Chapter 1 History and Trends of Health Care

Diagnostic related groups (DRG's) are one way Congress is trying to control costs for government insurance plans such Medicare and Medicaid.

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Hippocrates developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases.

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The most rapid advances in health care occurred during the 20th century.

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A pandemic of the bubonic plague killed 3/4 of the population of Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages.

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Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci used dissection in order to draw the human body more realistically.

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Because viruses are prone to mutation and exchanging genetic information, the creation of a new lethal virus can occur at any time.

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was identified as a disease in the 1980s.

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Health care plans to help pay the costs of health care were started in the 20th century.

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Dorothea Dix founded the American Red Cross in 1881.

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During the Renaissance, the development of the printing press resulted in the publication of books that were used by students at medical universities.

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