Trends test study guide answers

ANSWERS 1 - 6
•1) WORLD HEALTH ORG. (WHO) •5) AGING OF POPULATION
•2) HOME HEALTH CARE
•6) EBOLA, SMALLPOX, H1N1,
SARS, BUBONIC PLAGUE,
•3) COMPLEMENTARY
H5N1, MONKEY POX, SPANISH
•4) TELEMEDICINE
FLU
ANSWERS 7 - 9
•7) HOLISTIC SYSTEM OF
HEALING: FOCUSES ON
STIMULATING BODY’S ABILITY
TO HEAL ITSELF BY GIVING
VERY SMALL DOSES OF HIGHLY
DILUTED SUBSTANCES
•8) HIGH COST OF HEALTH CARE &
LARGE NUMBERS OF UNINSURED
PEOPLE
•9) GREATER DEMAND FOR
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS &
FACILITIES
ANSWERS 10 -11
•10) CONFUSION ABOUT CARE
& TREATMENT; LOSS OF
CONTINUITY OF CARE;
CONFLICTING CARE PLANS;
TOO MUCH OR LITTLE MEDS;
HIGHER HEALTH COSTS
•11) YOGA, MEDITATION,
MASSAGE, CHIROPRACTIC,
ACUPUNCTURE,
ACUPRESSURE, HOMEOPATHY,
AROMATHERAPY
ANSWERS 12 - 13
•12) IT IS CHEAPER TO PREVENT
ILLNESSES THROUGH EMPHASIS
ON PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
WHICH INCLUDES ROUTINE
EXAMS, VACCINATIONS, AND
EMPHASIS ON HEALTHY DIET
AND EXERCISE.
•13) DRG’S SET MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS THAT WILL BE PAID
FROM INSURANCES TO
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
BASED ON A DIAGNOSIS.
ANSWERS 13
•13) HOME HEALTH-PATIENTS ARE •13) MASS/BULK
MONITORED IN THEIR HOMES
FOR POST-HOSPITAL CARE &
CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND
THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF
RE-ADMITTANCE TO THE
HOSPITAL & DOCTORS VISITS.
PURCHASING: CAN SAVE
MONEY ON SHIPPING COSTS
AND ALSO SOME PLACES
OFFER LOWER COSTS FOR
BUYING IN BULK
ANSWERS 13
•13) ENERGY CONSERVATION:
DIGITAL THERMOSTATS THAT
REGULATE HEAT AND LIGHT
SENSORS CAN SAVE MONEY ON
UTILITIES AS WELL AS USING
HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT BULBS