Contemporary Practical/ Vocational Nursing Corrine R. Kurzen Eighth Edition: Chapter 7

CONTEMPORARY PRACTICAL/ VOCATIONAL NURSING CORRINE R. KURZEN EIGHTH EDITION: CHAPTER 7 National health care expenditures in the United States were - CORRECT ANSWER -2.9 trillon in 2013 Health care providers, health care facilities, health care services, health care regulation, and health care financing together comprise - CORRECT ANSWER -The health care system The goal of the health care system is to improve - CORRECT ANSWER -The health of people in this society Government components - CORRECT ANSWER -Veterans hospitals and nursing homes, military hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid health. Nongovernmental components - CORRECT ANSWER -Physicians, optometrists, dietitians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, private for profit health care facilities, private nonprofit health care facilities, health clinics, private health insurance companies, preferred provider organizations (PPOs), health maintenance organizations ( HMOs) and managed care systems A variety of health care providers who provide a wide range of services in a multitude of health care facilities that function under an array of regulations make it difficult - CORRECT ANSWER -For the public to know how to obtain the best treatment from the best provider at the least cost Health care providers - CORRECT ANSWER -Include people , institutions, and organizations that make health care services available to those who want or need them Examples of people who provide health care - CORRECT ANSWER -Physicians dentists, optometrists, nurse practitioners, and podiatrists Primary health care provider - CORRECT ANSWER -Are those whom people see first for health Maintenance or treatment of illnesses Institutions that provide health care services - CORRECT ANSWER -Hospitals, long term facilities, ambulatory care facilities, walk in clinics, community mental health centers, kidney dialysis centers, retail medical clinics, and state or local health department clinics Institutions qualify as health care providers because - CORRECT ANSWER -