Health Care Systems

1. Unscramble these words ! RAALOTBYRO TLEHHA NNCIAMTNAEE OLGN ETMR AREC UNLTISIDAR ETHLAH MNCEGEREY AECR LNTEMA LHTEHA laboratory health maintenance B C long-term care industrial health Emergency Care E Mental Health F

Unscramble these words ! Clinic G LNCCII EAIINRIABHTLTO POTSAHIL Rehabilitation H hospital I

Long- term care facilities 2. Place the name of the type of health care facility by the brief description of the facility. Long- term care facilities a. provide assistance and care for mainly the elderly b. provides special care for accidents or sudden illness c. deal with mental disorders and diseases d. health centers located in large companies or offices industries Emergency care Mental health facilities Industrial health care centers

Dental offices e. Offices owned by one or more dentists f. perform a special diagnostic tests g. provide care in a patient’s home h. provide physical, occupational, and other therapies Laboratories Home health care Rehabilitation

3. Hospitals are classified into four types depending on the sources of income received. List the 4 main types. Private Government Non- Profit Religious

4. List (3) services offered by medical offices Treatment Minor Surgery Examination

5. Identify at least (3) different types of clinics group of doctors who share a facility, groups who provide special care, outpatient clinics health department clinics, medical center clinics at colleges or universities.

6. List (3) examples of services that can be provided by home health care agencies Personal care Therapy Nursing care

7. What is the purpose or main goal for the care provided by rehabilitation facilities? help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function

8. Identify (3) services offered by school health services. 1) Perform tests to check for health conditions 2) Promote health education 3) Maintain a safe and secure school environment 4)Emergency care for accidents or sudden illness

9. An international agency sponsored by the United Nations is the? A national agency that deals with health problems in America is the? Another national organization that is involved in the research of disease is the? A federal agency that establishes & enforces standards that protect workers from job –related injuries & illnesses is the? WHO U.S. DHHS NIH OSHA

10. List (4) services that can be offered by state and local health departments Immunization for disease control Inspections for environmental health and sanitation Collection of statistics and records Health education Clinics

federal or state grants 11. Nonprofit or voluntary agencies provide many services. A. How do Non-Profit & Voluntary receive their funding? Donations fundraisers membership fees federal or state grants

b. List 2 services provided by these facilities (non-profit or voluntary agencies) Study disease, provide funding for research, promote public education, provide special services to victims of disease provide treatment centers, supply information about other community agencies.

Define the following terms related to insurance plans. a payment made to the insurance company amounts that must be paid by the patient Premium Deductible

Define the following terms related to insurance plans another type of insurance plan- (health maintenance organization) another type of health insurance plan usually provided by large HMOs PPOs

13. What is one advantage to HMOs? ADVANTAGE - Monthly fee the same regardless of the amount of care, directed toward Preventative care, ready access to health examinations and early treatment What is one disadvantage to HMOs? DISADVANTAGE - Required to use only HMO-affiliated health care providers

14. Why has the concept of managed care developed? developed in response to rising cost of health care What is the principle behind managed car? The principle behind managed care is that all health care provided to a patient must have a purpose.

15. Identify the individuals who are usually covered under the following plans Medicare individuals over the age of 65 and for any person with a disability who has received social security benefits for at least 2 years

15. Identify the individuals who are usually covered under the following plans individuals with low income and children who qualify for public assistance Medicaid workers' compensation   Workers who are injured on the job

16. What is the purpose for an organizational structure in a health care facility? Shows a line of authority to indicate areas of responsibility and lead and to efficient operation

What is holistic health care? 17. What is holistic health care? Care that promotes physical, emotional, and social well being

18. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 established standards for geriatric assistants in long-term care facilities. List four (4) requirements that all geriatric assistants must meet as a result of OBRA. Complete a state approved training program Pass a written and/or competency examination Continuing education, periodic evaluation of performance Establish training and competency evaluation programs for nursing and geriatric assistance

19. Describe what is meant by the following trends in health care 19. Describe what is meant by the following trends in health care. Include a brief explanation of why it is important to be aware of these trends. Cost containment: trying to control the rising cost of health care, keep health care at levels individuals can afford

certain diagnoses classified in one payment group, done to control rising costs, leads to early release from hospitals & need for other facilities diagnostic related groups (DRGs)

home health care providing care in the home, increasing due to early hospital release due to DRGs, desire of patients for care in home

Geriatric care care of the elderly, increasing due to increase in life span & also large number of people who are approaching this age group

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) federal act that led to development of many regulations regarding long-term care; nursing assistants must complete training program & pass a competency test to obtain certification or registration also requires compliance with patients/resident’s rights Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Wellness state of being in optimum health more awareness of good health & more stress on preventing or delaying disease

alternative methods of health care individuals seek other types of treatment for a variety of conditions, health care worker most respect person’s right to receive this care

~*~ QUESTIONS ~*~ C. Marie Curie Established the patterns of heredity Isolated radium in 1910 Established the patterns of heredity Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796 C. Marie Curie Q. Gregory Mendel N. Edward Jenner

4. Describe the circulation of blood to & from Heart 5. Began public health & sanitation systems 6. Discovered x rays in 1895 L. William Harvey V. Romans U. William Roentgen M. Hippocrates 7. The father of medicine

8. Discovered penicillin in 1932 9. Artist who used dissection to draw the human body 10. Pandemic of bubonic plague killed millions of people 11. Founded the American Red Cross in 1881 12. Earliest people known to maintain accurate health records. 13. Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria I. Sir Alexander Fleming D. Leonardo da Vinci E. Dark Ages A. Clara Barton G. Egyptians S. Louis Pasteur

R. Florence Nightingale 14. Used acupuncture to relieve pain & congestion. 15. Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens. 16. Founder of modern nursing 17. Began using disinfectants & antiseptics during surgery 18. Created the first mercury thermometer B. Chinese O. Robert Koch R. Florence Nightingale P. Joseph Lister H. Gabrial Fahrenheit

19. Developed the polio vaccine in 1952 20. An Arab physician who began the use of animal gut for suture material W. Jonas Salk T. Rhazes