Private or Public?
This is the type of healthcare system we have in the United States.
What is Private Healthcare?
John, a 78 year old patient with terminal neuroblastoma (type of brain cancer), would rather receive care aimed at making him comfortable for passing rather than fighting his disease.
What is Hospice?
Like Outkast and MLK, this government agency calls Atlanta home.
What is the CDC (Center for Disease Control)?
What classifies an organization as a nonprofit?
What is "They don't make a profit. (Profit reinvested back into the organization)
This post went viral this past week, gaining 1 million likes in about 11 minutes (according to my students who would know these things).
What is Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce's engagement post?
This entity is responsible for taking the majority of the financial burden for healthcare expenses in a public health system.
What is the Government?
Roman, a psychologist, would like to practice at a facility that will allow him to both research and teach while seeing patients.
What is a University Hospital?
The average healthcare provider uses about 20-30 pairs of gloves per day. Thankfully, this agency ensures you don't have to buy your own.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
The free healthcare given by this nonprofit was vital in relief efforts in New Orleans and Puerto Rico.
What is The Red Cross?
What is my daughter's name?
What is Lennon?
Fiona feels comfortable with her German system of healthcare, even though she pays more per year for these than your average US citizen.
What are Taxes?
Samira, an 84 year old patient with dementia, can no longer safely live independently.
What is a Long Term Care Facility (LTCF)?
Does your lettuce have that E. coli taste? This organization will help get that stuff off the shelves.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
This organization will be certifying all of you in BLS later this year.
What is the American Heart Association (AHA)?
Pyrosis is the medical term for this common digestive disorder, often mistakenly attributed to the heart.
What is Heartburn?
Not just for the Olympics and hot dog eating - this aspect of private healthcare ownership of medical facilities helps encourage the high quality healthcare that the US offers.
What is Competition?
Amanda, an expecting mother, would like to undergo amniocentesis and determine if her unborn child has any hereditary disorders.
What is a Genetic Counseling Center?
This broad American government agency is responsible for allocating grant money to various hospitals and smaller government agencies.
What is the US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS?)
This organization gives out a seal of approval, which signifies your clinic gives high quality care.
What is the Joint Commission?
Which animal has the strongest bite force in the entire animal kingdom at about 3700 lbs of pressure?
What is the Saltwater Crocodile?
Almost every medical facility in the US is privately owned, but not all of them are. Give me one example of a public health facility in a private healthcare system.
What are VA Hospitals, Government-subsidized medical facilities, etc?
Aaron is cycling a few miles from home when he falls and fractures his ankle. He is alone and has no way to travel other than his bike.
What is EMS?
An applicant interested in a health informatics career may find a suitable job in this organization, which protects and streamlines healthcare data transmission.
What is the Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)?
Who are Their Donors/Members?
Ken Jeong is an actor who you may know from The Hangover, K-Pop Demon Hunters, or Community (insert picture if necessary). What was his job before he pursued acting?
What is a Pediatrician?