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Cards (49)

Section 1

(49 cards)

Hospice

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Method of care provided to the terminally ill

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True

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Outpatient care is provided by hospitals

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Price & Quantity

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Healthcare expenditure is a product of these 2 components

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Private non-profit

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a majority of community hospitals in the US are:

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To increase hospital capacity

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Why was the hill-burton act enacted?

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Outpatient

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Do not stay overnight

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What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

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groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high quality care to patients.

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gatekeeper

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patients cannot see a specialist or be admitted without a physicians referral

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Factors influencing growth and decline of inpatient services

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Increased hospital services: enactment of medicare and medicaid; medical innovation; growth of physician training and skills Decreased hospital services: medicare payment changes; technology advances that increased use of outpatient care

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What causes people to need LTC

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loss of ability to function independently

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Types of Hospitals

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Community- acute care, services available to general public Specialty hospital- women and children Psychiatric- mental illness Rehab- chronic disease

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Community Health

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concerned with issues affecting the health and wellness of a specific community of people

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3 ADLs

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Eating, Dressing, Bathing

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Medicaid

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How nursing home care is financed

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Loss of ability to function independently

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What determines an individuals need for LTC

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List 3 IADLs (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)

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Using telephone Using transportation Preparing meals

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How does the institute of medicine define "Primary Care"?

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Provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who address health care needs and develop partnership with patients, family, community

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Licensure

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State function; mandatory

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IADLs

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use of transportation telephone use shopping

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Medicaid

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Gives a hospital the authority to participate in the medicare and medicaid programs

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Hospitals distinguished by ownership

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Public (govt owned)- federal/state govt. Local Private (voluntary)- non-profit/proprietary

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3 factors contributing to increased health care costs

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3rd party payment Imperfect market Increase in elderly population Growth of technology

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Discharges

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total # of patients released from a hospital's acute care beds during a given period of time

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avg length of stay

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avg # of days a patient spends in hospital

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Which LTC services are institutional versus community based?

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Institutional: Sub-acute care facilities, nursing facilities, assisted living Community based: Home health, adult day care

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Capacity

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# of bess set up, staffed and made available by a hospital for inpatient use

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Leading categories of health care expenses

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prescription drug spending durable medical equipment physician care hospital care

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ambulatory care

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therapeutic services and treatments provided to the "walking" patient

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Donabedian's 3 domains of quality

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Structure- characteristics of the providers of care, tools and resources they have at their disposal, and physical and organizational setting in which they work (Ex. Staff, Equipment, Supplies) Process- Specific way in which care is provided (Ex. interaction, examination/treatment) Outcome- final results obtained from utilizing the structure and processes of health care delivery (Ex. morbidity, mortality, satisfaction)

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Staying overnight in the hospital

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What differentiates outpatient care from inpatient care?

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Various types of outpatient care and methods of delivery

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Home health care- services brought into the home Hospice services- services that address the special needs of dying persons Telephone access- giving expert opinion and advice to the patient, especially during hours when physician office is close

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Primary Care

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conceptual foundation for ambulatory services. Plays central role in health care delivery system

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How does the institute of medicine define quality?

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The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.

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average length of stay

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avg number of days a patient stays in the hospital (measure of how sick our patients are)

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Why was hill-burton act enacted

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to increase hospital capacity

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Medicare payment changes

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What triggered the downsizing phase in the US, hospital industry during the 1980s

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patient cost sharing

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An example of demand-side cost containment

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Ambulatory care

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Diagnostic and therapeutic services and treatments provided to the "walking" patient

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hospice care

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care provided to terminally ill

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Accreditation

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private function; voluntary

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gatekeeper physician

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Patients cannot see a specialist or be admitted without a physicians referral

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Medicaid

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Leading payment source for nursing home care

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Certification

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federal function; non-mandatory

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EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)

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is meant to prevent the transfer of unstable patients between care facilities solely for economic purpose

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ADLs

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eating, bathing, dressing

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What are examples of demand-side and supply-side strategies for addressing health care cost?

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demand-side: copayments and deductibles supply-side: price fixing, price discrimination, mergers

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how is health care expenditure calculated?

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price x quantity

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Occupancy rate

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% of capacity utilized during a defined period of time

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Other examples of LTC services and facilities

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Home health Adult day care Assisted living

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