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Chapter 2
The Healthcare Environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Closely connected to religion in early times | Medicine |
| Known as a God of healing | Imhotep |
| The father of scientific medicine. First to describe diseases | Hippocrates |
| symbol that represents the medical profession | Caduceus |
| Manage cost, quality, and delivery. Co-payments. Authorizations | Managed Care |
| Combines comprehensive healthcare financing and delivery of offering prepaid healthcare for a fixed fee to subscribers in a certain geographic area | Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) |
| A group of individuals the contracts with HMO's and PPO's to provide care at a discounted rate | Independent Practice Association ( IPA) |
| One physician works alone in a small office with limited staff and is either on call 24 hours a day or shares calls with an independent practitioner | Solo physician practice |
| 2 or more physicians share office expenses, employees and call schedule, but bill with | |
| One physician works alone in a small office with limited staff and is either on call 24 hours a day or shares calls with an independent practitioner | Solo physician practice |
| 2 or more physicians share office expenses, employees and call schedule. They practice as solo practitioners at the same practice but bill with separate tax ID numbers and do not share the revenue | Associate practice |
| 3 or more phyicians agree to practice using the same office space, sharing the expenses | Group practice |
| Acute care, specialty,mental,Substance abuse | 4 Main types of hopsitals |
| Treats the severely ill or injured | `Acute care hospital |
| Burn centers, cancer centers or eye foundations | Specialty hospital |
| treats patients with psychiatric problems | Mental health hospitals |
| Treats patients recovering from substance or alcohol abuse | Substance abuse hospitals |
| 1683 observes bacteria (Dutch Natualist) | Anton van Leeuwenehoek |
| 1796 develops the process of vaccination of smallpox, the first vaccination for any disease | Edward Jenner |
| 1839 discovered rubber condoms, intrauterine devices, douching syringes, and diaphragms | Charles Goodyear |
| 1867 develops the use of antiseptic surgical methods and publishes Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of surgery | Joseph Lister |
| 1881 First vaccine developed for anthrax. He also discovered the that microorganisms can be killed by heat | Louis Pasteur |
| 1899 develops Aspirin | Felix Hoffman |
| 1901 Introduces the system to classify blood into A,B,AB,and O groups | Karl Landsteiner |
| 1928 Discovers Penicillin (Miracle drug) | Sir Alexander Fleming |
| 1953 Invents the first birth control pill | Margaret Sanger |
| 1957 Founded the AAMA for Medical Assistants | Maxine Williams |
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