Health Care Systems & Insurance Flashcards
1
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Health Care Industry
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- Currently employs 15 million +
- Fastest growing industry
- 4 billion dollar/day business
2
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Hospitals
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- Private, religeous, non-profit, government (determined by source of income)
3
Q
General Hospitals
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- Provide Diagnostic, medical, surgical, & emergency care services
- Treat wide variety
4
Q
Specialty Hospitals
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- Special conditions or patient populations
- Burn Hospitals, Psychiatric hospitals
5
Q
Government Hospitals
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- Operated by Federal, State, & Local governments
- Provide service to government personnel & their dependents
- Veterans hospitals, State Psychiatric Hospital & State Rehabilitation Center
6
Q
University Medical Hospitals
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- Funded by private &/or government sources
- For students at the university
7
Q
Long Term Care Facilities
Residential Care Facilities
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- Provide basic physical & emotional care for those who can’t care for themselves
8
Q
cancer
Shriners
Only for kids
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Specialty Hospital
9
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10
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Terminally Ill
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Hospice
Hospice at home
11
Q
Old, but not senile
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Assisting living
Long term care facility
12
Q
Break hip
Need help for a little while
Physical therapy/cooking
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Short term care facility
13
Q
Sick on campus
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University Clinic
14
Q
Stanford research hospital
teaching hospital
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University hospital
15
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Physical Therapy
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Outpatient Rehab
