Healthcare delivery systems and insurance

Treat a wide range of conditions and age groups. Provide diagnostic, medical, surgical and emergency care services.

• Specialty hospitals

• General hospitals

• Long term care facilities

• Hospice

Provide care for special conditions or age groups. Ex. burn hospitals and psychiatric hospitals

• General hospitals

• Health Maintenance Organization

• Specialty hospitals

• HIPPA

Mainly provide assistance and care for elderly patients, usually called residents.

• Mental health facilities

• National Institute of Health

• Health Department

• Long term care facilities

Also known as nursing homes or geriatric homes.

• Extended Stay America

• Residential care facilities or convalescent care facilities

• Betty Ford Center

• Independent living and assisted living facilities

Agencies that provide care for the terminally ill who usually have life expectancies of six months or less.

• St. Jude Research Hospital

• Hospice

• Shelters

• Generally hospitals

To pay for the costs of health care, most people rely on ...?

• Health Departments

• Health Insurance Plans

• Healthy eating

• HIPPA

Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay.

• Co-insurance

• HMO

• Deductible

• PPO

Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company.

• Co-insurance

• Deductible

• Co-payment

• Medigap

Jalisa's son fell at school and may have broken his arm. Where should she take him?

• Health Department

• CDC

• Hospital

• Health Clinic

What type of insurance allows people to see any provider they wish but has discounted rates for their specific list of providers?

• HMO

• PPO

• Medicare

• Medicaid