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D393 History of Healthcare in America
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Pest House Ans: A facility to isolate people with contagious diseases from
the rest of society


Almshouse Ans: poorhouse - an institution to care for poor people
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typically run by religious leaders with little to no medical/patient care
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Royal hospital Ans: a prestigious medical facility that treats individuals of
wealth and means


1. Reduced per capita costs


2. Improved patient experience


3. Fair and equitable access to healthcare Ans: The three things the US
healthcare system must balance in pursuit of the Triple Aim


Cultural competence Ans: In healthcare, the ability of providers and
organizations to effectively deliver services that meet the social, cultural,
and linguistic needs of patients


Behavioral economics Ans: The field focusing on cognitive,
psychological, social, and cultural aspects of people's economic
decision making

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Market justice theory Ans: States that healthcare is a product for
purchase and is therefore subject to the principles of economic theory
(supply and demand)


Social justice theory Ans: Sees healthcare as a social good that should
not be subject to strict economic principles, rather everyone should
have access to care regardless of their ability to pay. This theory
recognizes a shared responsibility for the health of the community and
factors outside the individual's control
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1. Access to healthcare services 6. Social Support Networks


2. Income and social status 7. Culture
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3. Education 8. Genetics


4. Physical Environment 9. Personal behavior and coping skills


5. Employment and Working Conditions 10. Biological sex Ans: 10 factors
affecting health status


Imhotep Ans: First physician ever mentioned. 2600BC Ancient Egypt


Edward Jenner Ans: Inventor of smallpox vaccination 1796


Elizabeth Blackwell Ans: First female physician in the US 1849


Joseph Lister Ans: Develops antiseptic surgery 1865

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Alexander Fleming Ans: Scottish scientist who discovers penicillin and its
use as an antibiotic 1928


Bellevue Hospital Ans: Considered the oldest hospital in the US which
grew out of an almshouse in 1736


Royal Hospital and Charity Hospital Ans: Two of the modern United
States' oldest hospitals founded in 1722 and 1736 respectively. One was
for the treatment of the wealthy while the other the treatment of the
poor
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Vaccine Act of 1813 Ans: An act passed by the 12th Congress of the US
to encourage smallpox vaccination. The law tasked a federal agent with
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maintaining a supply of the smallpox vaccine and distributing it
nationwide


1830s Ans: The earliest examples of medical specialization occurred in
this time period


1950s Ans: The time period where specialization became the
predominant mode of practice in the United States


Cultural authority Ans: The accumulation of public trust that leads to a
sense of legitimacy, the granting of relative autonomy, and an ability to
self-regulate


Johns Hopkins University Ans: University founded in Baltimore, MD in 1876


Johns Hopkins Hospital Ans: Hospital founded in 1889 and worked in
collaboration with the medical school of the same name

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