WGU C425 Objective Assessment Practice Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2023/2024 (Graded A+)

WGU C425 WGU Objective Assessment Exam Practice Questions and Answers VISN-veterans integrated service networks - ANSWER-coordinates its own services and receives federal funds/ The hallmark of US healthcare industry Access is restricted to those who - ANSWER--Have health insurance through employer -are covered under a government program -can afford to buy insurance out of pocket -are abel to pay for services privately Holistic medicine - ANSWER-treast the whole person/ incorporates alternative therapies acute - ANSWER-relatively severe, episodic and ofte treatable ex:myocardial,infarct,lack of kidney function Subacute - ANSWER-postacute treatment after discharge ex: head trauma, ventilator chronic - ANSWER-less severe, but long continuous. Can be controlled but can lead to serious complications ex: asthma, diabetes, hypertension medical model - ANSWER-emphasizes illness rather than wellness Holistic& preventative care - ANSWER-Needs to be adopted to significantly improve health of Americans Required for holistic care - ANSWER-Individual responsibility and community partnerships American medical association - ANSWER-helped galvanize the profession and protect the interest of physicians Managed care - ANSWER-has become the primary vehicle for insurance and delivery, consolidation of purchasing power Telemedicine - ANSWER-integration of the telecommunication systems into distant care giving medical tourism - ANSWER-receiving healthcare abroad osteopathic medicine - ANSWER-practiced by DOs, emphasizes the musculoskeletal system, such as correction of joint tissues MDs - ANSWER-trained in allopathic medicine which views treatment as active intervention to produce a counteracting reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease pharmacist - ANSWER-the preparation and dispensing of prescriptions, drug product education, experts on specific drugs, drug interaction, and genetic drug substitution Technicians and assistants - ANSWER-receive less than two years of post secondary education and are trained to perform procedures, require supervision from therapists or technologists, ensure that care plan evaluation occurs as part of treatment technologists and therpists - ANSWER-evaluate patients, diagnose problems, and develop treatment plans/ skill development in teaching procedural skills to technicians FDA - ANSWER-agency of the US Department of health and human services, ensures that drugs and medical devices are safe and effective for their intended use AHRQ &NIH - ANSWER-provide financial support to private and public institutions for biomedical research, research on quality, cost, and access deductibles - ANSWER-amount the insured pay first before benefits are paid by the plan, paid annually copayment - ANSWER-money paid out of pocket each time health services are recieved HDHP - ANSWER-combined with a health reimbursement arrangement use of tax exempt payments - ANSWER-qualified medical expensees medicare - ANSWER-65 years or older,disabled people who are entitled to SS benefits,those with end stage renal disease When do benefit periods begin? - ANSWER-the day the beneficiary is hospitalized When do benefits end? - ANSWER-when the beneficiary has not been in a hospital or a skilled nursing facility for 60 consecutive days RBRVS- resource based relative value - ANSWER-medicare developed the program to reimburse physicians according to a value assigned to each service. Based on time, skill, intensity DRG diagnosis related groups - ANSWER-for acute hospital inpatients