Ambulatory Care, LTC
An alternative to the Emergency Department, this type of care setting provides rapid diagnosis and treatment for conditions ranging from routine to urgent.
Urgent care
Behavioral health services only include those rendered by a psychiatrist. True or false?
False
Electronic medical record
Rather than focusing on treatment, public health tends to emphasize this.
Prevention
This type of study is used to examine the effectiveness of drug therapies
Clinical research studies
Where one goes to get their tonsils removed on an outpatient basis.
Ambulatory surgical center
True
This act protect patient privacy and confidentiality
HIPAA
Public health requires action at this level
Societal/structural/policy
The type of science that allows pharmaceutical companies to manufacture medications
Basic science
How long-term care is usually financed for those aged 65 years and older without a disability
Self-financed
A type of behavioral health delivery system that attempts to overcome barriers to mental health care like lack of access and a poorly coordinated delivery system
Collaborative Care Model
These are increasingly being used to demonstrate quality of care for reimbursement and accreditation standards.
Patient satisfaction surveys
This is a common type of research used to detect disease distribution in a population
Epidemiological
In emergency preparedness, an occurrence or event, natural or manufactured, that requires a response to protect life or property
Incident
A significant issue in healthcare that disproportionately impacts the long-term care sector
This act established a program for pediatric drug development
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2007
Multi-pronged initiative to promote the adoption and implementation of digital health records in Medicare-participating health care settings
Medicaid and Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
These are 10 year plans that guide national health goals
Healthy People Objectives
The principal coordinating entity for US emergencies
Department of homeland security
Acquisition of physician offices by these have accelerated in recent decades.
Hospitals/health systems
This act requires health insurers to cover behavioral health services at the same level that they cover medical services
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
These combine human education, training, and skills, with sophisticated digital technology to optimize physician performance
Computerized clinical decision support system
A model for a new version of public health that plans for the future and responds to current challenges
Public Health 3.0
The type of thinking required for effective health services and systems research
Systems