Ph 155 exam 1 questions and correct
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The U.S. health system is a complicated relationship among providers, consumers, and
finances of care that revolves around what three concerns? CORRECT ANSWERS
quality, access, cost
As the system becomes more strained, providers spend more time on individual patient
needs and less on organizationally driven incentives. CORRECT ANSWERS false
As of 2011, what percentage of the U.S. workforce was employed in health-related
occupations? CORRECT ANSWERS 15.7%
In the United States, 31% of the overall spending in health care is a result of
administrative waste. CORRECT ANSWERS true
Individual health status may be measured through individual perceptions on a variety of
dimensions such as which of the following? CORRECT ANSWERS Overall perception
of wellness, Physical disability, Emotional status
Individual health status can be measured by a physical examination of the person along
any of several dimensions, such as which of the following? CORRECT ANSWERS Risk
of morbidity, Biological testing, Risk of mortality
On both the population and individual perspectives, the health status of the U.S.
population is mediocre with increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic disease
across the life span and a relatively high mortality rate among . CORRECT ANSWERS
There is an increase in the incidence and prevalence of infants or infant mortality rate.
Many of the determinants of individual health status are shaped by the community and
environment in which the person lives. CORRECT ANSWERS True
Which of the following is defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals,
including the distribution of such outcomes within the group? CORRECT ANSWERS
Population health is defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals.
Which organization has defined health as "a complete state of physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of an illness or a disease"? CORRECT
ANSWERS World Health Organization also known as WHO.
According to Grossman's economic framework for the study of healthcare demand,
which of the following are factors used to produce health?
Correct! CORRECT ANSWERS Wealth
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