WGU D390 TEST BANK REVIEW SET
COMPLETE Q&A 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ What is DHHS responsible for?. Answer: Federal SS program,
federal role in state-run pub lic assistance programs, and main federal
programs in biomedical research, regulation, financing, and public
health
⫸ State level role. Answer: major health agency part
⫸ federal level role. Answer: some states have combination agency
of social welfare adn other functions
⫸ local level role. Answer: counties, cities, occasional special health-
service districts. have a great deal of autonomy
⫸ examples of non-health care gov't agencies. Answer: Dept of labor
- OSHA, Dept of Agriculture - national nutrition standards
⫸ Ex of Non-Gov't Voluntary agencies. Answer: AHA, Red Cross,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
⫸ Functions of Non-Gov't organization. Answer: provides services
not rendered by other healthcare agencies, pursues certain
research/service objectives with special vigor/dedication,
,advance/protect interest of certain subgroup, engage in public,
political, education, advocacy, carry out certain task on behalf of gov't
agencies, devoted exclusively to health care delivery
⫸ Important category of non-gov't organziations. Answer: health
professional organization
⫸ health professional organization. Answer: Ex. ADHA, primary
concern is advancing perceived professional/economic resources
⫸ what is the health care system preformation and information
technology criteria?. Answer: Quality, Equity, Efficiency
mircolevel: physicians practices, hospitals, other healthcare settings
macrolevel: region, state, nations
⫸ Quality of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer:
Donabedian, improve efforts to asses quality to bring about cont.
quality improvements
preformed by research that compares clinical outcomes, providers,
institutions, treatment and procedures; transfers to clinical guidelines
⫸ Equity of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer: right
place is healthcare; wrong place is no healthcare
, ⫸ Efficacy of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer:
allocative: attaining most valued mix of healthcare services (how
much to invest in prevent vs. curative medical services)
Productive: producing given level of health care services at minimum
cost (concern wether or where to substitute relatively low-cost nurses
for physicians in provisions of medical care)
⫸ Micro/Marco level of Efficacy of healthcare performance/info
technology. Answer: Micro: producing functions, cost-effectiveness,
cost-benefit, cost-utility analysis
Marco: efficiency analysis based on comparisons of the performance
of health care systems
⫸ Types of health care provided. Answer: primary, secondary, tertiary
⫸ Primary care and examples. Answer: care people need most of the
time for most health/illness concerns, NOT hospitalized.
personal/preventive care: immunizations, prenatal care, periodic
health exam
⫸ Secondary care and examples. Answer: services available in both
community hospitals or physician offices (referral or consultation)
COMPLETE Q&A 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ What is DHHS responsible for?. Answer: Federal SS program,
federal role in state-run pub lic assistance programs, and main federal
programs in biomedical research, regulation, financing, and public
health
⫸ State level role. Answer: major health agency part
⫸ federal level role. Answer: some states have combination agency
of social welfare adn other functions
⫸ local level role. Answer: counties, cities, occasional special health-
service districts. have a great deal of autonomy
⫸ examples of non-health care gov't agencies. Answer: Dept of labor
- OSHA, Dept of Agriculture - national nutrition standards
⫸ Ex of Non-Gov't Voluntary agencies. Answer: AHA, Red Cross,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
⫸ Functions of Non-Gov't organization. Answer: provides services
not rendered by other healthcare agencies, pursues certain
research/service objectives with special vigor/dedication,
,advance/protect interest of certain subgroup, engage in public,
political, education, advocacy, carry out certain task on behalf of gov't
agencies, devoted exclusively to health care delivery
⫸ Important category of non-gov't organziations. Answer: health
professional organization
⫸ health professional organization. Answer: Ex. ADHA, primary
concern is advancing perceived professional/economic resources
⫸ what is the health care system preformation and information
technology criteria?. Answer: Quality, Equity, Efficiency
mircolevel: physicians practices, hospitals, other healthcare settings
macrolevel: region, state, nations
⫸ Quality of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer:
Donabedian, improve efforts to asses quality to bring about cont.
quality improvements
preformed by research that compares clinical outcomes, providers,
institutions, treatment and procedures; transfers to clinical guidelines
⫸ Equity of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer: right
place is healthcare; wrong place is no healthcare
, ⫸ Efficacy of healthcare performance/info technology. Answer:
allocative: attaining most valued mix of healthcare services (how
much to invest in prevent vs. curative medical services)
Productive: producing given level of health care services at minimum
cost (concern wether or where to substitute relatively low-cost nurses
for physicians in provisions of medical care)
⫸ Micro/Marco level of Efficacy of healthcare performance/info
technology. Answer: Micro: producing functions, cost-effectiveness,
cost-benefit, cost-utility analysis
Marco: efficiency analysis based on comparisons of the performance
of health care systems
⫸ Types of health care provided. Answer: primary, secondary, tertiary
⫸ Primary care and examples. Answer: care people need most of the
time for most health/illness concerns, NOT hospitalized.
personal/preventive care: immunizations, prenatal care, periodic
health exam
⫸ Secondary care and examples. Answer: services available in both
community hospitals or physician offices (referral or consultation)
