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15 Cards in this Set
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what % of ttotal labor force does the US healthcare constitute?
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3% contributing 13.2% to the GDP
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what are the 2 main reasons for continued growth?
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increase in pop (immigration)
increase in aging pop |
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where are HCP working?
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hospitals 47.3%
nursing care/personal care 16% |
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growth of HC is linked to demand for health service professionals influenced by:
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population trends
advances in research and tech disease and illness trends changes in HC financing shift in delivery of services-inpatient to outpatient |
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DO philosophy
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emphasize musculoskeletal sys
focus on diet and enviro holistic approach 50% are generalists |
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MD philosophy
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trained allopathic med
med txt as active intervention to neutralized effects of a disease "find a fix" some preventative mainly specialists 70% |
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generalists
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family med/gen practice, internists, peds,
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most common specialties for MD field
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anesthesiology
cardiology, neurology,derm, OB, opthalm. pathologyk, pediatrics, psych, radiology and surgery |
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gatekeepers
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primary care
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affects of surplus or shortage of MD's
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surplus- unnecc. increase in HC expenditures
shortage: =(-) affects delivery of care |
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maldistribution
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refers to surplus or shortage of type of MD's neede to maintain health status of given population at an optimal level
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models of maldistribution
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geographic
need based market oriented specialty |
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3 reasons for specialty maldistribution
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medical techn
reimbursement methods and renumeratio sepcialty-oreinted medical education |
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what is the main driving force behind increasing # of specialists?
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dev of tech, higher incomes, more predictable work hours, higher prestige
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primary care need driving force
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demographics of populatin
develpmt of mgd care model inc'd # primary care=dec'd mortality |
