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10 Cards in this Set
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First organ transplant |
First successful kidney transplant in 1950 |
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1965: Medicare and Medicaid (amendment to social security act) |
Federal government as a major health services purchaser |
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Hospice today |
Focuses on seriously ill patients' pain and symptoms... Modern concept expands beyond hospitals and nursing homes into accommodations for those who would rather spend their last months and days in their homes |
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HMO |
Cheaper, less freedom |
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PPO |
More expensive, flexibility |
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1978 Louise Brown |
First test tube baby born in England |
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Genetic engineering in 1980s |
Led to vaccines |
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1982 |
First artificial heart "Jarvik 7" implanted into Barney Clark |
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Americans with disabilities act |
1990 illegal to discriminate in the workplace against those with disabilities |
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Health insurance portability and accountability act |
1996 protect patient privacy and easier to obtain and keep health insurance |
