Amish Culture
Access
Quality Improvement
Cost of Healthcare
100
This is a common Amish symbol representing a man is married with the belief that it is an "image of god"
What is a beard
100

The Amish pay little attention to this type of healthcare, as they believe that God heals them and believe it to be an unnecessary expense. 

What is preventative care. 
100

At what grade level should you speak to an Amish patient?

What is 8th grade
100
Name 1 local resource where Amish can get funding for chronic illnesses
What is Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps or

Crippled Children Fund

200
This is a type of medicine that the Amish believe in that involves "pow wows", faith healing, and herbal supplements.
What is Folk Medicine
200
The Amish are excluded from this due to their religious and cultural beliefs on health.
What is health insurance. 
200
Aside from family members, this person may also accompany the patient to the office/hospital.
What is a representative from the church.
200
Name 2 ways a provider could reduce health care costs for Amish patients
What is 

gauge importance of testing

supplementing treatments with home remedies

aiming for home health care sooner

prevent against costly disability

advocating for negotiation of costs

300
This is an adolescent rite of passage where teens age  14-16 can divulge from current traditional practices and be involved in drinking, recreational drugs, wear modern clothing, and drive a car.
What is Rumspringa
300
These three non-financial barriers increases the difficulty in setting up appointments for Amish patients.
What is language, transportation, and telecommunication.
300
What types of providers will the Amish generally refuse to see?
What are learners (students, residents...)
300
Explain why Amish typically do not enroll in Social Security or common health insurances

What is

Amish believe in community interdependence and don't believe in "worldly" phenomena like insurance plans or government funded programs
400
Amish patients don't go to offices or medical facilities often so when an Amish patients show up in a medical facility it often signifies what?
What is a medical emergency
400
For clinics providing services to the Amish, who should physicians speak to in order to continue to provide care without creating financial and non-financial barriers to healthcare?

What is the Amish Bishop Advisory Committee.

400
If an Amish patient is refusing treatment that is deemed to be necessary, focusing on death is sometimes ineffective. What do the Amish fear more than death?
What is disability (inability to work)
400
Name three reasons why a local hospital might negotiate with Amish community regarding health care costs?

What is

promptness of payment

less paperwork

less of a legal threat


500
This organization in Amish culture has to give permission before an individual can go to the hospital to be granted care.
What is their church.
500
What are the six categorical themes that comprise the Amish definition of health and health behaviors.

1) the ability to work hard 2) the importance of being healthy 3) a sense of freedom to enjoy life 4) family responsibility 5) physical well-being 6) spiritual well-being.  

500
List 3 barriers to providing high quality care to Amish patients.
What are 1) level of education,  2) cost of care, 3) lack of modern amenities, 4) cultural/religious beliefs, 5) lack of knowledge on the part of provider.
500
What is the breakdown of responsibility associated with the Amish Hospital Aid Program?
What is 20 (patient)/80 (plan)
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