Assignment

1. Identify the event in the history of medicine and health care delivery that you see as the most significant. Explain why you feel it is significant and what impact it has on health care today.

2. Identify and explain two commonly attributed reasons for the unremitting rises we are experiencing with regards to health care costs.

3. Differentiate between the two methods for physician reimbursement: capitation and fee-for-service.

4. Choose one health care profession that you learned about this quarter and briefly describe the profession.

5. Explain the intent of the Flexner Report. Identify the report's result on medical education.

6. Discuss the importance of ambulatory care services as a part of the U.S. health care system today.

7. Explain the role of the governing board and administrator in the hospital organization.

8. What is long-term care and how is it different from other types of health services?

9. Identify and explain two difficulties faced by the mental health sector of health care.

10. Differentiate between electronic and hybrid medical records by explaining each.