HCD 303

True or False. The Commonwealth Fund ranked the U.S. healthcare system 11th overall in 2017, which is significantly better compared to the World Health Organization and Bloomberg Business report. correct answer: False True or False. A system can be defined as a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole; or a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done. correct answer: True True or False. The United States is the only OECD nation in the world that p...

Why should we study healthcare systems around the world? correct answer: - Learn how other systems are structured, financed, and what barriers they are facing - Determine what we can learn from other healthcare systems to improve our system here in the US. - To gain an understanding of what types of system models are being used and how those models perform - Learn about innovations in care delivery and their impacts on population health - Get a gauge of where the US system performs overall...

What are the implications to the healthcare system in Germany when the Berlin Wall is torn down? correct answer: The country adopts the health system of West Germany which is highly decentralized What is a copayment correct answer: the set dollar amount that you must pay at the point of service Match the part of Medicare listed below with its corresponding definition correct answer: Part A- covers inpatient services Part B- covers outpatient services and physician fees Part C- portion...

System correct answer: a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole Quality correct answer: how good or bad something is Access correct answer: a person's ability to get care or coverage Cost correct answer: cost Universal Coverage correct answer: all residents have coverage Social Solidarity correct answer: the principle that governments have an obligation to ensure that every citizen has access to all social services including healthcare Subsidiarity corr...

System correct answer: 1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole. 2. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method. Quality correct answer: The health outcomes based on the quality of care that is provided Access correct answer: How obtainable it is for someone to apply for healthcare Cost correct answer: The price of a given service Universal Coverage correct answer: All citizens within a country hav...

What is a system? correct answer: A set of procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method and a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole Why should we study healthcare systems around the world? - To gain an understanding of what types of system models are being used and how those models perform -Get a gauge of where the US system performs overall, comparatively speaking -All of the above -Learn about innovations in care delivery and their...

System correct answer: connected System: Set of things/parts procedures forming in a which complex something whole. organized scheme/method and set of • Quality: correct answer: the degree to which delivered health services meet established professional standards and judgments of value to the consumer (measures: patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction) Access: correct answer: an individuals ability to obtain appropriate healthcare services. (measures: patient insurance status, geog...

Components of a Healthcare system correct answer: People, parts, interrelationships, culture US rankings In WHO, Boomberg, and Commonwealth Reports correct answer: WHO- 37, Bloomberg-50, commonwealth-11 Goals of a healthcare system (3) correct answer: quality, access, and cost How does the Us preform with life expectancy? correct answer: around 75 years (below 80) Medicare (4 Parts, who it covers, when established) correct answer: Parts A (inpatient), B(outpatient), C (OPP & HMO...

Question 1 2 / 2 pts Why is it important to study the healthcare systems of other nations around the world? To gain a sense of what types of models are being utilized by various countries and the subsequent outcomes of those healthcare models To analyze how other systems are structured, financed and what barriers they are facing Learn about innovations in care delivery taking place in other countries To gain a general sense of what types of models, system designs, and innovations are w...