One of the highest rates in the world of death among the tiniest most vulnerable population.
What is infant mortality in the US?
100
This occupation's incomes rises faster than the average worker earnings.
Who are physicians?
100
A federal program that pays for care provided to people 65 and older and some disabled individuals.
What is Medicare?
100
The financial plan for the day-day activities of an organization.
What is an operating budget?
100
This young and dedicated nurse is continuing her nursing education while working full time and preparing for the birth of her first child. She is honest, self reflective, and is using her bright and opened mind to develop her leadership skills in order to contribute to the quality of care provided to patients.
Who is Kimberly?
200
In 2009, americans spent 16% of the GDP, or this amount of money, on healthcare.
What is $2.2 trillion?
200
A huge industry produces enormous quantities and varieties of these tiny little items that often cost 50% more in the US than is other countries.
What are prescription drugs?
200
The federal government pays for 50%-83% of these costs of care delivered to persons who are medically indigent, blind, disabled or children with disabilities.
What is Medicaid?
200
An organizational unit for which costs can be identified and managed.
What is a cost center?
200
Coming from challenging conditions in her youth, this nurse leader successfully completed her nursing education only to become a skilled practitioner who cares for and advocates for the tiniest and most vulnerable in our population, and continues to pursue her advanced education in nursing.
Who is Amber Wanca?
300
One in eight women will get this disease.
What is breast cancer?
300
Inappropriate or ineffective medical procedures and huge variations in physicians practice.
What are unnecessary costs?
300
Deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance.
What are out-of-pocket expenses?
300
Hours that are paid to FTEs that are both time that is worked and time that is not worked.
What are productive and non-productive hours?
300
With incredible perseverance and passion, this nurse recovered from a life altering accident, only share her encouragement and service to others and return to her profession with determination and enthusiasm. There is no such word as "can't" in this nurse leader's vocabulary.
Who is Gina Kerr?
400
This group of people experience a higher than average death rate from breast cancer.
Who are back and American Indian Women?
400
In the US, people want to be "fixed" when something goes wrong, we want the most expensive high tech services, we don't question the physician, and God forbid we go to a nurse practitioner for our healthcare.
What are attitudes and behaviors?
400
A method of payment used in HMOs based on the provision of specified services to an individual over a set period such as a year.
What is capitation?
400
Expenses related to the purchase of major capital items such as equipment and physical plant with a useful life greater than one year and exceeding a minimum cost set by the organization.
What is a capital expenditure budget?
400
Up in the air...she's a Flight Nurse, she's an ER nurse...she's Super Nurse...using all of her experience and knowledge to contribute to the quality of care delivered delivered through a local Healthcare Giant.
Who is Lisa Cannon?
500
In the US, despite huge expenditures in healthcare, there are large disparities in health status related to these 3 indicators.
What are race, gender and socioeconomic status?
500
This group of people is the fastest growing population in America.
Who are the 85 years and older folks?
500
A method of payment in which a third-party payer decides in advance what will be paid for a service or episode of care.
What is flat-rate reimbursement?
500
This is the operating plan for monthly cash receipts and disbursements.
What is a cash budget?
500
These two woman are experienced professional nurses who are skilled and compassionate practitioners, who along with their full time careers and pursuit of higher education in nursing, are raising young children, teenagers, grandchildren, and caring for an aging parent.