HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS- HC21 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
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Course
HC 21
Institution
HC 21
Hippocrates
→ Father of modern medicine
epidemic
→ a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Pandemic
→ worldwide epidemic
Bubonic Plague
→ considered the worlds first pandemic. disease brought to Europe from the Mongols
during the Middle...
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS- HC21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
Hippocrates
→ Father of modern medicine
epidemic
→ a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Pandemic
→ worldwide epidemic
Bubonic Plague
→ considered the worlds first pandemic. disease brought to Europe from the Mongols
during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism. Rats,
fleas.
In ancient times it helped slow the spread of disease
→ development of sewer systems
System
→ A group of parts that work together as a whole
Systems Theory
→ theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in which a change in one
element affects all of the other elements. It helps focus on the primary mission or
purpose of a system.
→ This system is often seen in other countries and provides healthcare to all citizens with
no cost to the patient, funded by high taxes
private healthcare systems
→ In this system, individuals purchase a health insurance plan or play out-of-pocket for
medical costs;
→ This system is the predominate system in the US
what is a delivery system?
→ a facility or organization that provides health care services
services
→ all delivery systems provide one or more healthcare services to a specific group of
people
Consumer
→ any person who needs healthcare services
Healthcare personnel
→ staff that administers delivery system services
payment of services
→ methods of payments for delivery system services
What kinds of patients does a long term care facility serve?
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