Answer one of the following questions below: 1. Identify major factors that have resulted in the shift in utilization from inpatient hospitalization to ambulatory care services. Describe the implications of this shift for hospitals, consumers, and the healthcare delivery system as a whole. OR 2. Hospital emergency departments continue to be used as important sources of primary medical care by large numbers of medically underserved populations. What are the implications of this for the patients, on healthcare costs, and quality of care? Suggest possible solutions to this situation.

Healthcare professionals, such as dentists, podiatrists, social workers, psychologists, physical therapists, and optometrists, typically conduct practices in acute care settings.

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) includes five levels. In recent history, which level typically is the largest percentage of emergency room visits?

Answer of the questions below: 1. The Flexner Report of 1910 is described as “an accurate and searing description of abuses in the medical schools.” The Flexner Report described some of the major shortcomings of medical education and the corrective measures that resulted. Discuss the major features of the Flexner Report and their significant contributions to medical education reforms. OR 2. The dispute over exposing the comparative performance of physicians on a wide spectrum of variables has been resolved in favor of healthcare consumers with requirements such as “Physician Compare.” A number of states have passed legislation that gives the public access to physician information, including disciplinary records, malpractice actions, and whether a physician has lost hospital privileges. Are these fair and balanced bases on which consumers should make decisions about their choice of physicians?

A 2014 report produced by the Commonwealth Fund, a private U.S. foundation whose mission is to promote a high-performing equitable healthcare system, indicates that the United States is:

Formal training programs in radiologic technology range in length from one to four years and lead to a certificate, associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree.

A patient with allergies seeks treatment from an acupuncturist in addition to obtaining allergy medication prescribed by an allergist. What is this an example of?  

The Association of Academic Health Centers clearly defined the issues that pertain to the healthcare workforce in a 1994 publication. These issues remain central to the ACA’s workforce initiatives and were key to its establishment of the:  

There are two types of physicians: the Medical Doctor (MD) and the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). Which of the following is true of DOs?

Telehealth or telemedicine may be best described as: