UF HSA 3111 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
◉ U.S. healthcare system. Answer: - loosely connected components
rather than unified whole
- each component works independently to meet mission/vision of
organization and stakeholders
- influenced by gov (regulations), legislation (laws), private groups
(policies), self-interest groups (advocacy)
◉ healthcare system components. Answer: - population health (ex:
CDC)
- setting (ex: hospital)
- healthcare workers (ex: nurses)
- technology (ex: patient HAI tracking and EHR)
- quality
◉ The Joint Commission. Answer: private, not-for-profit
organization that provides accreditation
◉ first industrial revolution
(1760s-1840s). Answer: - prior to this everyone was hunter-
gatherer
,- rural -> urban migration w/ building and manufacturing -> unsafe
conditions
◉ Progressive era (1890s-1920s). Answer: - committee on the cost
of medical care: make affordable
- american association of labor legislation: safety/insurance -> many
policies and procedures
- reformers want to improve health/worker safety -> proposed
workers insurance to protect pay when sick
◉ great depression (1929-1939). Answer: - social security act of
1935 provided coverage for US citizens aged out of employment,
sick, in-between jobs
- healthcare lost when jobs were lost
◉ History of medical care. Answer: - 1700s: home-based with
almshouses
- 1736 first public hospitals (Bellevue NY and Charity new orleans)
- 1765 first college of medicine at university of pennsylvania
- AMA 1847 founded to professionalize medicine
- 1860-1930 insurgence of public hospitals
- 1910 Flexner Report for edu./scientific training
, ◉ development of hospitals. Answer: - almshouses: charity care for
poor/disabled
- religious institutes: faith based care in 19th century
- modern hospital model: not-for-profit governance and clinical
privileges
- contemporary health system: consolidation into large networks
and integrated delivery
◉ American Medical Association (AMA). Answer: - 1847
- private, professional org
- set professional standards for physicians
- symbolizes the beginning of organized medicine
◉ Flexner Report. Answer: - 1910
- funded by Carnegie Foundation
- written by Abraham Flexner
- est. med school guidelines, curricula, licensing/accreditation,
admission requirements
- educational emphasis on science
- many med schools closed after its publication
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: - Crimean war, sanitation, hygiene,
clean water, nutrition
◉ U.S. healthcare system. Answer: - loosely connected components
rather than unified whole
- each component works independently to meet mission/vision of
organization and stakeholders
- influenced by gov (regulations), legislation (laws), private groups
(policies), self-interest groups (advocacy)
◉ healthcare system components. Answer: - population health (ex:
CDC)
- setting (ex: hospital)
- healthcare workers (ex: nurses)
- technology (ex: patient HAI tracking and EHR)
- quality
◉ The Joint Commission. Answer: private, not-for-profit
organization that provides accreditation
◉ first industrial revolution
(1760s-1840s). Answer: - prior to this everyone was hunter-
gatherer
,- rural -> urban migration w/ building and manufacturing -> unsafe
conditions
◉ Progressive era (1890s-1920s). Answer: - committee on the cost
of medical care: make affordable
- american association of labor legislation: safety/insurance -> many
policies and procedures
- reformers want to improve health/worker safety -> proposed
workers insurance to protect pay when sick
◉ great depression (1929-1939). Answer: - social security act of
1935 provided coverage for US citizens aged out of employment,
sick, in-between jobs
- healthcare lost when jobs were lost
◉ History of medical care. Answer: - 1700s: home-based with
almshouses
- 1736 first public hospitals (Bellevue NY and Charity new orleans)
- 1765 first college of medicine at university of pennsylvania
- AMA 1847 founded to professionalize medicine
- 1860-1930 insurgence of public hospitals
- 1910 Flexner Report for edu./scientific training
, ◉ development of hospitals. Answer: - almshouses: charity care for
poor/disabled
- religious institutes: faith based care in 19th century
- modern hospital model: not-for-profit governance and clinical
privileges
- contemporary health system: consolidation into large networks
and integrated delivery
◉ American Medical Association (AMA). Answer: - 1847
- private, professional org
- set professional standards for physicians
- symbolizes the beginning of organized medicine
◉ Flexner Report. Answer: - 1910
- funded by Carnegie Foundation
- written by Abraham Flexner
- est. med school guidelines, curricula, licensing/accreditation,
admission requirements
- educational emphasis on science
- many med schools closed after its publication
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: - Crimean war, sanitation, hygiene,
clean water, nutrition
