NUR 610 Module 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED 100% ANSWERS

UAB - NUR 610 Module 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED 100% ANSWERS Characteristics of the U.S. Health System are? - ANSWER HE DAM Haphazard evolution. Economic and social determinants of health. Disorganization and lack of coordination. Actors working independently. Maintaining vs. Restoring health. What are the 5 characteristics the book uses to define U.S. health care delivery? - ANSWER 1. The importance of organizations in delivering care. 2. The role of professionals in running our system. 3. The emergence of new medical technology, smartphones, big data, and new pharmaceuticals. 4. Tension between "the free market" and "governmental control." 5. A dysfunctional payment system. The U.S. Health System is shaped by what and NOT by what? - ANSWER Economic incentives and opportunities and NOT by logical design. Key stakeholders influencing U.S. Health Systems are? - ANSWER Consumers (should be at the center, but play bystanders). Providers and other professionals engaged in the health system. Insurers (3rd party payers) Public Policy makers. What stakeholder plays the role of referee/mediator? - ANSWER Insurers. They get pressure from employers, consumer and providers. Is public policy makers one stakeholder? - ANSWER No, often different stakeholders with conflicting agendas. What is health? - ANSWER A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely absence of disease