Health Care Costs
Health Care Access
Health Care Quality
Mystery Category
100

What is the recent trend in health care costs?

Increasing

100

What is one example of public health insurance in the USA?

Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP

100

Which type of physician handles the majority of health issues?

Primary care physician

100

What are the three components of the Iron Triangle?

Quality, Costs, and Access

200

Which country spends the most money in health care?

USA

200

What is timeliness important in the access to healthcare?

Reduces mortality rates, Increase organization, Illnesses treated before worsening

200

What does ACO stand for?

Accountable Care Organization

200
Which doctors earn a greater salary? (Specialists vs Primary Care)

Specialists

300

What are the three main problems related to cost?

Waste, Abuse, and Fraud

300

What is the meaning of health care access?

Access to healthcare means having “the timely use of professional health services to achieve the best health outcomes

300

What is the difference between primary care physicians and specialists?

Primary: Generalist family Doctor

Specialist: Specialized Field of Medicine.

300

What does ACA stand for?

Affordable Care Act

400

What are two consequences of Rising Health Care Costs?

Coverage Access, State Budgets, Middle Class Wage, Economic Stability

400

What is one advantage of having a usual source of healthcare?

Better Health Outcomes, Lower Costs, Preventative services, recommended screenings

400

What are two issues with FFS Payment?

Incentivizes over-treatment, Promotes fragmentation of care, Increases healthcare expenditures

400

Why do providers not report waste more?

Paid by fee for service, Impacts income, Resistance to change

500

Name two examples of how spending is wasted in the healthcare industry?

Unnecessary services, Failures of care delivery, Overtreatment, Pricing Failures, Administrative complexity

500

Name two components of access to health care and their meaning?

Coverage: facilitates entry into the healthcare system. Uninsured people are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have poor health status. Services: Having a usual source of care is associated with adults receiving recommended screening and prevention services. Timeliness: ability to provide health care when the need is recognized. Workforce: capable, qualified, culturally competent providers.

500

What is the difference between inpatient and outpatient?

Inpatient: Admitted to hospital under doctor orders, Followed by Stay at a Nursing Care Facility


Outpatient: Physician visits, emergency care, care without being admitted to hospital

500

What are two ways to reduce waste?

Payment reform: value based, Patients internalize more costs, Comparative effectiveness research, Competitive bidding, Accountable care organizations (ACO)

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