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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 ...

Public health benefit of HIT - Answers-Detect trends in populations and public health Unique attribute of emergency department information systems - Answers-Typically separate from rest of the hospital's information systems so cannot access other patient records Interoperability - Answers-The exchange and flow of data between software and computer systems among different organizations Radiology informations systems - Answers-Creates 3-D images such as those to examine a pregnant woma...

According to the US Department of Labor, the number of jobs for nursing assistants is expected to grow by __________ between 2010 and 2020. - Answers-20% An older adult is healthy but needs assistance taking a shower and doing light housework. What type of healthcare agency is the most appropriate choice for this person? - Answers-a home health agency People in assisted care facilities are referred to as _____________ because the facilities are their homes. - Answers-residents Reread th...

What are different levels of education for health care careers and how long do they take to obtain? - Answers-Health science careers taken during high school. Associates degree, 2 years. Bachelor's degree four or more. Masters degree one or more beyond bachelors. Doctorate 6 years beyond bachelors. What is the mission of HOSA? - Answers-To promote career opportunities in health care and to enhance delivery of quality to all people. What type of students does the USA-VICA serve ? - Answe...

What aims to identify what the organization does, whom it serves, and how it does it? - Answers-Mission What aims to identify a specific future state of the organization? - Answers-Vision What aims to define the organization's culture? - Answers-Value People with a growth mindset believe - Answers-their intelligence and abilities are malleable, that they can be developed through learning, practice, and hard work Human thinking occurs along a continuum of two modes or speeds: _____...

An international agency sponsored by the United Nations is the - Answers-World Health Organization (WHO). A national agency that deals with health problems in America is the - Answers-U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Another national organization that is involved in the research of disease is the - Answers-National Institute of Health (NIH) A federal agency that establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses is the -...