HIM 103 CHAPTER 1 EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The private, not-for-profit organization established to assess and report on the quality of
managed care plans is called the _______. - Answer- National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA)
In the last decade health care consumers are more educated in regard to their health
and are now seeking health care with higher _____. - Answer- quality
What act was passed and provided federal grants to modernize hospitals that had
become obsolete due to lack of capital investment throughout the period of the Great
Depression and World War II? - Answer- Hill-Burton Act
An oath that was adopted as an expression of early medical ethics is known as the
_______. - Answer- Hippocratic Oath
The Vaccine for Children Program established free immunizations for all children in low-
income families in _______. - Answer- 1993
French physicists Pierre and Marie Curie, in 1898, discovered that radium provided a
powerful weapon against _______. - Answer- cancer
The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders of the genitourinary system
and the adrenal gland is _______. - Answer- Urology
Services that include preventative and acute care and are provided by a general
practitioner are known as _______ services. - Answer- Primary care
A hospital that is privately owned and whose excess income is distributed to
shareholders and owners is a _______ hospital. - Answer- for-profit
The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats female reproductive and urinary system
disorders is _______. - Answer- Gynecology
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
, A 3-year-old needs a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. Where would this
patient go for these vaccines? - Answer- Physician's office
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
A 50-year-old man complaining of chest pain is in an ambulance. Where will the
ambulance bring the patient? - Answer- Emergency Room at Local Hospital
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
A 36-year-old male is in critical condition as a result of multiple injuries suffered in a
motorcycle accident. Where should the ambulance bring the patient? - Answer- Trauma
Center
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient enters the hospital with a doctor's order for a mammogram. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Radiology
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient has an order for a CBC and urinalysis. Which hospital department would they
go to? - Answer- Laboratory
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient who previously experienced a stroke now needs gait training. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Rehabilitation Services
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
Patient is receiving breathing treatments as a result of chronic obstructive lung disease.
Which hospital department would they go to? - Answer- Respiratory Therapy
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
Patient needs to be evaluated for dysphagia as a result of a stroke. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Speech and Language Pathology
What national professional organization is an advocate for physicians and their
patients? - Answer- American Medical Association (AMA)
Which of the following services would NOT be classified as tertiary care?
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The private, not-for-profit organization established to assess and report on the quality of
managed care plans is called the _______. - Answer- National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA)
In the last decade health care consumers are more educated in regard to their health
and are now seeking health care with higher _____. - Answer- quality
What act was passed and provided federal grants to modernize hospitals that had
become obsolete due to lack of capital investment throughout the period of the Great
Depression and World War II? - Answer- Hill-Burton Act
An oath that was adopted as an expression of early medical ethics is known as the
_______. - Answer- Hippocratic Oath
The Vaccine for Children Program established free immunizations for all children in low-
income families in _______. - Answer- 1993
French physicists Pierre and Marie Curie, in 1898, discovered that radium provided a
powerful weapon against _______. - Answer- cancer
The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders of the genitourinary system
and the adrenal gland is _______. - Answer- Urology
Services that include preventative and acute care and are provided by a general
practitioner are known as _______ services. - Answer- Primary care
A hospital that is privately owned and whose excess income is distributed to
shareholders and owners is a _______ hospital. - Answer- for-profit
The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats female reproductive and urinary system
disorders is _______. - Answer- Gynecology
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
, A 3-year-old needs a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. Where would this
patient go for these vaccines? - Answer- Physician's office
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
A 50-year-old man complaining of chest pain is in an ambulance. Where will the
ambulance bring the patient? - Answer- Emergency Room at Local Hospital
There are many levels of health care service and many types of health care delivery
systems that patients may access at different times in their lives. Review the following
scenario and determine the most likely setting where the patient would go for services.
A 36-year-old male is in critical condition as a result of multiple injuries suffered in a
motorcycle accident. Where should the ambulance bring the patient? - Answer- Trauma
Center
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient enters the hospital with a doctor's order for a mammogram. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Radiology
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient has an order for a CBC and urinalysis. Which hospital department would they
go to? - Answer- Laboratory
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
A patient who previously experienced a stroke now needs gait training. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Rehabilitation Services
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
Patient is receiving breathing treatments as a result of chronic obstructive lung disease.
Which hospital department would they go to? - Answer- Respiratory Therapy
Review the following scenario and determine the hospital department the patient would
go to after they have completed the patient registration, to get the necessary service.
Patient needs to be evaluated for dysphagia as a result of a stroke. Which hospital
department would they go to? - Answer- Speech and Language Pathology
What national professional organization is an advocate for physicians and their
patients? - Answer- American Medical Association (AMA)
Which of the following services would NOT be classified as tertiary care?
