Title: Highlight the major developments in healthcare history.
Course: Medical Coding and Billing I (14151-III) > Section: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System

Highlights should include

- the Hippocratic Oath
- development of microscopy
- the discovery of microbes as cause of disease
- the history of medicines and pharmacy practice
- the evolution of nursing practices
- aseptic procedures and their influence on medical care
- Vaccines For Children (VFC) program
- Inception of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Preparedness and Response
- passages of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Process/Skill Questions

- What is the Hippocratic Oath? Why was it developed?
- How did the development of microscopy and the discovery of microorganisms influence the medical care of infectious diseases?
- What discoveries or inventions improved surgical procedures and patient survival?
- How have the roles of nurses changed in the last century?
- What is the purpose of the ACA?