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The United States consistently lags behind other True
developed nations in life expectancy and other
population health measures
Individual behavior contributes to overal health: Four times as much as the delivery of healthcare
Which of the following have a number of behavioral risk - Heart disease
factors: - Cancer
- Stroke
- All****
Spending more on healthcare translates into greater False
longevity
Smoking tobacco is the most avoidable cause of disease True
disability and death in the United States
, Only one of the following statements is true. Which one? - Children are an especially vulnerable population to chronic diseases if
overweight or obese early in life
- Children are an especially vulnerable population to
chronic diseases if overweight or obese early in life
- The good news is that the obesity epidemic is slowing
- Eating out less would solve a lot of problems with
chronic diseases
- It is just as likely that "regular" weight children will grow
up to have the same incidence of chronis diseases as
obese children chronic
Those with poor access to recreational facilities have Over 65%
what change of being obese?
The belief that physical activity supports a healthier and Goes back at least as far as the ancient Greeks
longer life:
Gawande asserts that putting our fates in the hands of It does not support the conditions that promote our search for a life of worth and
health professionals valued more for their technical purpose
prowess than their understanding of human needs is a
failed experiment because:
In Gawande, multiple studies of patients entering hospice Live as long and sometimes longer than those still under medical care
and ceasing medical care show that those patients:
According to the authors what is a driving force behind The complexity of modern healthcare
health care practitioners' transition from being soloists to
members of an orchestra?
According to the authors shared responsibility without Patient harm through medical error
high quality teamwork can be fraught with peril. The peril
of what?
The values cited by the authors that characterize the Creativity, curiosity, honesty and humility
members of high-performing teams in health care are:
According to the authors the principles of team-based All of these
healthcare include:
- Shared goals, mutual trust and measurable processes
and outcomes
- Clear roles, shared goals and effective communication
- Mutual trust, effective communicaiton and shared goals
- All of these
Making patients and their families active members of the True
health care team important to team success
The typical medicare beneficiary every year visits: Two primary care physicians and five specialists