Chapter 1, Problem 20CR

As a core function of public health, assessment is best defined as: governmental public health agency responsibility to ensure that basic components of the healthcare delivery system are in place. O developing state and local databases highlighting contrasts between incidences of acute and chronic diseases. O collecting and analyzing data to define population health status and quantify existing or emerging health problems. O maintaining active surveillance of communicable diseases.

What are some critical political and policy considerations that impact difficult decisions of how much and what types of health care can be provided with limited budgets/resources, and what political and policy contributory factors might lead to higher rates of illness

All of the following are core functions of public health except Assessment of health needs of the community Individualized hospital treatment of private citizens in private hospitals Policy development Assurance that services are provided to the community Community Organization

Managed care organizations         compete with each other on quality and low cost provision of services.     exclude health maintenance organizations.     exclude preferred provider organizations.     exclude closed-panel HMOs.     are often run by the federal government.

Healthcare and quality determinate: Policy/Legislation: Identify existing health policy/legislation or propose new health policy/legislation (clarify whether this would be at the state or federal level) that could address this disparity. Discuss the type or form of health care policy and how it could be implemented.

How is the term "chasm" defined? Why do the health care workers refer to the problems in quality of patient care in the US health system as creating a "chasm." Briefly describe why the quality of care problem represents a chasm in the US Healthcare system which needs immediate attention.

Match the following terms with the correct definition. Note that not every definition will be used.  Terms: Heart disease, health screenings, public health, etiology, leading causes of death, tobacco use, health outcome, population health, interventions, prevention Definitions: - any activities on a population level meant to prevent negative health outcomes  - health outcomes of a group including the distribution of those outcomes within the group - a change in health of a population that is due to an intervention(s)  - top leading cause of death from public health's perspective  - study of cause, including underlying or contributing factors  - common population health measures  - state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease  - type of health determinant  - action(s) taken in order to change what happens - study of structure and function of disease  - top leading cause of death from the clinical perspective  - activities taken to keep…

Explain the basic structure, driving forces, payers in relation to healthcare services in the US.

BCBS providers can cancel health insurance coverage if: A Rates of coverage are increased Premiums are not paid C) Enrollees health deteriorates All of the above