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28 Cards in this Set
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Who is HIPPOCRATES?
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father of medicine; greek physician; hippocratic oath came from him
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what is MEDICAID?
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12 of cost of health care in older population
Provides healthcare for older population |
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what is MEDICARE?
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44 / of cost of health care in older population over 65 years
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what is HMO?
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health maintenance organization- type of managed care organization that provides a form of health insurance coverage in the us that is used by providers under contract
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what is fee for service?
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the cost for services rendered after care is given
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what is PPO?
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PREFERED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION
the providers will provide the insured members of the group a discount below their regularly charged rates. |
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what are DRG'S?
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diagnostic related groups-cost containment-specific diagnosis rates; insurance companies use these
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what are health promotions?
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defined by the world health organization as the process of enabaling people to increase control over and to improve their health
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what are accreditation?
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is a process in which certification of competency, authority or credibility is presented
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what is ACUTE ILLNESS?
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sudden illness where someone is expected to recover
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what is CRONIC ILLNESS?
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an illness that is not curable such as asthma or cancer
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what is COMMUNICABLE?
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a disease which is infections or contagious from one person or species to another
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what is REHABILITATION?
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recovering and restoring health or function after an illness or accident
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what is PUBLIC HEALTH?
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concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis
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what is AMBULATORY CARE?
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any medical care delivered on an outpatient basis-sameday surgery
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what is INFORMED CONSENT?
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legal condition where a patient has give concent after being told the good and the bad about an upcoming procedure
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what is MANAGED CARE?
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a way to control medicare payouts and includes a variety of health insurance programs
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what is ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE?
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any various system of healing or treating disease not included in traditional medicine taught in US or Britan
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what is UTILIZATION REVIEW/CASE MANAGER?
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is the review of how certain medical services are requestedand performed, look at saving costs
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what are the 4 components to communication?
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sender/encoder
message receiver/decoder feedback-paraphrase |
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what is the often-forgotten communication tool?
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listening
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what are enviornmental barriers to communication?
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(physical factors)
includeds everything outside of the individual that can inhibit communication -noise/activity levels around/physical arrangement/comfort levels; too cold or hot/time;distance |
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what are personal barriers to communication?
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emotional feelings/attitudes/language/ resistance to change
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what are the carriers in therapeutic health care?
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most careers like nursing/doctors
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what are the diagnostic careers?
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radiiologist/ lab tech
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what are the informational & administrative careeres?
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nurse manager
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what re the biotech careers?
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microbiologist/genetics/
researchers |
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what are the enviornmental careers in health care?
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diaticians/ nutritionist
housekeepers |
