(273) Latest 2023 Graded A+
How does Medicaid differ from Medicare ✔✔medicaid is federally and state-funded
What are the two leading causes of death in the US ✔✔heart disease and cancer
The greatest benefit of adopting an electronic medical record system is ✔✔accessibility of
information
The migration of educated healthcare providers from rural areas to urban areas or from
developing countries to developed countries is ✔✔brain drain
The WHO focuses on? ✔✔economics, disease prevention, and proverty
What is universal health care ✔✔a specific type of health care where everyone is provided health
coverage regardless of their income, race, age, re-existing conditions, gender or wealth
Under which health care model would you never receive a doctors bill? ✔✔the beveridge model
,Why are demographic factors an important consideration when discussing health issues
✔✔knowledge of these factors can help doctors find the cause or stimulus for certain diseases
How could the newly elected gov't of a low-income country work to achieve a higher life
expectancy for its citizens? ✔✔begin a program for reducing the contaminants in the drinking
water
Deductible ✔✔an amount of money you must pay for health care services covered under your
plan before the insurance company begins to pay for these services
-ex) if deductible is at 1500, then your insurance company doesn't pay anything for you until you
pay the first 1500
Coinsurance ✔✔% share of the costs of a covered health care service that you are responsible for
-ex) 1000 procedure, 20% coninsurance, out of pocket costs will be $200 which is 20% of 1000
(the rest 80% of the bill will be paid to your doctor by your health insurance company)
KUB stand for ✔✔kidneys, ureters, bladder
, the disease commonly called lupus is abbreviated as ✔✔LE
what is the abbreviation for intramuscular ✔✔IM
what does the abbreviation gtt mean? ✔✔drops
what is the abbreviation for extended release? ✔✔XL
what is the abbreviation for without? ✔✔s
what does UA stand for? ✔✔urinalysis
what is the abbreviation for write on label? ✔✔Sig
what does ROS stand for ✔✔review of systems
what abbreviation is used when there is not enough of a specimen for a lab test? ✔✔QNS