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RNA vs. DNA: differences - Answers-RNA: - C2 is oxygenated (has OH) - Single stranded - Uses uracil instead of thymine - Can move through nuclear pores out of nucleus DNA - C2 is deoxygenaged (has H) - Double stranded (double helix) - Uses thymine - Stuck in the nucleus Transcription - Answers-Process of making RNA (rRNA, mRNA, tRNA)

Financial Management Systems (Administrative Apps) - Answers-- Accounts Payable - General Ledger - Personnel Management - Materials Management - Payroll - Staff Scheduling Ancillary Information Systems (Clinical Apps) - Answers-- Laboratory - Radiology - Pharmacy Use of Health Care Information Systems - Answers-Health care environment + State of information technology HIPAA Definition of Health Care Information - Answers-Verbal or written information created or received by a heal...

what is the purpose of NPGS - Answers-improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers Improve patient safety. The goal focus on problems within the healthcare system regarding safety and implement ways to increase safety. (overlap with QSEN) communication requires... - Answers-active listening empathy therapeutic communication effective coping skills active listening - Answers-asking questions, taking notes, smiling, nodding, eye contact empathy - Answers-putting onese...

Persons receiving care in the hospital are called residents. - Answers-False Well-planned transitions reduce the risk of errors - Answers-True Many procedures and treatments are done on an outpatient basis to reduce costs. - Answers-True A chronic illness comes on suddenly and is usually curable - Answers-False The general term for a person needing health care is: A. Patient B. Resident C. Consumer D. Provider - Answers-C. Consumer Transitions: A. Are special services given b...

Which of the following phrases is characteristic of case management as a method of healthcare delivery? A) brings healthcare to where people live and work B) essentially the same method as primary care C) planned and monitored by patients themselves D) maximize positive outcomes and contain costs - Answers-d Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today? A) focus on chronic illnesses B) focus on acute care needs C) primary care centers D) voluntary agencies - Answe...

What are administrative costs? - Answers-Costs associated with management of the financing, insurance, delivery, and payment functions of health care What are small area variations? - Answers-geographic variations in health care practice What is the main reason for the lack of success of health care cost control efforts in the US? - Answers-cost shifting by providers What is the primary purpose of certificate of need statutes? - Answers-To control capital expenditures by health faciliti...

Health Insurance Marketplace - Answers-federal and state system designed to help people more easily find health insurance that fits their budget and needs with a plan offering comprehensive coverage, from doctors to medications to hospital visits; insurance options can be compared based on price, benefits, quality, and other features described in plain language health maintenance organization (HMO) - Answers-Prepaid, group-managed care plan that allows subscribers to receive all the medical s...

Sole proprietorship - Answers-One person operating a business for profit. Partnership - Answers-Two or more people who combine their work, money, and talents to achieve a common goal. Limited liability companies (LLC) - Answers-Created by 1 or more individuals or other legal entities to further a common goal and to create ground rules for matters such as ownership, profit distrubution, liability, taxes, and control. Corporations - Answers-One or more individuals to make use of corporate...

What are the non-financial barriers to health care? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) - Answers-1) Lack of Prompt Access 2) Gender-Access and Women's Health 3) Race/Ethnicity and Access to Health Care 4) Language 5) Literacy 6) Cultural difference 1. Lack of Prompt Access - Answers-Medical practices often fail to provide their patients with access at the time when the patient needs care. 2. Gender/Access and Women's Health - Answers-Access problems for women begin with finding a physici...

Health care utilization. - The way individuals use the resources of the health care industry is called: increase - The growing elderly population is one example of factors that may ________ health care services utilization. decrease - The discovery and implementation of treatments that cure or eliminate diseases is one example of factors that may ________ health care services utilization. Life expectancy was lower in 1960 than it is today. - Which of the following statements is true of ...