Resources & References

Healthcare System

• Healthcare Policy (Kaiser)
• Non-profit organizations
• America’s facing a shortage of Primary care Provider
• Physician Supply and Demand Through 2025 – A glimpse into the future

Insurance

• Health Insurance – Terminologies
• Video: How does insurance work in United States
• Glossary of Insurance Terms (Healthcare.gov)
• Difference between HMO, PPO and High deductible Health Plan
• Employer-Based Insurance Explained (Kaiser)
• Trends Affecting Hospitals and Health Systems
• Distribution between private and public health insurance
• Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.

Public Health Programs

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Medicare

• Video Tutorial: Medicare 101 (KaiserEDU.org)
• Additional Medicare Tutorials (KaiserEDU.org)
• Medicare website (Medicare.org)

Medicaid

• Medicaid Eligibility Overview (HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Medicaid Information (HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

• InsureKidsNow.gov (CHIP website)
• Find a provider in your state (HHS)

Veteran’s Administration (VA)

• U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs
• VA Benefits
• VA Eligibility

Health Reform

• Health Reform Bill Summary: The Top 18 Immediate Effects (Huffington Post)
• About Healthcare Reform (State of Colorado)
• Healthcare Law Fact Sheets (AARP)
• Video: “Health Reform Hits Main Street” (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
• How will it affect me? Health Reform Subsidy Calculator (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)

Healthcare Team

• Who’s on the Healthcare Team
• Who should be on your Healthcare Team (Strong Memorial Hospital)
• Bureau of Labor and Statistics
  • Doctors (Physicians and Surgeons)
  • Physician’s Assistants
  • Pharmacists
  • Dentists
  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Social Workers
  • Laboratory Technologist or Technician
  • Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Aids
  • Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Speech-language Pathologists
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

Ethics and the Law

Patient’s Rights and Responsibilities

• Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (Agency for Healthcare Research)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Understanding Health Information Privacy (HHS)

Other References

• Dohan, D. and Schrag, D. (2005) Using Navigators to Improve Care of Underserved Patients. Cancer. 104(4): 848-855.
• Nather, D. (2010) The New Healthcare System: Everything You Need to Know. Thomas Dunne Books: New York.
• Weaver, A. (2005) Clergy as Healthcare Providers. Southern Medical Journal, 98(12). Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/smajournalonline/fulltext/2005/12000/clergy_as_health_care_providers.33.aspx