Workforce
True or False: Physicians are the largest group of the healthcare workforce.
False; Nurses
True or False: Maintaining regulatory and accreditation compliance is typically manageable due to the limited number of regulations most healthcare organizations must comply with.
False
True or False: Countries with universal systems report lower rates of avoidable mortality
True
True or False: Medicare is the largest payer of skilled home health
False; Medicaid
True or False: Overall, Japan has outstanding health outcomes, low costs, easy access
True
Chronic, work-related stress condition characterized by emotional exhaustion and a decreased sense of personal accomplishment, stemming from overwhelming demands like long hours, administrative burdens, and systemic pressures, leading to mental health issues (depression, suicide), medical errors, and doctors leaving the profession
Burnout
Name a potential consequence for noncompliance of federal regulations.
•Penalties: fines, exclusion from federal programs
•Reputational damage
•Legal risk, investigations
Name one con of universal healthcare.
higher taxes, longer wait times, lower provider reimbursement
What is one negative impact of family members being the main provider of long-term care?
•Caregiver burnout
•Worsening workforce shortages
•Equity gaps widening
Poorer health outcomes
This law ensures public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay.
EMTALA
Enhancing the scope of practice of ......... is a potential solution to the primary care crisis.
NPs & PAs
U.S. federal law that sets national standards to protect sensitive patient health information (PHI), ensuring its privacy and security while allowing for healthcare portability and efficiency
HIPPA
Name one reason it would be challenging for the U.S. to convert to a Universal system.
•Major restructuring of insurance markets
•Political opposition from stakeholders
•High implementation costs
Name one benefit of increased use of AI in healthcare.
Diagnostics, admin automation, Decision support
Name two types of healthcare providers besides physicians and nurses.
PAs, NPs, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, therapists, PT/OT, behavioral health workers
Name one trend in workforce supply.
•Aging population increases demand
•Physician retirement rates rising
•Increased role of NPs/PAs
•Geographic imbalances (rural vs. urban)
•Growth in hospitalists and specialty care
Name one reason why regulatory compliance matters.
§Protecting patients
Reduces risk
Promotes Efficiency
Protects Reputation
Strengthens Workforce culture
Supports innovation
Name one country with a type of universal healthcare.
United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Canada
Investment firms using pooled capital to buy, improve, and sell healthcare companies or facilities focusing on short-term financial returns through strategies like cost-cutting and operational streamlining.
private equity
This federal center sets health/safety standards (Conditions of Participation) for providers (hospitals, labs, hospices) and surveys them for compliance, ensuring beneficiary services are high-quality.
CMS
How does the Big Beautiful Bill impact medical education?
$257,500 lifetime limit for all federal student loan borrowers
Name an accrediting healthcare body that sets standards for organizations to adopt beyond legal minimums
Joint Commission
This country has government financed and delivered healthcare system
United Kingdom
Name one negative trend in health in the U.S.
aging population, limited primary care providers, rural health, private equity, workforce shortages, caregiving crisis
Name one major consequence of the primary care crisis.
ER overcrowding, preventable hospitalizations, poorer health outcomes