Historic Figures/Events
Who is known as the "father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
Efficiency, strength, and focus typically result from a respect for what?
Chain of command
What is an example of cost containment?
Treatment in outpatient settings.
In health insurance, what is the amount of money that must be paid by the patient each year before the insurance agency begins to make payments?
Deductible
Who invented the first microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Which age is known for an attitude of intellect and reason?
Renaissance
What type of facility is best for treating patients suffering with substance abuse?
Behavioral Health Facility
What is the term given to "total good health"?
Wellness
What is true about Medicaid?
Not all low-income individuals will qualify for medicaid.
Medicaid is run by the ____ government.
State
What is the name of the time period in which many Europeans began to reject their commitments to religion and form new ideas about art and science?
Renaissance
A lab technician has a backlog of tests to run. As a result, the physician cannot analyze test results and prescribe treatment. What does the example show?
Interdependence of the healthcare team
An epidemiologist is likely to do what?
Research the origin of a disease and what caused it to spread.
In health insurance, what is the amount that must be paid by the patient to an insurance agency for a health insurance policy?
Premium
What was the first pandemic in recorded history?
The Bubonic plague
Name an epidemic & a pandemic
Epidemic examples:
Yellow fever, smallpox, measles, and polio
Pandemic examples:
HIV/AIDS, SARS, Covid-19
What is the purpose of the FDA? What does FDA stand for?
Regulate food and drug products that are sold in the United States;
Food and Drug Administration
The availability of the Internet and access to medical information has had what impact on healthcare consumers?
They are more frequently taking responsibility for their own health.
What requires health insurance companies to cover 10 essential health benefits?
Affordable Care Act
In which type of insurance do patients pay for medical expenses out-of-pocket and then receive reimbursement from the insurance agency afterward?
Indemnity Insurance
What is considered an important approach to problem solving and medical research?
Caution, Open-Mindedness & Flexibility, The Application of the Scientific Method
Describe a System.
A group of individual parts that work together to form a unified whole.
Mr. Bear was diagnosed with bronchitis and prescribed a two week course of antibiotics. After four days, he's feeling better, so he stops taking his antibiotic. What is this an example of?
Patient non-compliance
Leo's family friend, Macy, needs a physical in order to take her driver's permit test, but she's already had her one, covered routine physical within this calendar year. So that her parents don't have to pay for this physical out-of-pocket, Leo codes the visit as a sick visit so that it will be covered by Macy's insurance.
Leo had committed insurance fraud
Name a(n) advancement in technology within healthcare.
MSU- Mobile Stroke Unit
Wireless wearable sensors
Miniature wireless pacemakers
Spectral CT