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health insurance plans?
individuals use a lottery system to
employer-only options
, individuals use a health
individuals are automatically insurance marketplace to
enrolled in government plans choose from available public
and private plans.
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Describe two central objectives of healthcare reform.
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One central objective of healthcare reform is to ensure that all Americans
have access to healthcare and health insurance while reducing healthcare
costs. Another objective involves improving health by encouraging the
health system to adopt innovation to address the social determinants of
health.
The traditional biomedical model of healthcare treatment defines health as an
absence of illness or disease, while a holistic health model defines health as
overall well-being and considers physical, spiritual, mental, and social aspects of
the self to be interdependent. A biomedical model treats the symptoms of an
illness, while a holistic health model finds and treats the cause of the illness.
- To ensure that healthcare organizations comply with HIPAA (Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act) standards
- To encourage healthcare providers to use electronic health records
The fact that laws and policies are regulated at different levels of government
can create conflicts regarding jurisdiction and control. For example, licensing
and management of stakeholders such as insurance companies happens at the
, state level, but the federal government has the ultimate authority over all aspects
of laws and regulations. Communication between the various levels of the
government is vital to ensuring patients receive proper care.
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What is the goal of long-term care facilities?
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Offering comprehensive end-of-life Maximizing patients'
services independent function
Relieving hospital excess patient Providing treatment for chronic
load illnesses
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How do information systems help improve the quality of healthcare
delivery?
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