Midterms

• What has contributed to the rising costs of healthcare?

  • New medical technology
  • Chronic disease
  • Aging population
  • Prescription drugs
• How has the ACA increased access to care?

  • Medicaid expanded health coverage
  • Narrowed racial and ethnic disparities
• What does each side have to prove in a malpractice case?

  • Duty of care
  • Breach of duty of care
  • Causation (harm)
  • Damages
• Licensing


  A right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service.
• Certification


  The process or action of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement
• Telehealth


  Healthcare appointments delivered by the clinician through telecommunication technologies. Also, communicating appointment reminders, visit summaries, and laboratory and diagnostic results through an electronic record
• Telemedicine


  The use of electronic communications and information technologies to provide or support clinical care at a distance
• Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)


  The variety of technologies that provide healthcare providers with diagnostic and treatment reccomendations
• Health disparities


  Differences in health outcomes because of differences in race, ethnicity, immigration status, income, education, or employment.
• Health Information Technology (HIT)


  Broad concept that encompasses an array of technologies to record, store, retrieve, protect, share, and analyze health information
• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)


  Provides preventive, medical, dental, and mental health services to low income, minority, and homeless individuals in both urban and rural underserved areas. Centers are qualified to receive reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid.
• Copay


  The share of the cost for healthcare services not covered by health insurance
• Deductible


  The dollar amount paid out of pocket for healthcare services before health insurance will cover the cost