Midterm Flashcards
(35 cards)
disease:
a particular distinctive process in the body with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms, could be transmitted from one person to another
disorder:
irregularity, disturbance, or interruption of normal body functions, usually not transmissible
health science professions deal with
diseases, causes, treatment, and prevention
sources of neurodegenerative disorder
altered genetics, environment, occupation, lifestyle education
what year was HHS established?
2010
5-p advice
prior preparation prevents poor performance
what are the two major categories of health professionals?
allied (private) health professionals and public health science professionals
what do allied (private) health professionals focus on?
disease and patients
- diagnose disease/disorders
- treat disease/disorders
- care for patients
- serve for patients’ well-being
what do public health science professions focus on?
diseases, causes, and prevention
- identify the causes
- discover new means for treatment
- prevent the disease from occurring
- promote public health
who falls under allied (private) health professionals?
- primary health providers
- allied healthcare providers
- other allied personnel
who falls under the public health professionals?
examples include: toxicologist, industrial hygenist, health physicist, sanitarian, epidemiologist, env. health scientist, EPA, CDC, FDA
four major categories of services provided by the US healthcare system
- diagnosis and treatment services
- rehabilitation services
- health promotion services
- disease prevention services
federal agencies dealing with human health affairs
department of health and human services (HHS)
operating divisions (1:1)
- NIH, AHRQ, ATSDR, CDC, CMS…
categories of hospitals in the US
nonprofit hospitals (79%) - private-owned hospitals - voluntary hospitals - community hospitals - public (government owned) hospitals for profit hospitals (21%)
types of managed care organizations
- health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
- preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
- association plans
characteristics of the US healthcare system
- varies widely
- delivery of individual healthcare, is directed by physicians in private practice
- federal government has no authority to provide direct individual services; yet it finances research as well as the individual health care for the elderly (medicare) and indigent (medicare)
- local and state governments provide the public health services
- primarily financed by personal, non-government funds, or is paid directly by consumers through private health insurance.
medicare:
- a federal insurance program for people aged 65 and older and certain disabled people
- entitled to the same benefits and care as those on private insurance
- government pays hospital bills, instead of the individual or corporation
medicaid
- a federal-state cooperative health insurance plan for the indigent who have incomes below the poverty level established by the state
- 60% of patient’s bill paid to private nursing homes are paid by the medicaid program
- many private facilities and physicians do not accept patients in medicaid, because of low reimbursement or denial of payments for services provided.
how much does the US spend annually on healthcare per person?
more than 10,000
how many people are working in the healthcare?
14 million
leading cause of death in the US
heart disease?
what are the undergrad majors for premed?
any
the three levels of pre-professional preparation
explore, prepare, apply
what are the levels you prep on for preprofessional advising?
academic credentials, non-academic credentials, interpersonal skills, and personal development
