LECOM - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Define ccHealth cc- ccAnswer ccState ccof cccomplete ccphysical, ccmental, ccand ccsocial
ccwell-being ccand ccnot ccmerely ccthe ccabsence ccof ccdisease ccor ccinfirmity
Focus ccof ccHealth ccCare cc- ccAnswer ccTo ccrestore cchealth ccor ccprevent ccexacerbation
ccof cchealth ccproblems
What ccare ccthe cccategories ccof cchealth cccare? cc- ccAnswer ccPrimary, ccsecondary,
ccand cctertiary
Define ccPrimary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccEliminate ccfactors ccfor cca ccdisease
Examples ccof ccPrimary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccSeat ccbelts, cccondoms, ccprotection
ccfrom ccUV cclight, cctobacco cccessation ccprograms, ccand ccdietary ccmodifications
Define ccSecondary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccEarly ccdetection ccof ccdisease ccso
cctreatment ccis ccmore cceffective
Define cctertiary ccprevention cc- ccAnswer ccFocuses ccon ccoptimum cctreatment ccof
ccidentified ccdisease ccto ccreduce ccthe ccincidence ccof cclater cccomplications
Examples ccof ccTertiary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccRehabilitation ccand cclimitation ccof
ccdisability
What ccare ccthe ccdifferent cctypes ccof cccare? cc- ccAnswer ccPrimary cccare, ccsecondary
cccare, ccand cctertiary cccare
Define ccprimary cccare cc- ccAnswer cc-what ccmost ccpeople ccneed ccmost ccof ccthe cctime
ccfor cchealth ccand ccillness
-Includes ccpersonal cctreatment ccand ccpreventive ccmeasures cc(i.e. cclifestyle ccchanges,
ccimmunizations, ccprenatal cccare, ccetc.)
, Define ccSecondary ccCare cc- ccAnswer cc-Services ccare ccavailable ccin ccphysicians'
ccoffices ccand cccommunity cchospitals cc
-Includes ccmost ccsurgical ccprocedures, ccdiagnositc, ccand cctreatment ccinterventions ccof
ccspecialists cc(i.e. cccardiologists, ccradiologists)
Define ccTertiary ccCare cc- ccAnswer cc-Highly ccspecialized ccdiagnostic, cctherapeutic,
ccand ccrehabilitative ccserves ccthat ccrequire ccstaff ccand ccequipment ccbeyond ccwhat ccan
ccaverage cccommunity cchospital cchas ccavailable cc
-Care ccis ccgenerally ccavailable ccin ccmajor ccmedical cccenters cc(heart ccsurgery, ccorgan
cctransplant, ccradiotherapy ccfor cccancer)
Most cchospitals ccare? cc- ccAnswer ccNon-federal cc(96.2%)
Of ccnon-federal cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccare cccommunity cchospitals? cc-
ccAnswer cc91%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccof ccthese cchospitals ccare cc"not-
for-profit"? cc- ccAnswer cc58.3%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccof ccthese cchospitals ccare cc"for-
profit"? cc- ccAnswer cc21.4%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercent ccare ccstate ccor cclocal ccgovernment
ccowned? cc- ccAnswer cc20.4%
The ccoverall cctrend ccin ccthe ccamount ccof ccbeds ccin cchospitals cchas ccbeen cc____ cc-
ccAnswer ccreduced
What ccare ccsome ccreasons ccthat ccthe ccnumber ccof ccbeds ccand cchospitals cchave
ccbeen ccreduced? cc- ccAnswer cc-Higher ccfixed cccosts ccin ccstaff, ccfacilities, ccand
ccequipment cc(big ccaffect ccon ccsmaller cchospitals)
-Increased ccdifficulty ccin cchiring ccand ccretaining ccappropriate ccstaff ccin ccrural
cchospitals cc
-Increasing cceconomies ccof ccscale ccfor cclarger ccand cclarger cchospitals ccas ccthe
ccavailability ccof ccexpensive cctechnology ccincreases
-When cca cchospital ccperforms cca ccprocedure ccmore ccfrequently, ccthe ccquality ccof
cceach ccone ccgoes ccup
Reasons ccfor ccrural cchospitals ccclosing cc- ccAnswer cc-aging, ccpoor, ccand ccshrinking
ccpopulations ccin ccthese ccareas cc
-High ccuninsured ccrates
-Economic ccchallenges ccin ccthe cccommunity cc
-Aging ccfacilities
1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Define ccHealth cc- ccAnswer ccState ccof cccomplete ccphysical, ccmental, ccand ccsocial
ccwell-being ccand ccnot ccmerely ccthe ccabsence ccof ccdisease ccor ccinfirmity
Focus ccof ccHealth ccCare cc- ccAnswer ccTo ccrestore cchealth ccor ccprevent ccexacerbation
ccof cchealth ccproblems
What ccare ccthe cccategories ccof cchealth cccare? cc- ccAnswer ccPrimary, ccsecondary,
ccand cctertiary
Define ccPrimary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccEliminate ccfactors ccfor cca ccdisease
Examples ccof ccPrimary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccSeat ccbelts, cccondoms, ccprotection
ccfrom ccUV cclight, cctobacco cccessation ccprograms, ccand ccdietary ccmodifications
Define ccSecondary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccEarly ccdetection ccof ccdisease ccso
cctreatment ccis ccmore cceffective
Define cctertiary ccprevention cc- ccAnswer ccFocuses ccon ccoptimum cctreatment ccof
ccidentified ccdisease ccto ccreduce ccthe ccincidence ccof cclater cccomplications
Examples ccof ccTertiary ccPrevention cc- ccAnswer ccRehabilitation ccand cclimitation ccof
ccdisability
What ccare ccthe ccdifferent cctypes ccof cccare? cc- ccAnswer ccPrimary cccare, ccsecondary
cccare, ccand cctertiary cccare
Define ccprimary cccare cc- ccAnswer cc-what ccmost ccpeople ccneed ccmost ccof ccthe cctime
ccfor cchealth ccand ccillness
-Includes ccpersonal cctreatment ccand ccpreventive ccmeasures cc(i.e. cclifestyle ccchanges,
ccimmunizations, ccprenatal cccare, ccetc.)
, Define ccSecondary ccCare cc- ccAnswer cc-Services ccare ccavailable ccin ccphysicians'
ccoffices ccand cccommunity cchospitals cc
-Includes ccmost ccsurgical ccprocedures, ccdiagnositc, ccand cctreatment ccinterventions ccof
ccspecialists cc(i.e. cccardiologists, ccradiologists)
Define ccTertiary ccCare cc- ccAnswer cc-Highly ccspecialized ccdiagnostic, cctherapeutic,
ccand ccrehabilitative ccserves ccthat ccrequire ccstaff ccand ccequipment ccbeyond ccwhat ccan
ccaverage cccommunity cchospital cchas ccavailable cc
-Care ccis ccgenerally ccavailable ccin ccmajor ccmedical cccenters cc(heart ccsurgery, ccorgan
cctransplant, ccradiotherapy ccfor cccancer)
Most cchospitals ccare? cc- ccAnswer ccNon-federal cc(96.2%)
Of ccnon-federal cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccare cccommunity cchospitals? cc-
ccAnswer cc91%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccof ccthese cchospitals ccare cc"not-
for-profit"? cc- ccAnswer cc58.3%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercentage ccof ccthese cchospitals ccare cc"for-
profit"? cc- ccAnswer cc21.4%
Of ccthe cccommunity cchospitals, ccwhat ccpercent ccare ccstate ccor cclocal ccgovernment
ccowned? cc- ccAnswer cc20.4%
The ccoverall cctrend ccin ccthe ccamount ccof ccbeds ccin cchospitals cchas ccbeen cc____ cc-
ccAnswer ccreduced
What ccare ccsome ccreasons ccthat ccthe ccnumber ccof ccbeds ccand cchospitals cchave
ccbeen ccreduced? cc- ccAnswer cc-Higher ccfixed cccosts ccin ccstaff, ccfacilities, ccand
ccequipment cc(big ccaffect ccon ccsmaller cchospitals)
-Increased ccdifficulty ccin cchiring ccand ccretaining ccappropriate ccstaff ccin ccrural
cchospitals cc
-Increasing cceconomies ccof ccscale ccfor cclarger ccand cclarger cchospitals ccas ccthe
ccavailability ccof ccexpensive cctechnology ccincreases
-When cca cchospital ccperforms cca ccprocedure ccmore ccfrequently, ccthe ccquality ccof
cceach ccone ccgoes ccup
Reasons ccfor ccrural cchospitals ccclosing cc- ccAnswer cc-aging, ccpoor, ccand ccshrinking
ccpopulations ccin ccthese ccareas cc
-High ccuninsured ccrates
-Economic ccchallenges ccin ccthe cccommunity cc
-Aging ccfacilities
