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Hosptials...
Name 4 types. Name Classifications based on funding. |
general, specialty, government, university. Private, religious, non-profit, govt.
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What do Long term care facilities do?
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Care for elderly, and provide living areas (apts.)
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What do Nursing homes provide? Name 4
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Used for emotional/physical care, ADL's, secure environment, social interaction.
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What do Extended care facilties do? Name 3 services they provide
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For short term stay, patients will be discharged. rehabilitative care, preparation for returing home, sub-acute units.
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What does Independant living/assisted living do? Name 5 services they provide
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Rent or purchase apartments in a facility for those who can take care of themselves, but may need immediate help. meals, housekeeping, transportation, social events, basic medical care
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What are Medical offices? What 2 types are there? Name 5 services they provide.
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facilities privatley owned by physicians. Diagnostic, treatment, exams, lab tests, minor surgery.
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Name 3 types of Dental offices
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private office/dental clinics, retail/departments stores, general/specialty.
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What are clinics? Name 5 types.
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group of medical/dental doctors that share a facility and personnel. corporate/private, hospital operated clinics/outpatient, health departments, college centers
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Explain Optical centers. What services do they provide. Name 3
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provide cision exams, prescribe glasses/lenses, check for disease
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What are Emergency care services? Name 5 types
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special care for accidents or sudden illness. Ambulance, rescue sqauds, emergency care clinics/centers, emergency rooms, helicopter
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What types of Laboratories are there? What do they do?
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medical labs - diagnostic tests, dental labs - prepare dentures and devices
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What is home health care? Name 4 things they provide
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provide care for patients in their home. Provide nursing care, personal care, therapy, and homemaking
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What is Hospice care? Name reasons for it.
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provide care for terminally ill people (only have 6 months to live). Die with dignity/comfort. Counsel patient/family
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What are mental health facilites? name 4 types.
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deal with mental diseases and disorders. guidance/counseling, psychiatric clinics, chemical abuse treatment centers, physical abuse.
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What are genetic counseling centers? Name 4 services
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give prenatal screening tests, check for birth defects, explain results, identify medical options
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What do rehabilitation facilities do?
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create maximum self-care and function
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What are HMOs? What do they do?
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Health maintenance orginizations. Preventive care.
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What are industrial health care centers?
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provide health care for employees in large industries or companies. Educate, exams, emergency care.
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What do school health services do?
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Chekc students general health, emergency care, performs tests
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Govt. health agenceiss... Name types and what they do.
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WHO - do statistics, publish health info, investigate world problems. USDHHS-deals w/ U.S. issues. NIH-research. CDC-cause, spread, control of disease. FDA-food, drug. OSHA-protect workers. AHCPR-collect data and statistics
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What are non-profits? Name 3 examples
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voluntary, take contributions, studies disease, provides funding, educates, provide treatment centers. American Red Cross, ACS, AHA
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What is the most popular health insurance plan?
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Blue cross blue shield
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What is a deductable?
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The individual must make a payment to insurance first before the insurance can start.
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what is co-insurance?
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Expenses share by individual and company. usually 80-20%
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what is co-payment
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specific amount of money patient pays for particular service
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What is HMO
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pay for membership, fee stays the same, for preventive care. Has to use HMO affiliated facilities
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What is PPO?
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health insurance plan provided by companiesto employees
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what is Medicare?
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funded by govt. For elderly older than 65. covers 80% of medical bills
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what is Medicaid?
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state medical assistance program. For welfare recipients and disabled.
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What is Workers Compensation?
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Provides treatment for workers injured on the job, administerd by employers, reimburss.
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What is managed care?
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all health care provided to patients must have a purpose
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What is an orginizational structure?
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encompasses line of authority, chain of command, and makes operations efficient. Important to know immediate advicers
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What is cost containment? Name types
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controls rising cost of health care and maximum benefit for each $ spent. DRGs, combination of services, outpatient services, early intervention, energy conservation.
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what are DRGs?
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certain diagnoses are separated into payment groups. Has expense limit, if exceeded than hospital has to pay out of pocket, otherwise they recieve money
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What is Home health care?
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provides shorter hospital stays and DRG's with care at home
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what is telemedicine?
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tech. way to recieve care in own home.
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what is wellness?
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state of optimum health physically, emotionally, and socially. focuses on prevention. weight control, nutrition, etc...
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what is alternative and complementary methods of health care?
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alternative ways to treat without biomedicine. Complimentary uses both biomedical and alternative medicines.
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what is the office of alternative medicine do?
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researches therapies and determines standards of quality of care
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What is national health care plan?
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nationalizes medicine using taxes
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