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Key social factors that predict an individual’s health include all the following except
which? A. Gender b. Family income c. Availability of educational opportunities d. Social
connections - ANS A. Gender
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of many US patients experience? A.
Ignorance of the price of a service until after delivery b. Long waits for elective services
c. Equal access to healthcare d. Agreement about whether healthcare is good or a right
- ANS A. Ignorance of the price of a service until after delivery
Which stakeholder often plays the role of referee in the US healthcare system? A.
Legislators b. Employers c. Insurers d. Providers - ANS C. Insurers
Which stakeholder in the US healthcare system, most likely views health insurance
premiums as a cost of doing business? A. Employees b. Employers c. Insurers d. Public
policy makers - ANS B. Employers.
Contrast the process of maintaining health and restoring health, and the systems that
deliver each. - ANS Restoring health, when people are ill, the goal may be to limit the
spread alleviate symptoms or help a person, cope with pain, suffering or loss.
Maintaining health is to stop people from becoming ill or identify illnesses before when
they are easier to treat.
Describe the key stakeholders in the US health system in the role of each. - ANS 1.
Individual-center of healthcare system their needs and wants come first.
2. Providers- goal of keeping people healthy.
3. Employers- make sure employees are healthy and don't take much time off work.
4. Insurers- intermediate between employers and providers.
5. Policymakers- how healthcare should work and role of government and healthcare
Which organization defines health as a "state of complete physical, mental and social
'well-being', and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"? A. United Nations b.
American medical association c. World health organization d. Institute of medicine -
ANS C. World health organization
The patient protection and affordable care act of 2010 has increased the health
systems. Focus on which of the following? A. Cures b. Prevention c. Palliative care d.
Rehabilitation - ANS B. Prevention
You drive your friend to an urgent care, center for treatment of a suspected sprained
ankle there she will receive which type of care? A. Prehospital care b. Chronic care c.
Tertiary care d. Ambulatory care - ANS D. Ambulatory care
, What percent of the US healthcare costs is attributable to the treatment of patients who
have multiple chronic conditions? A. 15% b. 25% c. 66% d. 80% - ANS C. 66%
The idea behind the triple aim is for healthcare organizations to simultaneously pursue
three goals. Which of the following are they? Select all that apply. A. Reduce the per
capita cost of healthcare b. Apply the principle of triage in delivering care. C. Improve
the health of populations d. Improve the patient experience of care e. A C & D - ANS E.
AC&D
The ACA created healthcare facilities to give states an option for providing patient
centered medical home type services to Medicaid beneficiaries with severe or multiple
chronic conditions. These facilities are called? A. Patient centered medical homes b.
Health homes c. Assisted living facilities d. Accountable care organizations - ANS B.
Health homes
US health system is shifting its focus to wellness and prevention. Give an example of
three forms of prevention. How should emphasis on prevention alter the delivery of
health services in a community? - ANS Primary prevention, services, secondary
prevention, services, and tertiary prevention services. These prevention services alter
the delivery of health services in a community by changing how residence perceive,
they are health care. Individuals would be less likely to suffer from preventable
diseases, and receive better health care if diseases are caught early. Individual’s health
will improve as the United States shifts focus to wellness and prevention.
Geography is a major determinant of health outcomes in the US because it is a proxy
for which of the following? A. Gender and sexual orientation b. Wealth and poverty c.
Educational level d. Family health history - ANS B. Wealth and poverty
Which of the following are among policies intended to fight the epidemic of obesity in
the US? A. A campaign promoting personal responsibility for health b. Taxes on sugar,
sweetened beverages and junk foods c. Calorie labels on restaurant menus d.
Government encouragement to reformulate, popular snack, foods with less sugar, salt,
and fat e. B C & D - ANS E. B C & D
What percent of US healthcare delivery is provided through government run entities
such as the veterans’ health administration? A. 10% b. 20% c. 25% d. 40% - ANS C.
25%
Nearly 1/3 of US healthcare dollars are spent on which of the following? A. Physician
services b. Prescription drugs c. Hospital care d. Long-term care - ANS C. Hospital care
A controversial provision of the affordable care act was the individual mandate. What
did this mandate require? A. That the government negotiate drug prices b. That most
people have insurance c. That employers no matter their size provide insurance to all
employee d. That the chip program continues to provide insurance for children - ANS B.
That most people have insurance
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