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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the foundation of the healthcare system? | Hospitals are the foundation of the healthcare system. |
| What words are related to the term âhospitalâ? | Hospitality, host, hotel, and hospice. |
| Why are voluntary hospitals called âvoluntaryâ? | Because they receive financial support from the community voluntarily. |
| What is an inpatient service? | A healthcare service that requires a patient to stay overnight. |
| What is an outpatient service? | A healthcare service that does not require an overnight stay. |
| What were the first hospitals similar to modern hospitals? | Greek temples, which provided healthcare over 5,000 years ago. |
| what type of hospital are the oldest type | public |
| What were hospitals originally used for besides treating illness? | They provided food and shelter to poor people. |
| What were pesthouses used for? | They were used to quarantine people with contagious diseases. |
| What happened to the Public Hospital of Baltimore in 1889? | it became John Hopkins hospital |
| Why did hospitals become accepted across different socioeconomic classes? | Standardized medical education helped improve the quality and reputation of medical care. |
| Why did hospitals expand significantly during the 1920s? | Medical technology, medical training, specialization, and economic development increased. |
| What was the Patient Bill of Rights created for? | To represent and protect healthcare consumers receiving hospital care. |
| When were hospitalists created? | Hospitalists were created in 1996. |
| What does a hospitalist do? | A hospitalist focuses specifically on caring for patients who are hospitalized |
| Why are hospitals providing more outpatient services? | Because of cost containment, technological advances, and consumer preference for outpatient care. |
| What are the three major types of hospital ownership? | Public, voluntary/community, and proprietary. |
| Who owns public hospitals? | Federal, state, or local governments. |
| Who do federal hospitals generally serve? | Federal beneficiaries such as military personnel, veterans, and Native Americans |
| what is a voluntary hospital? | private, not-for-profit hospital supported by community organizations. |
| What is the main focus of voluntary hospitals? | Serving their communities. |
| What is a proprietary hospital? | A for-profit hospital owned by corporations, individuals, or partnerships. |
| What is the primary goal of proprietary hospitals? | To generate a profit. |
| what is a general hospital | A hospital that provides many different types of services to meet the general healthcare needs of its population. |
| What is a specialty hospital? | A hospital that provides services for a specific disease or target population. |
| Give three examples of specialty hospitals. | Children's, cardiac, and cancer hospitals. |
| What is a multi-unit hospital system? | A system in which two or more hospitals are owned or operated by a central corporation. |
| Why did many hospitals form systems? | To become more cost-efficient. |
| What is a short-term or acute-care hospital? | A hospital where patients typically stay less than 30 days. |
| what is a long term care hospital | A hospital where patients typically stay more than 30 days. |
| what is a teaching hospital | A hospital with one or more graduate residency programs approved by the AMA. |
| What is an academic medical center? | A hospital organized around a medical school. |
| What is the purpose of church-related hospitals? | They were developed as a way to perform spiritual work. |
| What do osteopathic hospitals emphasize? | A holistic and preventive approach, including diet, environmental factors, and manipulation of the body. |
| Who governs a hospital? | The CEO, board of trustees or directors, and chief of medical staff. |
| What is the board of trustees responsible for? | It is legally responsible for hospital operations. |
| What does the board of trustees approve? | Strategic plans and budgets. |
| Who appoints, evaluates, and can terminate the CEO? | The board of trustees. |
| who oversees hospital licensing? | State governments. |
| Do all hospitals have to be accredited | No. Hospitals must be licensed, but they do not necessarily have to be accredited. |
| Why is hospital certification important? | It allows hospitals to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. |
| What is Lean? | A model based on the Toyota system that improves efficiency by reducing waste. |
| What is Six Sigma? (sigma sigma boy sigma boy) | A statistical approach developed by Motorola to identify and eliminate defects |
| What is PDSA? | Plan-Do-Study-Act, a four-step process used to improve healthcare workflows. |
| What are five important healthcare quality factors? | Safety, patient-centeredness, efficiency, equity, and timeliness. |
| What is the basic form of outpatient care? | A patient visiting a physician's office. |
| What is the purpose of an emergency department? | A patient visiting a physician's office. |
| What is the purpose of an emergency department? | To provide care to patients with emergency healthcare needs. |
| What are hospital-based outpatient clinics used for? | They provide outpatient care while also supporting teaching and research. |
| What are urgent care centers used for? | Medical situations that need care but are not life-threatening. |
| What are ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)? | Centers where surgeries are performed without requiring an overnight hospital stay |
| When was the first ambulatory surgery center established? | 1970 |
| What are health centers designed to provide? | Culturally competent primary healthcare services, especially to uninsured or underserved populations. |
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