Those who have a vested interest in the health care industry in the US, and in any efforts to reform the industry.
SKATEHOLDERS
100
Those individuals born between 1946 and 1964.
BABY BOOM GENERATION
100
Those who have a vested interest in the American health care industry are called?
Stakeholders.
100
What is most often cited as the reason for being uninsured or underinsured?
Costs
100
According to the 2010 NHQR data, what two significant concerns remain for hospital patients?
Safety and infections
200
The amount individuals, employers, state, and federal governments, HMOs, and insurers spend on health care in the US.
COST
200
The lead federal agency responsible for tracking and improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans.
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY. (AHRQ)
200
What is the term for the total value of all goods produced and services provided in America for one year?
Gross domestic product
200
The largest purchasers of health care for most working adults are?
Government and employers
200
What health care area continues to lag behind treatment for illness?
Diabetes
300
The degree of excellence of health care services offered.
QUALITY
300
The number of years an individual can expect to live, calculated from his or her birth.
LIFE EXPECTANCY
300
Three key issues of concern to everyone within American health care industry are?
cost, access, and quality
300
"baby boom" generation refers to the group of American born?
from 1946 to 1964
300
What is the term for the statistically probable number of years a newborn ought to live, based on environment, heredity, lifestyle and health practives, risk factors, and so on?
Life Expectancy
400
The availability of health care and the means to purchase health care services.
ACCESS
400
The number of years an individual actually lives.
LIFE SPAN
400
What is the main force expanding the federal budget?
Health care cost
400
What is the name of the lead federal agency responsible for tracking and improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans?
Agency for healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
400
What is the number of years an individual actually lives called?
Life Span
500
The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
500
The management of patient care and populations.
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
500
Which of the following has not added to the cost of health care in the US?
Longer hospital stays for patients
500
High-quality health care is not?
Universal
500
The science that defines how individuals are genetically programmed to respond to drugs is?