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What is the largest industry in the nation?

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Hospital environment

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What is Berks County hospital an example of?

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A direct relationship with it’s community

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Reading Hospital is…

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Non Profit and supports the low income and uninsured

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Who merged with who?

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Rhmc merged with tower heath system

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What can volunteers do?

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Enable many task and provide many hours of service and assistance

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2016 Berks county community health needs concluded what ?

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That street medicine or access to care was needed

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4 basic components of street medicine

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-Deliver equitable and patient centered services to the homeless
- increase accessibility & continuity of care through telehealth
- provide patient case management services and inpatient consultation
- educate patients on available community services and resources

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What are the responsibilities of Street medicine?

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Caring for patients regardless of condition, promoting health, preventing illness, education and research

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What is a mission statement?

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An organization defining and guiding force that outlines the reason for its existence
- intent to provide services, intended recipients of service and description of the level of cost

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Who is responsible for policies and operations?

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Board of directors or governing board

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Who defines how the operation of a hospital is maintained and conducted ?

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Chief executive officer or president who is employed by board of directors

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Who oversees day to day operations?

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Chief operating officer (COO) or second chain of command

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Who supervises finances ?

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Chief financial officer(CFO)

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Who oversees specific groups of departments within an organization ?

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Vice president

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Who is physician in charge?

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Chief medical officer/ director

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Who completes 4 years of undergrad and 4 years of med school?

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Medical residents

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What are you in your first year of residency ?

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Intern

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What kind of hospitals are there ?

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Federal government (VA), non profit and profit(community)

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What was the first hospital in the US?

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UPenn

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What are veteran hospitals known for ?

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Catering to those who have been in the military, naval, air, or any other service unless you were dishonorably discharged
-the largest integrated healthcare system in America

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Which full range for service hospital gives money to charity and community but not board of directors ?

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Not for profit hospitals (exempt form federal taxes )

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Which full range Hospital gives money to the owners and has individual making decisions for stockholders?

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For profit hospitals (taxes must be paid)

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What are clinics and what is an example of one?

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-Planned parenthood is an example of a clinic
-They can be operated publicly, privately, or by the government and are often offer low or no cost care

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What services do clinics provide ?

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Routine medical care, preventive care, and medical attention

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What kind of office is organized at the home base of a single or group of physicians ?
Physician offices
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What kind of center only allows up to one night stays and offer minor surgeries only?
Outpatient surgical centers
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What free standing or associated center is mainly for diagnostic imaging and what do they offer ?
-imaging center -offer labs, echo, and other diagnostic imaging
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What’s the difference between emergency or urgent care vs hospitals ?
Urgent care treat for colds and flus, sinus infection, allergies, sore throat, minor sprains and strains but nothing severe -started in 1980 -primary general diagnostic radiographing procedures
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What’s the purpose of mobile imaging?
Provides better access to care in remote areas and on call for for nursing homes, hospitals, retirement, communities and other facilities
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What are four types of long term care facilities?
Independent living, assisted living, nursing home, and memory care
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What care facility cater to specific age groups and offer 24/7 access to medical and custodial care ?
Assisted living (patients can function still)
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What care provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation and 24/7 medical care?
Nursing home
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What care is for individuals with memory loss form diseases and are specifically trained to keep patient comfort ?
Memory care
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What are mental health facilities ?
Care for those with mental illness that are usually inpatient or outpatient with most of them not having imaging services on location
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What is hospice ?
-End of life treatment without imaging services -provides comfort and support to patients and their families, social and spiritual support and the goal of improving the quality of patients last days by offering dignity and comfort
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What is telehealth?
Popular technology that allows physicians and specialist to diagnose and treat patients over distances
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What is nighthawk ?
Radiologist across the country who are on call to read images overnight (needed STAT)
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What is private health insurance?
Any coverage offered by private entity
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What is self pay ?
No insurance from complications across the medical care system (8% of the population did not have insurance as of 2019)
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What is indemnity?
Fee for service that is very expensive - you can go to any physician and most services are performed for a great fee
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What is managed care (MCO)
Health care company or a health insurance plan that is focused on managed care while keeping quality of care -only can go to select physicians
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What are 5 major key points about MCO?
-more cost effective way to provide care -any type of system to coordinate care/treatment -monitors and controls type of quality, use and cost of health care -most choose select physician -reduces unnecessary or inappropriate care
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What government program is for those 65 and older or disabled elders?
Medicare
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What government program covers for those with low income, poor, disabled and impoverished?
Medicaid
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What government insurance is for kids
CHIP
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What are four reasons for why health care cost has increased?
Population aging, insurance companies needing to pay for more, administrative cost of insurance companies and technology advancing
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As a team what is our goal?
To care for our patients
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Practicing team based care can
-Improve clinical outcomes -Improve support for complex patients -reduce staff burnout -enhance patient access & experience
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What's the difference between technician and technologist
-Technicians perform procedures that require attention and work under another provider (12 months of school) - technologist are skilled in a particular art (more school & what we are)
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What is a medical doctor (MD)?
Physician who focus on diagnosis and treatment of disease
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What is a doctor of osteopathy (do)?
Physician that takes A holistic approach to medicine and manipulates muscles and bones
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What is aphysician assistant?
A mid level medical professional who works as part of a team w/a doctor - performs tasks conducted by the physician and assist in surgery -they do not perform surgery by themselves
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What are some nursing work settings?;
Hospitals, camps, nursing homes, prisons, etc.
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What type of nurse has limited training and assist nurses on the job?
Nursing assistant
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What type of nurse can legally administer drugs (except IV) from A one year program?
Licensed Practical nurse (LPN)
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What type of nurse completes 2-4 years of School and takes A national licensing exam?
Registered nurse (RN)
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What type of nurse provides perinatal care and delivers infants?
Nurse midwife
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What type of nurse provides anesthesia?
Nurse anesthetist
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What type of nurse assess, diagnose, and treat patients on their own?
Nurse practitioner
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What type of technologist records electrical impulses of the heart?
Cardiovascular
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What type of technologist records impulses of brain?
Electroneurodiagnostic
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What technologist performs test and analyes labs?
Medical (4 years )
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What therapist treats patients with breathing difficulty in hospitals?
Respiratory
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What therapist restores muscle strength and coordination?
Physical
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What therapist assist people who have difficulty in everyday movement functions?
Occupational
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What Therapist treats for communication and swallowing?
Speech learning pathologist
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Who are first responders on the medical staff ?
Émt
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What is the study of science that deals W the origin, nature, effects, and use of drugs?
Pharmacology
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Who investigates how potential medicine interact W biological systems?
Pharmacologist (doctoral degree)
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Who dispenses drugs as ordered by a physician?
Pharmacist (doctoral degree)
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What is the point of health information system?
To manage health records and watch for breaches of HIPPA
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What is the role of social services
To provide individuals, families, and groups with support, education, & counseling
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What do patient advocates do?'
Aid the patient for better understanding and find the best interest for the patient
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What is central transportation?
Cen tran is transferring patients to change rooms, to treatment and morgue
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What is admission and registration and what else is it called ?
Intake specialist They input patient info like co-pay and insurance
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What is billing fiscal?
Financial department for patient accounts and provide how much test may be
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What's IMs
Information management system who ensures computer systems are running smoothly
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Who oversees employe administrative affairs in a organization
Human Resources
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Who manages the amount Of legal and financial risk to the organization?
Risk management
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Encouraging patients to live a healthier lifestyle is Done in what department?
Preventive care
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What is procurement?
Purchasing and ordering equipment

Med Imaging Unit 2 (2 decks)

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