Unit 1: Health Care Systems

Question 1

Hospitals: specialty

Answer 1

If you can’t pay, you don’t get treated

Question 2

Hospitals: Government

Answer 2

• Operated by federal state & local gov.

* VA hospitals

Question 3

Hospitals: university

Answer 3

• learning medical students

* research and education

Question 4

Long Term Care: residential care

Answer 4

• old people that can no longer care for themselves

* provide activities of daily living

Question 5

LTC: extended skilled care facilities

Answer 5

•rehab; get them back and moving then leave

Question 6

LTC: independent/assisant living

Answer 6

• need help with care but not 24/7

* made food, cleaned etc. but can still go out

Question 7

Types of Specialty Medical Offices

Answer 7

• pediatrics: children
• cardiology: heart
• obstetrics: care of pregnant women
• dental offices: teeth

Question 8

Types of clinics

Answer 8

• surgical
• specialty
• Rehab
• Outpaitent
• Health Department
• Medical Center

Question 9

Emergency care services

Answer 9

• helicopters
• ambulances
• paramedics
• firefighters

Question 10

Laboratories

Answer 10

• Medical
• Research
• Dental

Question 11

Home health care

Answer 11

*go to patients home
•speech therapy
•occupational therapy
•physical therapy

Question 12

Hospice

Answer 12

People who have 6 months or less to live

Question 13

Palliative care

Answer 13

Care that provides support and comfort is directed toward allowing the person to die with dignity

Question 14

Mental Health facilities

Answer 14

• counciling and guidance
• mental health issues
• physical abuse treatment centers

Question 15

Genetic counseling centers

Answer 15

-work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering
• preform prenatal screening tests, check for abnormalities and birth defects etc.

Question 16

Rehabilitation facilities

Answer 16

Provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function
•occupational, physical, recreational, speech & hearing therapy

Question 17

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

Answer 17

Provide total health care directed toward preventive health care

Question 18

Industrial health care centers

Answer 18

• provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic examinations
• nurse cares for workers on the job

Question 19

School health services

Answer 19

•provide health care of emergencies, performs tests and maintains a safe and sanitary school environment

Question 20

World Health Organization (WHO)

Answer 20

•compiles statistics and information on disease, publishes health info and investigates serious health problems throughout the world

Question 21

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Answer 21

National agency that deals with the health problems in the United States

Question 22

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Answer 22

Involved in research on disease

Question 23

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Answer 23

Causes, spread and control of diseases in populations

Question 24

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 24

Responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public

Question 25

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Answer 25

Research the quality of health care delivery and identify standards that should be provided by health care facilities

Question 26

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 26

Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job related injuries and illnesses

Question 27

Deductibles

Answer 27

Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay

Question 28

Co insurance

Answer 28

Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company

Question 29

Co payment

Answer 29

A specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service

Question 30

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) insurance

Answer 30

A monthly fee stays the same regardless of the amount of health care used

Question 31

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

Answer 31

Type of health insurance plan usually provided by lard industries or companies to their employees

Question 32

Medicare

Answer 32

A federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65 and for any person with a disability who has received social security benefits for at least 2 years

Question 33

Medicaid

Answer 33

A medical assistance program operated by individual states

Question 34

Workers' compensation

Answer 34

A health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job

Question 35

Managed care

Answer 35

An approach that has developed in response to rising health care costs

Question 36

Organizational structure

Answer 36

Emcompasses a line of authority or chain of command

Question 37

Hospitals: General

Answer 37

* can not turn you away * have to treat regardless of payment * surgical services

Question 38

Provides assistance and care mainly for elderly paitents

Answer 38

Long Term Care

Question 39

Provides special care for accidents or sudden illness

Answer 39

Emergency care

Question 40

Deals with mental disorders and diseases

Answer 40

Mental health care

Question 41

Health centers located in large companies or industries

Answer 41

Industrial health

Question 42

Offices owned by one or more dentists

Answer 42

Dental offices

Question 43

Performs special diagnostic tests

Answer 43

Laboratories

Question 44

Provides health care in a patients home

Answer 44

Home health care

Question 45

Provides physical, occupational, and other therapies

Answer 45

Rehabilitation

Question 46

Checks for genetic abnormalities and birth defects

Answer 46

Genetic counseling

Question 47

Four types of hospitals depending on the source of income received

Answer 47

- private - religious - non profit or voluntary - government

Question 48

3 services offered by medical offices

Answer 48

- diagnosis - minor surgery - treatment

Question 49

Identify different types of clinics

Answer 49

- surgical clinics - outpatient clinics - dental clinics - emergency care clinics - rehab clinics

Question 50

What is palliative care?

Answer 50

Care that provides comfort and allows the person to die with dignity

Question 51

Four services that can be offered by state and local health departments

Answer 51

- immunization for disease control - communicable disease control - clinics for health care and provention - health education

Question 52

How do Non profit/voluntary agencies recieve their funding?

Answer 52

Donations, membership fees, fundraisers, and federal or state grants