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Question 1
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In 1973, the first Patient Bill of Rights was established
1. To protect health care consumers in residential care facilities
2. To protect health care consumers in hospitals
3. To protect health care consumers in outpatient centers
4. To protect health care consumers in all health care facilities
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Question 2
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In 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
1. Increase patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA amendments
2. Eliminate preexisting conditions when transferring from one health insurance to another
3. Protected health coverage for the unemployed by providing a 65% subsidy for COBRA coverage so premiums are more affordable
4. All of the above are covered in the Act
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In 1965, Medicare and Medicaid were established as federally funded programs to provide
1. Health care access to the elderly and the poor respectively
2. Healthcare access to military personnel and veterans and their dependents
3. Healthcare care access to the homeless
4. Healthcare access to the mentally ill
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Question 4
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Many healthcare system are evaluated using the __________________
1. Iron Triangle
2. Iron Rectangle
3. Iron Law of Responsibility
4. None of the Above
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Question 5
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Of the nearly 600,000 health care establishments, nearly 80% of health care establishments are:
1. Hospitals and physicians
2. Dentists, hospitals and physicians
3. Hospitals, chiropractors and optometrists
4. Physicians, dentists, and other health care practitioners such as chiropractors, optometrists, psychologists
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Question 6
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The American Hospital Association is
1. A membership organization that provides education and lobbies for hospital representation in the political process at all governmental levels
2. A membership organization that represents newly established hospital outpatient centers
3. A membership organization that represents for profit hospitals only
4. A membership organization that represents not for profit hospitals only
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Question 7
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the United States expenditures on Health?
1. The United States has the lowest cost of health care in the world
2. Mexico has the least amount of public expenditures on health (35%)
3. The United States spends 17.5% of its Gross Domestic Product on Health care
4. None of the Above
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Question 8
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Examples of outpatient centers are
1. Dialysis Centers
2. Substance Abuse Centers
3. Surgical Centers
4. All of the Above
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Question 9
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The federal agency that is responsible for ensuring that food, human and veterinary products, biological, medical devices, cosmetics and electronic products are safe is
1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2. The Indian Health Services
3. The Food and Drug Administration
4. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Which agency was established in 1970 to govern the workplace environment to ensure that employees have a safe and healthy environment?
1. Hazard Communication Agency
2. Occupational Safety and Health Act
3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
4. U.S. Public Health Service Corps
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Question 11
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Created in 1982, ____________________ is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare services for people in every state who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.
1. Coalition for Health Services Research
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3. Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
4. Health Resources and Services Administration
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Question 12
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Primary prevention activities focus on
1. Early detection and treatment of diseases
2. Stopping the progression of disease
3. The rehabilitation of individuals from disease progression
4. Reducing disease development
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Question 13
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Examples of primary prevention activities are
1. Smoking Cession Programs
2. Immunization Programs
3. Educational Program for Pregnancy
4. All of the Above
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Question 14
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The epidemiology triangle consists of
1. The relationship between access, quality and cost of healthcare
2. The relationship between the environment, host and agent
3. The relationship between assessment, assurance and policy development
4. None of the Above
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Question 15
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The oldest types of hospitals are?
1. Voluntary
2. Public
3. Proprietary
4. Federal
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Question 16
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Why is it important to have hospitals certified?
1. It is a private standard developed by accepted organizations as a way to meet standards
2. Accreditation is important because it focuses on building codes, sanitation, equipment, and personnel
3. Certification enables hospitals to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
4. It enables hospitals to provide services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay
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Question 17
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Established in 1947, the ______________ is a worldwide organization that promotes standards for high quality organizations such as healthcare.
1. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
2. Patient Self Determination Act
3. International Accreditation Association for Healthcare
4. All of the Above
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Question 18
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This organization is the largest and oldest in the U.S. that provides meal services to needy seniors.
1. Red Cross
2. Planned Parenthood of America
3. Food for the Elderly
4. Meals on Wheels Association of America
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Question 19
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Primary care is important to U.S. healthcare because
1. It is the point of entry in the health care system where the patient makes contact with the system
2. It focuses on short term interventions that may require a specialist’s intervention
3. It is the most complex level of medical care needed to complicated health issues
4. It is based on a referral from a primary care provider
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Question 20
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A hospitalist is a
1. Nurse that only works in hospitals
2. Physician that replaces the patient’s specialist for complicated surgeries
3. Physician that monitors the patient from admittance to the hospital to the patient’s discharge
4. Specialist physicians that work with the patient while they are in the hospital
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Question 21
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Physician extenders are
1. Registered nurses that are used for physicians in rural areas
2. Also called non physician practitioners (NPPs) such as nurse practitioners
3. Physicians who are retired but have returned to practice, extending their career
4. Chiropractors who manipulate the patient’s spine to extend their life expectancy
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Question 22
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_________________ is the point of entry into the healthcare system—where the patient makes first contact with the system.
1. Secondary Care
2. Tertiary Care
3. Primary Care
4. Primary Prevention
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Question 23
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The concept of healthcare providers has expanded to include many different positions. This expansion is called
1. Optometrists
2. Allied health professionals
3. Podiatrists
4. Nurse practitioners
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Question 24
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Why was health insurance developed?
1. To reduce the amount of absenteeism by employees
2. Companies’ felt responsible for the health of their employees
3. Companies wanted to provide free health care services to their employees
4. Like homeowner’s insurance or life insurance, provide protection to an employee in the event they required health care
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Question 25
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Most insurance policies require a monetary contribution from the covered individual which is called:
1. Copayment
2. Deductible
3. Coinsurance
4. All of the Above
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Question 26
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What is Medicare Part B?
1. It is the managed care component of Medicare
2. Provides for prescription drug plans
3. Supplemental health plan to cover physician services
4. It is financed from payroll taxes
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Question 27
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A copayment, deductible and coinsurance are also called
1. Cost Sharing
2. Medigap expenses
3. Self-funded expenses
4. Private health expenses
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Question 28
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_____________________ is an entitlement program because people have been paying into the program for years to receive benefits.
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
3. CHIP
4. All of the Above
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Question 29
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The oldest type of managed care organization is
1. Preferred provider organization
2. Point of service plan
3. Health Maintenance Organization
4. Exclusive Provider Organization
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Question 30
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The Medicare Part C program was implemented because:
1. Medicare wanted to encourage their enrollees to use managed care services
2. Medicare wanted to provide more choices of providers for their enrollees
3. Medicare wanted to encourage different prescription programs for their enrollees
4. None of the Above
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Question 31
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The gross domestic product is the total finished products or services that are produced in a country within six months.
1. True
2. False
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Question 32
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Many health care systems are evaluated using the Iron Triangle-- a concept that focuses on the balance of three factors--quality, cost, and accessibility to health care.
1. True
2. False
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Question 33
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Group insurance is a type of private insurance that anticipates that a large group of individuals will purchase insurance through their employer and the risk is spread among those paying individuals.
1. True
2. False
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Question 34
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There is a principle of the U.S. health care system, duty to treat, which means that any person deserves basic health care.
1. True
2. False
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Question 35
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The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of a designated area during the same calendar year.
1. True
2. False
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Question 36
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Life expectancy at age 65 is the average number of years that a person at that age can be expected to live, assuming that age-specific mortality levels remain constant.
1. True
2. False
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Question 37
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Drugs that are prescription that can be purchased in retail stores such as pharmacies, grocery stores are called over the counter drugs.
1. True
2. False
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Question 38
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Established in 1965, the Administration on Aging is one of the largest providers of home and community based care for older persons. Their mission is to develop a cost effective and efficient system of long-term care that helps the elderly to maintain dignity in their homes and communities.
1. True
2. False
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Question 39
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The Office of the Surgeon General oversees the operations of the commissioned U. S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who provide support to the Surgeon General.
1. True
2. False
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Question 40
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Public hospitals are the oldest type of hospital and are owned by the federal, state, or local government.
1. True
2. False
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Question 41
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Voluntary hospitals are government owned, private and not for profit. They are considered “voluntary” because their financial support is the result of community organizational efforts. Their focus is their community.
1. True
2. False
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Question 42
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Proprietary hospitals or investor-owned hospitals are for-profit institutions and are owned by corporations, individuals, or partnerships.
1. True
2. False
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Question 43
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Certification of hospitals enables them to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. This is mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services.
1. True
2. False
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Question 44
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Accreditation is a government standard developed by accepted organizations as a way to meet certain standards.
1. True
2. False
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Question 45
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Inpatient services typically focus on acute care, which includes primary, secondary, and tertiary care levels that most likely require inpatient care.
1. True
2. False
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Question 46
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A short stay or acute care hospital focuses on patients who stay on an average of less than 30 days.
1. True
2. False
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Question 47
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A long-term care hospital focuses on patients who stay on an average greater than 30 days. Rehabilitation and chronic disease hospitals are examples.
1. True
2. False
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Question 48
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Medicare is an entitlement program because people, after paying into the program for years, are entitled to receive benefits.
1. True
2. False
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Question 49
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Managed care refers to the cost management of health care services utilization by controlling who the consumer sees and how much the service cost.
1. True
2. False
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Question 50
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Health maintenance organizations (HMOS) are the oldest type of managed care. Members must see their primary care provider first in order to see a specialist.
1. True
2. False
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DescriptionThis is a midterm examination - taken from chapters 1-8. You will have 90 minutes to take the exam. You will have 2 attempts. Take your time, read the questions carefully, and good luck!
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