US Healthcare System exam – Questions and Answers
Leading causes of US deaths (2016): - -1. Heart Disease (27%)
2. Cancer (23%)
3. Stroke (6%)
4. Chronic resp. dis. (5%)
5. Accidents (5%)
Total life expectancy: 79 years.
-Leading causes of US deaths (1900): - -Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Diarrhea
Heart Disease
Stroke
Total life expectancy: 47 years.
-Hospitals provide care to patients suffering from 1. ____ episodic injury or illness. 2.____ of
all health care expenditures are related to management of CHRONIC disease care.
Hospitalization is a failure in the optimal management of a chronic condition. - -1. ACUTE
2. 75%
-Sector vs. System - -Sector: Grouping of related services
System: A fully integrated network of services
US Healthcare is currently a sector
because of:
-economics, technology, health insurance, and cultural values
-Failures of US Healthcare (4) - -1. High cost
$2.8 trillion/yr.
-Physicians control or direct about 85% of all health care expenditures.
2. High disparity:
U.S. is at the bottom when compared to other developed nations in consistency of
outcomes. Inconsistency is due primarily to a wide variation in access to services and
outcomes among different populations
-Racial/ethnic, SES, Access
3. Non-integrated Services and Information:
Drives error, waste, disparities, & dis- incentivizes prevention, early detection, and early
care of problems
Leading causes of US deaths (2016): - -1. Heart Disease (27%)
2. Cancer (23%)
3. Stroke (6%)
4. Chronic resp. dis. (5%)
5. Accidents (5%)
Total life expectancy: 79 years.
-Leading causes of US deaths (1900): - -Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Diarrhea
Heart Disease
Stroke
Total life expectancy: 47 years.
-Hospitals provide care to patients suffering from 1. ____ episodic injury or illness. 2.____ of
all health care expenditures are related to management of CHRONIC disease care.
Hospitalization is a failure in the optimal management of a chronic condition. - -1. ACUTE
2. 75%
-Sector vs. System - -Sector: Grouping of related services
System: A fully integrated network of services
US Healthcare is currently a sector
because of:
-economics, technology, health insurance, and cultural values
-Failures of US Healthcare (4) - -1. High cost
$2.8 trillion/yr.
-Physicians control or direct about 85% of all health care expenditures.
2. High disparity:
U.S. is at the bottom when compared to other developed nations in consistency of
outcomes. Inconsistency is due primarily to a wide variation in access to services and
outcomes among different populations
-Racial/ethnic, SES, Access
3. Non-integrated Services and Information:
Drives error, waste, disparities, & dis- incentivizes prevention, early detection, and early
care of problems
