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The medical model of healthcare does not generally emphasize ________.
prevention
__________ is making up for lost revenues with increase utilization or prices in other areas.
Cost-shifting
______________ in medicine refers to the review of whether care is/was reasonable,
necessary, and adequate.
Peer review
Access refers to the ability to obtain person health services that are ____, ____, ____, ____,
and ____.
needed, affordable, convenient, acceptable, and timely
Quality can be defined as the degree to which services increase ______________.
the likelihood of a desired health outcome
Quality is supported and monitored in terms of _____, _____, and _____.
structure, process, and outcome.
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to licensing, staffing, accreditation,
etc.
structure
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to diagnosis, treatment,
communication, etc.
process
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to patient satisfaction, health status,
etc.
, outcome
________ describe the preferred process for managing a particular issue
Clinical practice guidelines
A service is ________ when the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred.
cost efficient
________ includes proactive efforts to reduce exposure to lawsuits (including improving
care).
Risk management
Public policy refers to ________, ________, ________, and ________.
legislation, regulations, executive orders, and court rulings.
___________ has been allowed for use in collective bargaining by the Supreme Court.
Health insurance
The _________ system slows escalating costs by providing a general fee schedule.
Medicare prospective payment
Market failures in a capitalist society include, __________, __________, __________, and
__________.
monopolistic power, externalities, public goods, and imperfect consumer knowledge
A _______ is the only seller of a given product (there is no competition).
monopoly
____________ include roads, fishing grounds, and emergency services.
Public goods
A ____________ is when one person makes a decision that benefits another person.
positive externality