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Foundation Assessment

Foundation Standard 3: Systems Study Guide

  1. Define of Western Medicine
  1. Define the following

Private non-profit

Public non-profit

Private, for profit

Public, for profit

  1. Give an example of an ambulatory healthcare facility
  1. What type of patient would benefit from an assisted living facility?

5. What does CDC stand for?

6.What is the main purpose of a non-profit, voluntary agency?

7.According to the CDC, what group has the longest life expectancy in America?

8.WHY do some doctors order so many tests?

9.What aspect of culture has the greatest influence on the ability to provide health care in an emergency room?

10.As a healthcare consumer, what isyourmain responsiblity before having a major procedure done?

11.According to the 1997 President’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection, what is a consumer’s main responsibility?

12.What technology has had an impact on healthcare by providing patients with greater access to disease information?

13.What might an epidemiologist be asked to study?

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15.What is the prevalence of hearing loss in rock musicians over the age of 65 if 50 out of 200 rock musicians suffered hearing loss?

16.You read in an article that the mortality rate of tuberculosis has decreased over the past five years, but the morbidity rate has increased. What does that tell you about tuberculosis in the past five years?

17. Define Premium

18.What managed care?

19.Define Co- Insurance.

What is the standard co-insurance for Medicare?

20. What is Worker’s Compensation?

What will it cover that private health insurance will not cover?

21.Name some health agencies that are managed by the federal government

22.A man who has AIDS has a responsibility as a consumer to do what?

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23.A study shows that 18 of 67 teenagers who attended a reception ate salad, and 8 of those teenagers who ate the salad were diagnosed with food poisoning. What is the prevalence of food poisoning?

A.100%

B.67%

C.27%

D.12%

24.Define:

A.Incidence

B.Risk

C.Monitoring

D.Mortality

25.Name some major changes that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) have made to health insurance.

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