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Opening of 20th Century
· Drs were solo practitioners
· Hospitals were single, independent entities, mostly non-profit
· Long-term care for the elderly was largely home-based
· Pharmaceuticals & medical device manufacturing was a small business
· Healthcare was a minor part of economy
Founding of American Medical Association (AMA)
1847
American Medical Association (AMA)
· Established standards for preliminary medical education for the degree of MD
· Code of Medical Ethics
· Recommended use of anesthetic agents for surgery/obstetrics
· Noted dangers of secret remedies (snake oil) & patent medicines
,· Recommended state govs register births, marriages, & deaths
Advances making practice of med more successful in treating health problems
· Improvements in surgery made during Civil War (toilets downstream from Army's campsite)
· Application to medicine advances in bacteriology by scientists such as Louis Pasteur (ability to
control infections - leading cause of death at the time)
Demand for therapeutics fueled by Civil War
· Provided start for some of largest names in modern pharma industry: Wyeth, Pfizer, Squibb
Found of U.S. Nursing Corps (professional nursing)
1861 (19th century)
Development of Ambulance Corps during Civil War
· Created ambulance-to-ER system we know today
· Estab. Hierarchy of tx stations to type of hospital facilities
Association of Hospital Superintendents became
· American Hospital Association (AHA)
Founding of Association of Hospital Superintendents
1899
Adoption of the Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
,1900
Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
· Predecessor of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
· Brought some standards & criteria in the study of diseases
Both public & private sectors were involved in
· Providing health care coverage
· Building the American health care infrastructure
Access to health care for members of military, vets, & family had become a public sector
initiative
1811
1910
· Early forerunners of health insurance plans appeared as "prepaid" group practices
· Plan members paid monthly premium & received a wide range of medical services throughout
exclusive group of providers
1929
· BC plans were established to provide "prepaid" hospital care to workers in Dallas Public
School system
, · Created by Baylor
BCBS developed nationwide due to
· U.S. entering WW2 w/ caps on wages
BCBS unified
1940s
BCBS together served
· 24M, 81 hospital plans, 44 med plans
By 1960s BC had
· 52M
By 1960s BS had
· 40M
BCBS covered what percent Fed employees
· 33%
BCBS offered by
· Voluntary, nonprofit companies
· Estab. As charitable & benevolent organizations
BCBS used what to set prices for their products
Correct Answers
Opening of 20th Century
· Drs were solo practitioners
· Hospitals were single, independent entities, mostly non-profit
· Long-term care for the elderly was largely home-based
· Pharmaceuticals & medical device manufacturing was a small business
· Healthcare was a minor part of economy
Founding of American Medical Association (AMA)
1847
American Medical Association (AMA)
· Established standards for preliminary medical education for the degree of MD
· Code of Medical Ethics
· Recommended use of anesthetic agents for surgery/obstetrics
· Noted dangers of secret remedies (snake oil) & patent medicines
,· Recommended state govs register births, marriages, & deaths
Advances making practice of med more successful in treating health problems
· Improvements in surgery made during Civil War (toilets downstream from Army's campsite)
· Application to medicine advances in bacteriology by scientists such as Louis Pasteur (ability to
control infections - leading cause of death at the time)
Demand for therapeutics fueled by Civil War
· Provided start for some of largest names in modern pharma industry: Wyeth, Pfizer, Squibb
Found of U.S. Nursing Corps (professional nursing)
1861 (19th century)
Development of Ambulance Corps during Civil War
· Created ambulance-to-ER system we know today
· Estab. Hierarchy of tx stations to type of hospital facilities
Association of Hospital Superintendents became
· American Hospital Association (AHA)
Founding of Association of Hospital Superintendents
1899
Adoption of the Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
,1900
Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
· Predecessor of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
· Brought some standards & criteria in the study of diseases
Both public & private sectors were involved in
· Providing health care coverage
· Building the American health care infrastructure
Access to health care for members of military, vets, & family had become a public sector
initiative
1811
1910
· Early forerunners of health insurance plans appeared as "prepaid" group practices
· Plan members paid monthly premium & received a wide range of medical services throughout
exclusive group of providers
1929
· BC plans were established to provide "prepaid" hospital care to workers in Dallas Public
School system
, · Created by Baylor
BCBS developed nationwide due to
· U.S. entering WW2 w/ caps on wages
BCBS unified
1940s
BCBS together served
· 24M, 81 hospital plans, 44 med plans
By 1960s BC had
· 52M
By 1960s BS had
· 40M
BCBS covered what percent Fed employees
· 33%
BCBS offered by
· Voluntary, nonprofit companies
· Estab. As charitable & benevolent organizations
BCBS used what to set prices for their products
