The Impetus for the Deinstitutionalization Movement Came From

question 68

Multiple Choice

The impetus for the deinstitutionalization movement came from:

• A) concerns about the "revolving door phenomenon."
• B) concerns about the financial burden on the health care system.
• C) concerns about the deterioration of patients' life skills during hospitalization.
• D) concerns about the long-term effects of the antipsychotic drug therapies often administered during hospitalization.

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Definitions:

Managed Care Plans

A type of health insurance plan that contracts with medical providers and facilities to provide care for members at reduced costs.

Use It or Lose It

a principle suggesting that failing to regularly engage skills or abilities can lead to their deterioration over time.

Managed Care Plan

A type of health insurance plan that contracts with medical providers, such as hospitals and doctors, to create a network of participating providers. It requires policyholders to receive care from a network of designated healthcare providers for the highest level of coverage.

Medically Necessary

A term used to describe medical services or supplies that are required to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms and meet accepted standards of medicine.