healthcare system quiz

overview:

•A business

•Market based - Imperfect market conditions

•No central governing agency; little integration and coordination

•Technology-driven and focused on acute care

•High relative cost, unequal in access, and average in outcomes compared to countries similar to us

types of healthcare

• population based care- water and sanitation, inspecting restaurants, health fairs

• clinical preventive care- mammograms, vaccination, colonoscopy

• primary care- general, practitioner, pediatrician

• secondary care- cardiologist, neurologist

• tertiary- transplant, trauma

Give an overview of U.S. health care system, including quality, cost, access, stakeholders and types of health services.

List principal problems in the U.S. health care system

discuss paradoxes in the US health system

explain historical developments and factors that have shaped current US health care

outline the history of pharmacy practice in the US

describe employer-based health insurance

outline the history of pharmacy practice in the US

bowl of hygeia, hygeia= greek goddess of hygiene

what is this symbol

pestle and mortar

what is this?

symbol used for medical prescription, means “take”

what does this mean?/ what is this?

Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

define health

describe public health and its components and essential public health services

explain population health and contrast it with public health

describe the role of pharmacists in public and population health

differentiate between illness and disease

describe traditional and non-traditional measures of health

mortality

we spend more in healthcare, but our ranking/ rates are still worse than similar countries (Japan and Canada)

morbidity

ex- diabetes is higher for racial and ethnic minorities

compare and explain differences in morbidity and morality rates in the US and similar countries

define and explain health disparities in the US population

Definition- A set of health, personal care, and social services delivered over a sustained period of time to persons who can no longer perform daily activities without assistance.

LTC helps with…

- Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s – learned as children) – bathing, grooming, toileting, mobility, transferring, eating.

-Instrumental ADL’s (IADL’s – learned as teens and young adults, e.g. using the phone, driving, shopping, meal preparation).

Define LTC and reasons why people need LTC.

Identify methods of payment for LTC services.

Analyze the Senior Living Spectrum (levels of care) and aging in place

Distinguish between institutional and community-based LTC.

List opportunities for pharmacist involvement in the care of residents in LTC facilities

Compare and contrast MRR, DUE, and DUR.