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What characterizes Inpatient Care stays? - ANSWER They are at least one overnight stay
"ambul" means - ANSWER walking
Three interrelated trends regarding inpatient care and ambulatory care: - ANSWER
Because inpatient care is so expensive, payers won't pay for an overnight stay if it isn't
medically necessary
Hospital based outpatient care is more expensive than non-hospital based outpatient care
Busy people demand convenient care
Hospitals must maintain all the expensive services and technology in order to: - ANSWER
Be properly accredited and licensed, as well as attract various insurers, patients, and good
physicians
What does this high overhead do resulting in competition? - ANSWER It puts them at a
competitive cost disadvantage relative to free-standing, single focus ambulatory facilities,
including even surgical centers or imaging centers
7 Types of Ambulatory Care Settings: - ANSWER 1) Hospital emergency departments
(EDs)
2) Hospital-based outpatient departments (OPDs)
3) Outpatient offices; physician private practices
4) Urgent Care Centers
5) Retail clinics
6) Concierge medicine
7) Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
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, What is EMTALA (1986), and what does it require? - ANSWER Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act. It requires hospitals and ambulances to provide care to anyone
needing it regardless of ability to pay, citizenship, and legal status. A functional safety net.
What was one issue with the act in terms of financing? - ANSWER It provided no money
to accomplish this; classic "unfunded mandate"
What did the act try to counteract? - ANSWER "dumping" of uninsured or unprofitable
patients
From 1997-2007, the amount of emergency room visits ______ by ___%, however the
annual visit rate ______ by ___% - ANSWER Increased, 23% (116.8 million visits)
Increased, 11%
Visit rate for nursing home residents was ___x that of those living at home.
Visit rate for homeless was ___x that of those with homes.
Visit rate for blacks was ____x that of whites. - ANSWER 4x
2x
2x
What percent of people are admitted to hospitals from emergency rooms? - ANSWER
12%
What are the leading diagnoses for those admitted? - ANSWER Heart disease, chest pain,
pneumonia, and cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
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What characterizes Inpatient Care stays? - ANSWER They are at least one overnight stay
"ambul" means - ANSWER walking
Three interrelated trends regarding inpatient care and ambulatory care: - ANSWER
Because inpatient care is so expensive, payers won't pay for an overnight stay if it isn't
medically necessary
Hospital based outpatient care is more expensive than non-hospital based outpatient care
Busy people demand convenient care
Hospitals must maintain all the expensive services and technology in order to: - ANSWER
Be properly accredited and licensed, as well as attract various insurers, patients, and good
physicians
What does this high overhead do resulting in competition? - ANSWER It puts them at a
competitive cost disadvantage relative to free-standing, single focus ambulatory facilities,
including even surgical centers or imaging centers
7 Types of Ambulatory Care Settings: - ANSWER 1) Hospital emergency departments
(EDs)
2) Hospital-based outpatient departments (OPDs)
3) Outpatient offices; physician private practices
4) Urgent Care Centers
5) Retail clinics
6) Concierge medicine
7) Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
1
, What is EMTALA (1986), and what does it require? - ANSWER Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act. It requires hospitals and ambulances to provide care to anyone
needing it regardless of ability to pay, citizenship, and legal status. A functional safety net.
What was one issue with the act in terms of financing? - ANSWER It provided no money
to accomplish this; classic "unfunded mandate"
What did the act try to counteract? - ANSWER "dumping" of uninsured or unprofitable
patients
From 1997-2007, the amount of emergency room visits ______ by ___%, however the
annual visit rate ______ by ___% - ANSWER Increased, 23% (116.8 million visits)
Increased, 11%
Visit rate for nursing home residents was ___x that of those living at home.
Visit rate for homeless was ___x that of those with homes.
Visit rate for blacks was ____x that of whites. - ANSWER 4x
2x
2x
What percent of people are admitted to hospitals from emergency rooms? - ANSWER
12%
What are the leading diagnoses for those admitted? - ANSWER Heart disease, chest pain,
pneumonia, and cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
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