MHA 707 test 1 chapter 1 and 2 Exam
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The Importance of good health - altruistic oriented set of providers and
care activities +
in America: huge industry + profitability
- 20% of our GDP is devoted to medical
care and
health promotion (value)
- 11% of all US jobs are in the health
sector
- sizable share of our income is spent on
the health
care we need
Characteristics of US health - not ordered or organized as a single
system enterprise
- actors and organizations often work
independently
- little coordination between players
- system continues to evolve haphazardly
health maintenance - clear difference between health
"maintenance"
and "restoring" health
- medical care systems care for people
even if
restoring health is impossible
,fee for service a system under which doctors and
hospitals
receive a payment for each service they
provide
health care delivery 1. the importance of organizations in
delivering
care
2. the role of professionals in running our
system
3. the emergence of new medical
technology,
smartphones, big data, new pharma.
4. tension between free market and
government
control
5. a dysfunctional payment system
customer friendly the health system could do much more to
improve
the experience of patients receiving care
1. improving quality
access to health care not always ensured. many rural areas
have
shortages of doctors and other providers
and
many doctors refuse to see patients with
certain
types of insurance because of low
payment rates
2. improving access and coverage
, Major Issues and Concerns 3. slowing growth of health care
expenditures
4. encouraging healthy behavior
5. improving the public health system
6. addressing inequalities in access
stakeholder set of people who have a strong interest in
how
something in our society is done.
1. consumers
2. providers
3. employers
4. insurers
5. public policy makers
workforce motivated principally by the social goal of
keeping
people healthy
consumer stakeholder - should be at the center of the health
system
- sometimes bystanders in decisions
affecting their
own health and payment issues
- WANT access to quality and affordable
health
care for self and family
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
The Importance of good health - altruistic oriented set of providers and
care activities +
in America: huge industry + profitability
- 20% of our GDP is devoted to medical
care and
health promotion (value)
- 11% of all US jobs are in the health
sector
- sizable share of our income is spent on
the health
care we need
Characteristics of US health - not ordered or organized as a single
system enterprise
- actors and organizations often work
independently
- little coordination between players
- system continues to evolve haphazardly
health maintenance - clear difference between health
"maintenance"
and "restoring" health
- medical care systems care for people
even if
restoring health is impossible
,fee for service a system under which doctors and
hospitals
receive a payment for each service they
provide
health care delivery 1. the importance of organizations in
delivering
care
2. the role of professionals in running our
system
3. the emergence of new medical
technology,
smartphones, big data, new pharma.
4. tension between free market and
government
control
5. a dysfunctional payment system
customer friendly the health system could do much more to
improve
the experience of patients receiving care
1. improving quality
access to health care not always ensured. many rural areas
have
shortages of doctors and other providers
and
many doctors refuse to see patients with
certain
types of insurance because of low
payment rates
2. improving access and coverage
, Major Issues and Concerns 3. slowing growth of health care
expenditures
4. encouraging healthy behavior
5. improving the public health system
6. addressing inequalities in access
stakeholder set of people who have a strong interest in
how
something in our society is done.
1. consumers
2. providers
3. employers
4. insurers
5. public policy makers
workforce motivated principally by the social goal of
keeping
people healthy
consumer stakeholder - should be at the center of the health
system
- sometimes bystanders in decisions
affecting their
own health and payment issues
- WANT access to quality and affordable
health
care for self and family
