CHAPTER 1 - HISTORY AND TRENDS OF HEALTH CARE 1. Diagnostic related groups (DRGs) are one way Congress is trying to control costs for government insurance plans such as Medicare and Medicaid. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: With diagnostic related groups (DRGs), limits are placed on the cost of care, and the agency providing care receives this set amount. This encourages the agency to make every effort to provide care within the expense limit allowed. POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1:2 Trends in Healthcare QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify at least five current trends or changes in health care. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS3:3.14a-c - Discuss healthcare economics and common methods of payment for healthcare. DATE CREATED: 1/25/2021 11:45 AM DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2021 12:42 PM 2. Hippocrates developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine,” developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases. POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1:1 History of Healthcare QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - Name at least six historic individuals that impacted medicine and explain how each one helped to improve health care. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - FS1:1.21a-e - Describe common diseases and disorders of each body system (such as: cancer, diabetes, dementia, stroke, heart disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, COPD, kidney disease, arthritis, ulcers). DATE CREATED: 1/25/2021 11:45 AM