HCA 300 - Chapter 1 Exam Questions And
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Agency for Health Care Research & Quality (AHCRQ) - Answer✔The primary federal source for
quality delivery of health services
Almshouses - Answer✔They were established to serve the indigent. They're aka poorhouses.
American Medical Association (AMA) - Answer✔Professional membership organization for
physicians. Made in 1847. They were responsible for standardizing medical education.
American Recovery & ReInvestment Act (ARRA) - Answer✔In 2009, Obama signed this which
protected health coverage for the unemployed by providing a 65% subsidy for COBRA coverage
to make premiums more affordable
Assessment - Answer✔Focused on the systematic continuous data collection of health issues,
which would ensure that public health agencies were serious about protecting the public
Assurance - Answer✔Focuses on evaluating any processes that have been put in place to assure
that the programs are being implemented appropriately
Center for Medical Health Services - Answer✔Got into partnership with state health
departments and leads national efforts to assess mental health delivery of health services
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - Answer✔Associated with the Healthy People
2020
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Answer✔Was made for the indigent,
disabled and the elderly
Certificate of Need (CON) - Answer✔Made in 1974. Made to ensure that the state approved
any capital expenditures associated with hospital or medical facilities construction and
expansion. Repealed in 1987.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) - Answer✔Require employers to
provide health insurance protection if an individual changes jobs
Cost shares - Answer✔What someone pays for his or her healthcare costs
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