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US HEALTHCARE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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US HEALTHCARE QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
How many Americans are uninsured? - ANSWER 50.7 million, or 16.7%
List 5 characteristics that differentiate the US Healthcare system from others. - ANSWER No central
agency governs a system
Access is selective and based on insurance
Health care offered under imperfect market activity
Third party insurers are intermediaries between finance and delivery
Multiple payers are cumbersome, balance of power ( no domination)
Legal risk affects practice behavior
New technology creates demand for its use
New service settings along a continuum
Quality is achievable.
What are the four components of health care delivery? - ANSWER Financing, Insurance, Delivery,
Payment
Canada uses which of the following health care systems - ANSWER National Health Insurance:
government finances health care through taxes but care is provided by private providers.
Describe the main goal of the ACA. - ANSWER Increase access to health care and make it more affordable
by requiring citizens to have health insurance or pay a fine, Medicaid expansion and government run
exchanges and Insurance companies are required to include coverage for a variety of health care
services.
A long and continuous condition is known as a : acute, subacute or chronic condition? - ANSWER Chronic
Getting the flu shot is an example of which level of prevention? - ANSWER Primary, decreasing the odds
that a disease will occur through vaccination
, What is the difference between medicine and public health? - ANSWER Medicine focuses on the
individual treating and recovering health whereas public health focuses on entire populations to prevent
disease and promote health.
Name the two theories of Equitable Distribution and what they encompass. - ANSWER Market Justice
and Social Justice
What are the four main eras in US Healthcare evolution? - ANSWER Pre industrial, Post industrial,
Corporatization, and health care reform
Which era saw the emergence of urbanization, institutionalization and science and technology in the
healthcare field? - ANSWER Post-Industrial
What three forces created the need for health insurance in America? - ANSWER Technology, social
factors, economic factors
Which of the following is not a reason for defeated NHI proposals in the US: political inexpediency, tax
aversion, institutional Dissimilarities or licensure. - ANSWER Licensure
T or F, Specialty care physicians are seen as gatekeepers in care. - ANSWER False, primary care physicians
are the gatekeepers, specialty care is usually referred by a primary care doctor.
Name an example of a non physician practitioner. - ANSWER Physician assistant, nurse practitioners
Which is experiencing a shortage currently - ANSWER Primary Care Physicians
Name 2 components of fully developed EHR systems. - ANSWER Collection and storage of health
information on individual patients over time.
Immediate electronic access to person and population level information by authorized users.
Availability of knowledge and decision support that enhances the quality, safety and efficiency of patient
care.
Support of efficient processes for health care delivery
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