Created the first health records
Ancient Egyptians
Believe the brain sends vital energy to all body parts through nerves in spinal cord; believe in misalignment of vertebrae
Chiropractor
Discovered Penicillin
Alexander Fleming
Ways to promote physical wellness include __?
What is an example of increasing health care costs?
Technological advances
Health related lawsuits
Aging population
True or False: Chinese believed in the need to cure the spirit & nourish the body
True
Uses video, audio & computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services
Telemedicine
Founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
True or False: Viruses stay the same so they are easy to control and maintain
False - Viruses are always mutating, making it difficult to control the spread
True or False: Hospitals tend to buy single items (one by one) to save money
False - Hospitals tend to buy in bulk
Who implemented the use of sewers for waste and aqueducts for clean water (waterways)
The Romans
Believe in the ability of the body to heal itself through actions of immune system
(use mintue, diluted drugs made from palnts/animals/minerals to activate the immune system)
Homeopath
Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart
William Harvey
What is an example the government does to try to control the spread of a pandemic?
Education
Vaccine production
Antiviral drugs
Develop public health protective measures
International cooperation (WHO)
Why is homecare considered a cost containment?
Because it is much cheaper to care for someone at their home rather than in a hospital.
(This is because everything in the hospital needs to be paid for - beds, electricity, water, etc.)
What is the present day apothecary
Pharmacy
Therapy/treatment that offers BOTH mainstream/Western (medications, surgeries) AND alternative therapies (accupuncture, etc.)
Integrative Care
Louis Pasteur
The state of being in optimum health with balanced relationships between physical, mental, emotional and social health
Wellness
True or False: Yearly physicals help contain costs
True - it is an early intervention/prevention method
Discovered penicillin in 1928
Alexander Fleming
A elderly patient came in because he fell at home. While laying in the hospital bed for a few days, he developed a bed sore. What is this an example of?
Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC)
The hospital is NOT reimbursed/paid for treating the bedsore.
Known as the Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
What is a super bug?
The term used for the amount of money a hospital will receive based on the diagnosis
Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)