Hospital History
Special Specialties
Name That (Payment) Model
Acronyms, Acronyms Everywhere
Pharmaceutical or Fantasy Character
200

The namesake of the oath doctors take.

Who is Hippocrates?

200

The heart

What is Cardiology?

200

When the provider is paid per service rendered

What is fee for service (FFS)?

200

PCMH

What is Patient Centered Medical Home?

200

Morgaine

What is Fantasy Character? Morgaine is the half-sister of King Arthur.

400

The word "hospital" is derived from the word "guest" in which language?

What is Latin?

400

The lungs

What is pulmonology? 

400

When a provider is paid in advance based on panel size

What is capitation?

400

CAHPS

What is Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems?

400

Alixia

What is a Fantasy Character? Alixia is the sister of Neelix in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.

600

This school claims to be home to the US' oldest hospital.

What is UPenn?

600

Joints and bones

What is Rheumatology?

600

When a provider is paid based on a bundle of related services being rendered

What is an episode of care or episodic payment?

600

HCPCS

What is Health Care Common Procedure Coding System?

600

Trelstar

What is a Pharmaceutical? Trelstar is a treatment for prostate cancer (generic name triptorelin). 

800

This British mental asylum has a name that became synonymous with chaos and loud noise.

What is Bedlam?

800

Liver disease

What is a Hepatology?

800

When a provider receives additional payments for better performance

What is shared savings or upside risk?

800

ESRD

What is end-stage renal disease?

800

Jevtana

What is a pharmaceutical? Jevtana is chemotherapy for prostate cancer (generic name cabazitaxel).

1000

The AMA uses this Greek god's staff as their logo

Who is Asclepius?

1000

Genetics behind disease

What is genetic pathology?

1000

When a provider assumes all financial performance responsibility from the insurer

What is full delegation?

1000

HIPAA

What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

1000

Zorac

What is...a trick! It's both! Zorac is Time Lord in Dr. Who… but also a psoriasis medication (it’s the British brand name of Tazorac, generic name tazarotene).

(Sorry, I had to!)