Why do we call medical care “healthcare”?
Medical Health care maintenance and improvement of personal health status via the level of prevention :- premordial (Change life style, habit, activity), primary (preventive premotive), secondary ( Early diagnosis and treatment of diseases and prevent complications ), Tertiosary prevention (Rehabilitation,limitation ,complications, save for life to prevent pain).
Physical and mental awareness activated for illness.
Health care provider for health professional person.
Why do we call medical care “healthcare”? What are two of the most important changes needed to convert our medical care system into a healthcare system? How can we make these changes?
There is an unwritten rule in healthcare, that healthcare providers should not provide medical care to family members. Why do you think that rule exists? Explain your answer.
How do you think medical terminology course will assist you in a healthcare career? Do you think a medical terminology course should be required for care providers? Why or why not?
Do you feel we are rationalizing healthcare in America? Why or Why not? Up to this point, we have discussed such topics as policy, access, aging, organizational change, labor, and quality. How does all of this fit into healthcare from a financial perspective? In the end, who does this impact most? Least? Why or Why not? From your perspective, is there a way to balance the financial costs/implications/impact of healthcare? Please provide at least 3 examples how this balance may...
Why do you think medical errors are so common? What should health care providers do to reduce medical errors? What can patients do to reduce medical errors? How can we raise awareness about the importance of reducing medical errors?
What do we call the medical intervention that exposes a person to material that is antigenic but not pathogenic?
Explain why we need payment reform. What do we call the traditional method for paying providers retrospectively and how did that work? What do we call the newer method for paying providers that happens prospectively and how does that work? How do these payment systems create different incentives for providers? What other new payment models are being tested to see if they can improve health care outcomes?
Why are teams important in healthcare? As a medical assistant, how do you see your role as a leader?
Why do so many citizens of the United States have difficulties affording healthcare ? Do only the uninsured struggle with affording health care ? How can we make health care more affordable for people and is there any way to do this without increasing taxes ?
Does the Affordable Care Act provide universal healthcare coverage? Why or why not? Why was healthcare reform an important issue in the United States in the late 20th Century and after?