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H e a lt h C a r e S y s t e m s 37 Internet Searches Use the suggested search engines in Chapter 12:4 in this text to search the Internet for additional information on the following topics: 1. Private health care facilities: Search for information on each of the specific types of facilities; for example, hospitals, hospice care, or emergency care services. 2. Government agencies: Search for more detailed information about the activities of the World Health Organization, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 3. Voluntary or nonprofit agencies: Search for information on the purposes and activities of organizations such as the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Respiratory Disease Association, American iabetes Association, National D Mental Health Association, March of Dimes Foundation, and the merican Red Cross. A 4. Health insurance: Search the Internet to find specific names of companies that are health maintenance organizations or preferred provider organizations. Check to see how their coverage for individuals is the same or how it is different. 5. Government health care insurance: Search the Internet to learn about benefits provided under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Review Questions 1. Differentiate between a private or proprietary, religious, nonprofit or voluntary, and government type of hospital. 2. Identify at least six (6) different types of private health care facilities by stating the functions of the facility. Provide s pecific examples of the care received at each facility. 3. Name each of the following government agencies and briefly describe its function: a.CDC d.OSHA b.FDA e.USDHHS c.NIH f. WHO 4. What does the term deductible mean on health insurance policies? Co-insurance? Co-payment? Premium? 5. insurance policy has a co-payment of 70–30 percent. An If an emergency department bill is $660.00, what amount will the patient have to pay? 6. is it important for every health care worker to Why know the organizational structure for his/her place of employment? 7. Review the five (5) components of HIPAA. Create three (3) examples of how a health care facility or a health care worker could be in violation of HIPAA regulations. 8. Does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rovide p health care insurance to every individual living in the United States? Why or why not?