

58
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how are payments for services determined in the RBRVS system

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by the resource costs needed to provide them

59
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what components are the cost of providing services for medicare payments divided into

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physician work, practice expense, professional liability insurance

60
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why were DRGs implemented

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to control medicare expenditures

61
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describe medicaid

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needs-based program that provides coverage for some health services for some of the poor on a “means tested basis”

62
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how is medicaid supported and administered

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supported by federal and state tax funds and is administered by the states

63
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what 3 criteria are health care systems generally evaluated on

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quality, equity, and efficiency of health care

64
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what was the average life expectancy for all US residents in 2011

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78.7

65
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when was the children’s health insurance program (CHIP) created

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1997

66
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when was the sustainable growth rate (SGR) created

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1997

67
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when was the medicare prescription drugs benefit (medicare part D) created

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2003