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Intro to Careers Exm
Review for the Intro to Health Careers Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Florence Nightingale | The founder of modern nursing school education; Established nursing as a respected profession |
| Hippocrates | Greek physician considered to be the "Father of Medicine." |
| Sir Alexander Fleming | Discovered penicillin (the first antibiotic); Now bacterial infections could be effectively treated. |
| Edward Jenner | Developed a vaccination for smallpox that helped eradicated smallpox around the world |
| Jonas Salk | Developed a vaccination for polio |
| Clara Barton | Created the American Red Cross |
| Rene Laennec | Invented the stethoscope |
| Anton van Leeuwenhoek | Invented the microscope |
| Copayment | The specific, set amount of money a patient pays for a particular service such as a prescription medication or office visit. |
| Premium | The amount of money paid every month in order to have a health insurance plan. |
| Deductible | The specified dollar amount that must be paid out-of-pocket before the health insurance plan begins to pay a portion. |
| Coinsurance | The percentage of a medical bill that is paid by the policy holder after the deductible has been met. |
| Medicare | The federally funded insurance plan for U.S. citizens ages 65-years and over, individuals disabled and receiving social security benefits for a minimum of 2 years and individuals in end-stage renal failure (ESRF). |
| Medicaid | The federally and state funded insurance plan for low income individuals, children who qualify for public assistance, the physically disabled and the blind |
| Worker's Compensation | A health insurance plan paid for by employers that covers employees injured on the job. |
| Tricare | Health insurance for active duty military, their family, and retired veterans |
| CHIP | Health insurance for children of families that do not qualify for Medicaid but still can not afford medical insurance. |
| Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) | provides strict guidelines for maintaining confidentiality of health care information. |
| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) | A type of Managed Care plan for which a set network of physicians is created. The focus is on prevention and wellness in order to keep costs down. If you go outside the network, you will pay more. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) | A type of Managed Care plan for which a set network of physicians is created. The focus is on prevention and wellness in order to keep costs down. You can NOT go outside of the network. |
| 3 Reasons for Rising Health Care Costs | Aging population (People live longer now) Medical lawsuits Advancing technology (it is expensive to develop and operate but we need it!) |
| Current Trends in Health Care | Cost Containment (Keeping costs low) Geriatric Care (aging population) Outpatient Care (Home Health Care; Telemedicine) CAM's (Holistic Care) Biotechnology Pandemic Response |
| Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | The federal government agency that studies the causes, spread and control of disease in the population in the United States. |
| Food & Drug Administration (FDA) | The federal government agency responsible for regulating and ensuring the safety of our food, cosmetics, medical devices, medications, cell phones, etc. * |
| Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) | The government agency that establishes standards of workplace safety that protects workers while on the job. * |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | The international agency, made up of multiple nations, that investigates serious health threats throughout the world. |
| Holistic Care | Care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being |
| Associate's Degree | A college degree awarded by a community college after completion of 2-years of study |
| Bachelor's Degree | A college degree awarded by a university after completion of 4-years of concentrated study of a particular subject. |
| Master's Degree | A college degree awarded after a graduate level course of study in a concentrated subject that extends 1-2+ years of study beyond a Bachelor's degree. |
| Doctorate Degree | A PhD degree awarded after years of study in a concentrated subject beyond a Master's Degree. |
| Continuing Education Units (CEU's) | additional hours of training in the specific health care career are required during a specified period of time in order to maintain certification, registration or licenses |
| Nonprofit Organizations | AKA Voluntary Organizations. Usually focused on a particular issue (such as cardiovascular disease: American Heart Association) Funded by private donations, grants, membership fees |
| Government Agencies | Federal organizations funded by tax dollars. Ex: CDC, OSHA, FDA |
| Hospice | End of life, comfort cart, when a cure is not possible and person has less than 6 months to live. |
| The 5 Health Career Pathways | Therapeutic Careers Diagnostic Careers Health Informatics Careers Supportive Careers Biotechnology Research & Development Careers |
| Therapeutic Careers Pathway | Directed towards treatment of a patient to help improve their health condition |
| Diagnostic Careers Pathway | Directed towards creating a picture of a patient's current health status. Performing tests & evaluations to detect and diagnose health conditions |
| Health Informatics Careers Pathway | Directed towards the documentation and management of patient health care records and health information |
| Support Services Careers Pathway | Directed towards creating a therapeutic environment in which care is provided. Support other health care professionals so they have an appropriate environment to do their jobs. |
| Biotechnology Research & Development Careers Pathway | Directed towards applying knowledge of living cells and other biological information to make useful products to help with the diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
| Affordable Care Act | Also known as Obamacare. A federal law focused on making health care insurance more affordable and accessible to more Americans. It eliminated pre-existing conditions clauses that was common in health care plans before it was passed. |
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