HCM 2110 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to licensing, staffing, accreditation,
etc. - Answer-structure
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to diagnosis, treatment,
communication, etc. - Answer-process
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to patient satisfaction, health
status, etc. - Answer-outcome
________ describe the preferred process for managing a particular issue - Answer-
Clinical practice guidelines
A service is ________ when the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred. -
Answer-cost efficient
________ includes proactive efforts to reduce exposure to lawsuits (including improving
care). - Answer-Risk management
Public policy refers to ________, ________, ________, and ________. - Answer-
legislation, regulations, executive orders, and court rulings.
___________ has been allowed for use in collective bargaining by the Supreme Court. -
Answer-Health insurance
The _________ system slows escalating costs by providing a general fee schedule. -
Answer-Medicare prospective payment
Market failures in a capitalist society include, __________, __________, __________,
and __________. - Answer-monopolistic power, externalities, public goods, and
imperfect consumer knowledge
A _______ is the only seller of a given product (there is no competition). - Answer-
monopoly
____________ include roads, fishing grounds, and emergency services. - Answer-
Public goods
, A ____________ is when one person makes a decision that benefits another person. -
Answer-positive externality
A ____________ is when one person makes a decision that harms another person. -
Answer-negative externality
The ____________ is a publication that includes announcements of final policies, draft
policies, and meetings to draft policy. - Answer-Federal Register
Professional bodies and corporations influence legislation through ___________. -
Answer-lobbying
A primary care provider where a person is likely to receive the first care for a given
condition is called the - Answer-point of entry
The CHIP is focused on the health care of children. - Answer-True
What two main concerns dominate the debate today over Medicare reform policy? -
Answer-Decrease spending and provide comprehensive coverage
How was the Medicare PPS system designed to curb escalating health care costs? -
Answer-By providing a general fee schedule for services
Which of the following is not a principal feature of U.S. health policy? - Answer-
Consensus of public opinions
The AHCA of 2017 failed to pass the U.S. Senate. - Answer-True
COVID-19 has further exacerbated health care disparities in the United States. -
Answer-True
After the ACA was enacted, individuals with higher incomes may still have trouble
paying deductibles and premiums. - Answer-True
Policy evaluation of outcomes is a component of the policy cycle. - Answer-False
Providing all funding for graduate medical residents is an essential role that individual
states play in health care policy-making. - Answer-False
How does health care policy-making operate in the United States? - Answer-
Incrementally
Delivery of health care services posed greater problems in rural communities than
urban communities. - Answer-True
The U.S. health care delivery system is centrally controlled. - Answer-False
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to licensing, staffing, accreditation,
etc. - Answer-structure
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to diagnosis, treatment,
communication, etc. - Answer-process
When speaking of quality in healthcare, _____ refers to patient satisfaction, health
status, etc. - Answer-outcome
________ describe the preferred process for managing a particular issue - Answer-
Clinical practice guidelines
A service is ________ when the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred. -
Answer-cost efficient
________ includes proactive efforts to reduce exposure to lawsuits (including improving
care). - Answer-Risk management
Public policy refers to ________, ________, ________, and ________. - Answer-
legislation, regulations, executive orders, and court rulings.
___________ has been allowed for use in collective bargaining by the Supreme Court. -
Answer-Health insurance
The _________ system slows escalating costs by providing a general fee schedule. -
Answer-Medicare prospective payment
Market failures in a capitalist society include, __________, __________, __________,
and __________. - Answer-monopolistic power, externalities, public goods, and
imperfect consumer knowledge
A _______ is the only seller of a given product (there is no competition). - Answer-
monopoly
____________ include roads, fishing grounds, and emergency services. - Answer-
Public goods
, A ____________ is when one person makes a decision that benefits another person. -
Answer-positive externality
A ____________ is when one person makes a decision that harms another person. -
Answer-negative externality
The ____________ is a publication that includes announcements of final policies, draft
policies, and meetings to draft policy. - Answer-Federal Register
Professional bodies and corporations influence legislation through ___________. -
Answer-lobbying
A primary care provider where a person is likely to receive the first care for a given
condition is called the - Answer-point of entry
The CHIP is focused on the health care of children. - Answer-True
What two main concerns dominate the debate today over Medicare reform policy? -
Answer-Decrease spending and provide comprehensive coverage
How was the Medicare PPS system designed to curb escalating health care costs? -
Answer-By providing a general fee schedule for services
Which of the following is not a principal feature of U.S. health policy? - Answer-
Consensus of public opinions
The AHCA of 2017 failed to pass the U.S. Senate. - Answer-True
COVID-19 has further exacerbated health care disparities in the United States. -
Answer-True
After the ACA was enacted, individuals with higher incomes may still have trouble
paying deductibles and premiums. - Answer-True
Policy evaluation of outcomes is a component of the policy cycle. - Answer-False
Providing all funding for graduate medical residents is an essential role that individual
states play in health care policy-making. - Answer-False
How does health care policy-making operate in the United States? - Answer-
Incrementally
Delivery of health care services posed greater problems in rural communities than
urban communities. - Answer-True
The U.S. health care delivery system is centrally controlled. - Answer-False
