HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: Regulatory
Agencies and Organizations fully solved
passed
Defined by the WHO as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. - correct answer ✔✔Health
A patient who is receiving health care services at a hospital without being hospitalized,
institutionalized, or admitted as an inpatient. - correct answer ✔✔Outpatient
Professional organization for physicians. Involved in the accreditation of medical schools,
residency programs, and certain allied health programs. Formed in 1847 by a group of
physicians for the primary purpose of establishing and supporting a code of ethics for physicians
in their duties to their patients and the profession. Examined the poor quality of medical
education and the questionable ethics of practicing physicians. - correct answer ✔✔American
Medical Association (AMA)
Founded in 1898 for the purpose of promoting public welfare by providing better health care in
hospitals. - correct answer ✔✔American Hospital Association (AHA)
Identified serious problems and inconsistencies that existed in medical education that resulted
in the closing of many schools and significant curriculum revision in the remaining schools.
Established a model for medical education. - correct answer ✔✔Flexner Report
Founded in 1913 to develop a system of hospital standards. Adopted the Minimum Standards in
1919 that identified the essential standards for proper care and treatment of hospital patients.
These standards included medical record specifications that formed the basis of today's medical
record standards. Founded the Hospital Standardization Program (early accreditation program).
- correct answer ✔✔American College of Surgeons (ACS)
, (Hospital Survey and Construction Act) Legislation that provided funding for the construction of
hospitals and other health care facilities on the basis of state need. (1946) - correct answer
✔✔The Hill-Burton Act
Founded in 1952 to take over the Hospital Standardization Program from the overburdened
ACS. Private, nonprofit entity whose primary function is to develop and assess standards of
performance by health care organizations. Provide accreditation services to a variety of
healthcare settings. Redefined the standards to be the optimal achievable, as opposed to
minimum standards. Emphasis on health care functions crucial to patient care. - correct answer
✔✔The Joint Commission
Title XVIII, "Health Insurance for the Aged". Established in 1965 when Congress amended the
Social Security Act of 1935. A federally funded program that provides health insurance for
elderly people and other groups. - correct answer ✔✔Medicare
Title XIX, "Medical Assistance Program". Established in 1965 when Congress amended the Social
Security Act of 1935 and extended the Kerr-Mills Medical Assistance Program. A joint program
between the state and the federal governments to provide health care to welfare recipients and
indigents in the different states. - correct answer ✔✔Medicaid
Publication released in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that reported the high rate and
cost of deaths per year attributable to medical errors. Brought increased attention to the issue
of patient safety. - correct answer ✔✔"To Err is Human"
1. Federal government- Concerned with cost and accessibility of healthcare
2. Consumers- More educated and demanding more and better quality
3. Providers- Want to maintain their market share, contain costs, realize a profit
4. Taxpayers- Underinsures or uninsured or who feel overburdened by taxation that finances
healthcare - correct answer ✔✔Sources of pressure for high quality healthcare for all
Agencies and Organizations fully solved
passed
Defined by the WHO as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. - correct answer ✔✔Health
A patient who is receiving health care services at a hospital without being hospitalized,
institutionalized, or admitted as an inpatient. - correct answer ✔✔Outpatient
Professional organization for physicians. Involved in the accreditation of medical schools,
residency programs, and certain allied health programs. Formed in 1847 by a group of
physicians for the primary purpose of establishing and supporting a code of ethics for physicians
in their duties to their patients and the profession. Examined the poor quality of medical
education and the questionable ethics of practicing physicians. - correct answer ✔✔American
Medical Association (AMA)
Founded in 1898 for the purpose of promoting public welfare by providing better health care in
hospitals. - correct answer ✔✔American Hospital Association (AHA)
Identified serious problems and inconsistencies that existed in medical education that resulted
in the closing of many schools and significant curriculum revision in the remaining schools.
Established a model for medical education. - correct answer ✔✔Flexner Report
Founded in 1913 to develop a system of hospital standards. Adopted the Minimum Standards in
1919 that identified the essential standards for proper care and treatment of hospital patients.
These standards included medical record specifications that formed the basis of today's medical
record standards. Founded the Hospital Standardization Program (early accreditation program).
- correct answer ✔✔American College of Surgeons (ACS)
, (Hospital Survey and Construction Act) Legislation that provided funding for the construction of
hospitals and other health care facilities on the basis of state need. (1946) - correct answer
✔✔The Hill-Burton Act
Founded in 1952 to take over the Hospital Standardization Program from the overburdened
ACS. Private, nonprofit entity whose primary function is to develop and assess standards of
performance by health care organizations. Provide accreditation services to a variety of
healthcare settings. Redefined the standards to be the optimal achievable, as opposed to
minimum standards. Emphasis on health care functions crucial to patient care. - correct answer
✔✔The Joint Commission
Title XVIII, "Health Insurance for the Aged". Established in 1965 when Congress amended the
Social Security Act of 1935. A federally funded program that provides health insurance for
elderly people and other groups. - correct answer ✔✔Medicare
Title XIX, "Medical Assistance Program". Established in 1965 when Congress amended the Social
Security Act of 1935 and extended the Kerr-Mills Medical Assistance Program. A joint program
between the state and the federal governments to provide health care to welfare recipients and
indigents in the different states. - correct answer ✔✔Medicaid
Publication released in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that reported the high rate and
cost of deaths per year attributable to medical errors. Brought increased attention to the issue
of patient safety. - correct answer ✔✔"To Err is Human"
1. Federal government- Concerned with cost and accessibility of healthcare
2. Consumers- More educated and demanding more and better quality
3. Providers- Want to maintain their market share, contain costs, realize a profit
4. Taxpayers- Underinsures or uninsured or who feel overburdened by taxation that finances
healthcare - correct answer ✔✔Sources of pressure for high quality healthcare for all
