HOSPITALS
PUBLIC HEALTH
Getting techie with it part deux
Healthcare Quality
Healthcare mashup
100
This healthcare institution is the cornerstone of our healthcare system and a major economic driver in local economies.
What are hospitals?
100
This is the founding principle of public health.
What is social justice?
100
Products, devices and drugs that diagnose conditions, deliver medical care and support care systems.
What is medical technology?
100
It's a serious concern and there's a need to optimize resources.
What are reasons to focus on healthcare quality?
100
Waste, unnecessary harm, missed opportunities to perform well and control costs.
What are consequences of poor quality care?
200
The number of patients in a hospital on a given day.
What is census?
200
Immunization, vector control and behavior change
What are examples of primary prevention?
200
Clinical information systems, decision support systems, and internet and e-health applications.
What are examples of information technology applications?
200
Quality doesn't vary based on personal characteristics like gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
What is equitable healthcare?
200
Number of beds available for inpatient use
What is hospital capacity?
300
Advances in medical science, specialized technology, growth in insurance.
What are factors contributing to the growth of hospitals?
300
This type of prevention focuses on detecting and treating a condition early to keep it from progressing.
What is secondary prevention?
300
There has been a national effort to transition to this version of keeping a patient's medical history.
What are electronic health records?
300
Considers individual and community culture and is respectful and responsive to needs, preferences and values
What is patient-centered healthcare?
300
More people with chronic conditions, increases in the insured, and the expense of medical education
What are factors that contribute to provider shortages?
400
This type of hospital is non-federal, short stay and is open to the general public.
What is a community hospital?
400
This public health function links people to needed services and mobilizes community partnerships.
What is assurance?
400
All forms of electronic health care products and services delivered via the internet.
What is eHealth?
400
Health status and patient satisfaction are quality indicators in this domain of Donabedian's model.
What are outcome indicators?
400
This is required for hospitals to operate and standards to obtain it are usually set by the states.
What is licensure?
500
Investor owned and for-profit, this type of hospital aims to achieve a return on investment with quality care at a low cost.
What is a proprietary hospital?
500
This essential public health function is an important tool for improving and protecting health on a broad scale.
What is policy development?
500
This use of information technology emphasizes improvement of healthcare delivery.
What is health informatics?
500
Quality indicators in this domain of Donabedian's model assess the delivery of care and how care is provided.
What are process measures?
500
These provide a framework/tool to guide actions and a reasoned mechanism for decision-making in healthcare and medicine.
What are medical ethics?
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