PUBH 300: Quiz 5
Outcomes research
The epidemiologic study of medical care
Access to medical care
The potential for timely use of medical services to achieve the best possible health outcomes
Affordable Care Act
An attempt to ensure all Americans are covered by medical insurance
Advance Directive
Durable power of attorney over to a trusted friend or family member who can make medical decisions if the individual becomes incompetent
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Expanded coverage to children in families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid due to large amount of children without access to medical care
Medicare
Insurance program for those older than 65 or younger people with disabilities
Medicaid
Insurance program that offers benefits to the poor
Copayment
a flat or fixed fee of the percentage of the remainder of the bill
Healthcare reform
a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changes - government policy that affects healthcare delivery in a given place
Fee for Service
a method of paying for medical care in which each visit to a doctor or hospital and each procedure is billed and paid for separately
Deductibles
a specific amount of money that an insured person must pay before the insurance company will pay a claim
Managed cared
a system of administrative controls intended to reduce costs through managing the utilization of health services
Health Insurance
a type of insurance coverage that pays for medical, surgical, and sometimes dental expenses incurred by the insured
Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
advancing fully capable and interoperable information systems in public health organizations
Rationing
allocation of goods in the face of scarcity. deliberately limits access to some services through tradeoffs between costs and benefits
Pandemic
an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptional high proportion of the population
Consumer directed health plans
approach to controlling medical costs that is popular among political conservatives. makes consumers more cost conscious when they seek medical care by providing them with information on costs and quality
Community health center
center supported by federal grants located in areas where there are shortages of medical and social services provide primary and preventive care
Department of Veteran Affairs
coordinates the distribution of benefits for veterans of the American armed forces and their dependents
Alzheimer's disease
degenerative disease of the brain characterized by mental deterioration. most common cause of dementia in eldery
Healthy People 2020
designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States
Communicable diseases
diseases that can spread to other people flu
Biotechnology
exploration of biological process. genetic manipulation, and production of antibiotics
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
government agency that functions as part of the HHS to support research to help improve the quality of a health care
Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
health insurance arrangement that allows plan participants relative free to choose the doctors and hospitals they want to visit
Quality of medical care
health services for individual increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional standards
Hospice
home providing care for the sick or terminally ill
Malpractice
improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment especially by the medical professional
Arthritis
inflammation of the joints that often causes limitations of activity due to pain and stiffness. increases with age
Health maintenance organizations (HMO)
manages both the financing and provision of health services to enrolled members
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
organization to improve the healthcare quality through the administration of evidence based standards, measures, programs and accreditation
Insurance exchanges
organizations that facilitates structured and competitive markets for purchasing health coverage
United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)
organizations that matches available organs with waiting patients
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs
Osteoporosis
reduction of bone mass and a deterioration of the microarchitecture of the bone leading to bone fragility
Health savings accounts
savings account used in conjunction with a high deductible health insurance policy that allows users to save money tax free against medical expenses
Bioterrorism
terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents
Gross domestic product (GDP)
the market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located in a country
health services research
the study of the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of the healthcare system
