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US HC Industry - largest and most powerful employer in the nation % of US labor force being HC related - 13 Growing demand for health service professionals because of - Growth in population Aging of population Expansion of health insurance under the ACA problems with the aging population? - Dec...

What is the focus of public health? - people (population health, community health, prevention) also focuses on prevention! What does someone in public health do? - Everyone does different things. -Environmental health, epidemiology, occupational safety and health, policy makers, educators, scien...

Long-term care is needed under three main circumstances... - 1-physical or mental deficits/cognitive impairment 2-continuity of care after hospitalization 3-care in specialized environments Who are the primary clients of LTC services? - the elderly, but most elderly do not need LTC LTC services...

MCOs manage - - Financing - Insurance - Delivery - Payment MCOs exercise formal control over the utilization of - Health Care Services The most common methods used for reimbursing providers are: - - Capitation - Discounted fees - Salaries Capitation - - The provider is paid a fixed monthly s...

THE US HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY - -largest and most powerful employer in the nation -employs more than 13% of the total labor force in the US -growing demand for health services: 1)growth of overall population, mainly due to immigration 2)aging of the population, as baby boomers continues to turn ag...

Does the US prefer quality or quantity? - Quantity Do we have universal healthcare? - NO Compared to other countries, is our cost of healthcare high or low? - High, it is almost double what other developed countries spend. the public health systems focus is primarily on - the population and comm...