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- Diagnostic related groups (DRGs) are one way Congress is trying to control costs for government insurance plans such
- True
- False
as Medicare and Medicaid.
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: With diagnostic related groups (DRGs), limits are placed on the cost of care, and the agency providing care receives this set amount. This encourages the agency to make every effort to provide care within the expense limit allowed.
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REFERENCES: 1:2 Trends in Healthcare
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify at least five current trends or changes in health care.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS3:3.14a-c - Discuss healthcare economics and common methods of payment for healthcare.
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- Hippocrates developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many
- True
- False
diseases.
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine,” developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases.
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REFERENCES: 1:1 History of Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - Name at least six historic individuals that impacted medicine and explain how each one helped to improve health care.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS1:1.21a-e - Describe common diseases and disorders of each body system (such as: cancer, diabetes, dementia, stroke, heart disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, COPD, kidney disease, arthritis, ulcers).
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- The most rapid growth in health care occurred during the 20th century.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The 20th century period showed the most rapid growth in advancements in health care due to the many discoveries and advances made during this period. 1 2 / 4
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REFERENCES: 1:1 History of Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain how discoveries in health care have led to the advancement of this field.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS3:3.1 - Healthcare Delivery Systems
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- A pandemic of the bubonic plague killed three quarters of the population of Europe and Asia in the 16th century.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In the 1300s, a major epidemic of bubonic plague killed almost 75 percent of the population of Europe and Asia.
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REFERENCES: 1:1 History of Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Create a timeline showing what you believe are the most important discoveries in health care and explain why you believe they are important.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS1:1.2 - Diseases and Disorders
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2021 12:47 PM
- Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci used dissection in order to draw the human body more realistically.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: New information about the human body was discovered as a result of the acceptance of human dissection. This allowed artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to draw the human body accurately.
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REFERENCES: 1:1 History of Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - Name at least six historic individuals that impacted medicine and explain how each one helped to improve health care.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS1:1.1 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
DATE CREATED: 1/25/2021 11:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2021 12:48 PM
- Holistic health care promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. 2 3 / 4
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- True
- False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Holistic health care promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well- being by treating the whole body, mind, and spirit.
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REFERENCES: 1:2 Trends in Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify at least five current trends or changes in health care.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS9:9.13 - Investigate complementary and alternative health practices as they relate to wellness and disease prevention (such as: Eastern medicine, holistic medicine, homeopathy, manipulative and natural therapies).
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DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2021 12:49 PM
- Telemedicine uses video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services.
- True
- False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Telemedicine involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services. The technology allows interactive services between health care providers in different locations.
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REFERENCES: 1:2 Trends in Healthcare
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify at least five current trends or changes in health care.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS11:11.12 - Explore different types of health record data collection tools (such as: patient monitoring equipment, telemedicine, phone application, and medical wearable devices).
DATE CREATED: 1/25/2021 11:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2021 12:51 PM
- Complementary therapies are methods of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies.
- True
- False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Complementary therapies are methods of treatment that are used in conjunction with conventional medical therapies.
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