HCCA Test 2024 Study Guide

HCCA Test 2024 Study Guide In the late 1800s, healthcare was primarily delivered - Answer️️ -In the home In the late 1800s, hospitals were supported by - Answer️️ -Philanthropy and religious organizations There was no federal regulation of healthcare in the - Answer️️ -Late 1800s The first (infrequent) medical malpractice lawsuits took place in - Answer️️ -The 1840s The American Medical Association was founded in - Answer️️ -1847 In 1849, the American Medical Association started publishing articles to warn the public of - Answer️️ -Quack remedies and nostrums Examples of quack remedies include - Answer️️ -Snake oil, wizard oil, brain salt, etc Uptown Sinclair published "The Jungle" in - Answer️️ -1905 Sinclair's "The Jungle" exposes - Answer️️ -Unsanitary and abusive working conditions in meat processing ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM 2 The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 - Answer️️ -Made it so that meat would be inspected by the government. It began a quality rating system as well as increased the sanitation requirements for meat producers. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answer️️ -Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs Early 1900s- progressives believed in - Answer️️ -Positivism Positivism is a belief that - Answer️️ -Unfettered human ingenuity will forever advance the state of art in a given field Positivism envisions a degree of - Answer️️ -Self-governance: physicians and hospitals will naturally strive to improve quality and safety. There is no need for government intervention to spur healthcare innovations In the early 1900s, the American College of Surgeons (now joint commissions) - Answer️️ -Begin inspecting hospitals for compliance with community standards Government oversight IS necessary to reign in - Answer️️ -Quacks and crooks "The ""New Deal"" of the 1930s - Answer️️ -Promoted growth of government/rulemaking Focus of government regulation: - Answer️️ -Punishment and financial sanctions ©SOPHIABENNET@ Thursday, August 22, 2024 10:21 AM 3 Civil Monetary Penalties - Answer️️ -Federal agencies were given authority to issue penalties to address noncompliance There was a dramatic reduction of criminal prosecutions for FDA violations between - Answer️️ -1930 and 1950 WWII impacts - Answer️️ -Health insurance 1942 War Labor Board - Answer️️ -Wage freeze, fringe benefits up to 5% didn't count, employers started offering health insurance Unions organize in the 1950s and many bargain for - Ans