Hpex 300 Quiz 1

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Focuses on protecting the US from threats + hazards

What are the agencies responsible for enforcing rules?

1. Food and Drug administrartion (FDA) 2. Center for medicaid and medicare services 3. agency for healthcare research and quality 4. center for mental health seervices

There are 4 major sectors of health care.

1.Traditional medicine and medical education 2. Hospital system development 3. Public Health 4. Health insurance

The average OECD for infants is?

3.8 years but the U.S. is 5.0 which is higher than OECD

How many contries are included in the international healthcare stat?

34 countries where the U.S. is one of them and 10 partner countries.

what is the average life expectancy in the U.S.?

78.8 years women 81.1 years Men 77.8 years

what is the average life expectantcy of the OECD?

80.5 years

Medicare

A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older Provide policy funding and oversight to healthcare programs for elderly and poor.

Who is a stakeholder?

Anyone affected by the company's actions or policies employers, hospitals, physicians, home healthcare service, outpatient care centers, goverment, insurance compaines.

In the U.S. who participates in health care?

Government and private sector

Federal emergency management agency (FEMA)

Managing catastrophic events

The U.S. health care system is.....

One of the most expensive and complex systems in the world.

Gross Domestic Product

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation

who has one of the lowest smoking rates?

U.S. But we have a high obesity rate

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

a federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public.

primary prevention

avoids the development of a disease Ex: immunization programs, Smoking cessation programs (stop smoking)

Stakeholder Perspective

considering the interests and opinions of all people, groups, organizations, or systems that affect or could be affected by the organizations actions (the consumer is the most important stakeholder)

international healthcare statistic

established in 1961 the organization for economic of economic and social data worldwide monitor trends of economic development

secondary prevention

focused on early disease detection which prevents progression of the disease. EX: colonoscopies and mamograms

what country has the lowest life expectantcy?

mexico less than 75 years

National institutes of health in healthcare research

preventing and curing diseases worldwide and extend healthy lifestyles EX: Ebola

Administration for children and families

promote the economic and social well being of families, children, individuals and communities. they want to empower people to increase their own economic well being and support communities that have positive impact in the qual.

Tertiary Prevention

reduces the impact of an already established disease by minimizing disease related complications.

FEMA and DHS what so they do together

responsable foe coordinating efforts of all government level to ensure emergency preparness.

What country has the highest life expectancy?

spain and switzerland more than 80 years

Medicad

the government insurance program for low-income individuals & familys that is funded both by the federal government & each individual state