VCU HPEX 445 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
5 Components Health Care System - ANS 1. Education & Research
2. Suppliers
3. Insurers
4. Payers
5. Providers
How are the majority of the population covered for health insurance? - ANS Employer-
Sponsored
What are the two biggest problems? - ANS 1. Quality of Care
2. Individual Expenditures (it's too expensive)
What are the internal stakeholders for leadership? - ANS 1. Administration
2. Management Focus / Internal
3. Professionals
4. Operations
What are the external stakeholders for leadership? - ANS 1. Media
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,2. Vendors
3. Health Policy, Laws, Regulations
4. Community Groups
5. Financial Stakeholders
6. Strategic Partners
7. Government
List some differences between leadership and management: - ANS Leadership
1.More forward thinking
2. Set direction for the organization
3. Motivate employees and stakeholders
4. Keep entity on course
5. Effective spokesperson
6. Determine strategies for future
7. Transform organization
Management
1.Staffing personnel
2.Controlling Resources
3. Supervising Service Provided
4. Overseeing Adherence to Regulations
5. Counseling Employees
What is followership? - ANS complementary to leadership:
- every leader there is a follower
- recognize importance of respect
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, - leaders inspire commitment
Who is Simon Sinek? - ANS -inspirational leadership speaker: How Great Leaders Inspire
Action
- references to Apple, MLK, Wright Brothers
What is the Great Man Theory? - ANS Leadership theory
1920's: U.S. industrialization
- traits determined leadership
*male, tall, strong, caucasian
* You either got it or you don't
What is the style approach to leadership? - ANS instead of looking at characteristics of leader,
looked at 2 BEHAVIORs
1. completing tasks
2. creating good relationships
best leader is fully attentive to both behaviors
What is the situational approach to leadership? - ANS 1960s
- helping all of it's people and began social problems
- medicare (elderly)
- medicaid (poor)
-focused on leader changing behavior depending upon situation
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
5 Components Health Care System - ANS 1. Education & Research
2. Suppliers
3. Insurers
4. Payers
5. Providers
How are the majority of the population covered for health insurance? - ANS Employer-
Sponsored
What are the two biggest problems? - ANS 1. Quality of Care
2. Individual Expenditures (it's too expensive)
What are the internal stakeholders for leadership? - ANS 1. Administration
2. Management Focus / Internal
3. Professionals
4. Operations
What are the external stakeholders for leadership? - ANS 1. Media
1 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,2. Vendors
3. Health Policy, Laws, Regulations
4. Community Groups
5. Financial Stakeholders
6. Strategic Partners
7. Government
List some differences between leadership and management: - ANS Leadership
1.More forward thinking
2. Set direction for the organization
3. Motivate employees and stakeholders
4. Keep entity on course
5. Effective spokesperson
6. Determine strategies for future
7. Transform organization
Management
1.Staffing personnel
2.Controlling Resources
3. Supervising Service Provided
4. Overseeing Adherence to Regulations
5. Counseling Employees
What is followership? - ANS complementary to leadership:
- every leader there is a follower
- recognize importance of respect
2 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, - leaders inspire commitment
Who is Simon Sinek? - ANS -inspirational leadership speaker: How Great Leaders Inspire
Action
- references to Apple, MLK, Wright Brothers
What is the Great Man Theory? - ANS Leadership theory
1920's: U.S. industrialization
- traits determined leadership
*male, tall, strong, caucasian
* You either got it or you don't
What is the style approach to leadership? - ANS instead of looking at characteristics of leader,
looked at 2 BEHAVIORs
1. completing tasks
2. creating good relationships
best leader is fully attentive to both behaviors
What is the situational approach to leadership? - ANS 1960s
- helping all of it's people and began social problems
- medicare (elderly)
- medicaid (poor)
-focused on leader changing behavior depending upon situation
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