HCAD Midterm Exam with 76 Questions and Complete
Answers.
Key Social factors that predict an individual's health include all the following except
which? - ANS Gender
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of many U.S patients’ experience? -
ANS Ignorance of the price of a service until after delivery.
Which stakeholder often plays the role of referee in the US? Healthcare System? - ANS
Insurers
Which stakeholder in the U.S health care system most likely views health insurance
premiums as a cost of doing business? - ANS Employers
Contrast the processes of maintaining health and restoring health, and the systems that
deliver each. - ANS Maintaining health- keeping people from being ill by doing
screenings, making sure there is safe food and water
Restoring health- Getting people back on their feet after being ill; wanting to limit the
spread
Describe the key stakeholders in the U.S health system and the role of each. - ANS
Individuals- bystanders in decisions, center of health system
Providers- advance medical knowledge, practice, and business
Employers- offer insurance as a benefit
Insurers- insurance companies ensure not overusing services
Public policy makers- view how health system should work and the role government
should play
What percentage of the U.S economic resources are devoted to medical care and
health promotion? - ANS 20%
What percentage of all U.S jobs are in the health sector? - ANS 11%
Which organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social
wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" - ANS the World Health
Organization
The patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has increased the health
system's focus on which of the following? - ANS Prevention
You drive your friend to an urgent care center for treatment of a suspected sprained
ankle. There she will receive what type of care? - ANS Ambulatory Care
, What percent of U.S health care costs is attributed to the treatment of patients who
have multiple chronic conditions - ANS 66%?
The idea behind the triple aim is for health care organizations to simultaneously pursue
three goals. Which of the following are they? - ANS Reduce the per- capita cost of
healthcare
Improve the health of populations
Improve the patient experience of care
The ACA created health care 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 - ANS Health Homes
The US Health system is shifting its focus to wellness and prevention. Give an example
of the three forms of prevention. How should emphasis on prevention alter the delivery
of health services in a community? - ANS Emphasis on prevention will hopefully
decrease the amount of restoration care needed; lowering the cost a person spends on
additional healthcare services by encouraging healthy eating and lifestyles and limiting
drug and alcohol consumption.
Geography is a major determinant of health outcomes in the United States because it is
a proxy for which of the following? - ANS Wealth and Poverty
Which of the following are among policies intended to fight the epidemic of obesity in
the United States? - ANS Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and junk foods
Calorie labels on restaurant menus
Government encouragement to reformulate popular snack foods with less sugar, fat, or
salt
What percentage of U.S health care delivery is provided through government run
entities such as the Veterans Health Administration - ANS 25%?
Nearly a third of U.S. health care dollars are spent on which of the following? - ANS
Hospital care
A controversial provision of the ACA was the individual mandate. What did this mandate
require? - ANS that most people have insurance
In 2016, compensation for the 16.4 million jobs in the U.S. health care industry
accounted for what percent of total health care spending? - ANS nearly 50%
Which of the following is the largest health care occupation in the US - ANS Registered
Nurses
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