HIM 1000 CHAPTER 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What federal legislation provides funding for the implementation of nationwide health
information exchange? - Answer- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Jane started a new job. She has several choices for her health insurance. She wants
one with a high deductible and more control over how her money is spent. She should
consider which plan? - Answer- Health Savings Accounts- (HSAs) were created in 2003
so that individuals covered by high-deductible health plans could receive tax-preferred
treatment of money saved for medical expenses.
I had surgery this morning. My surgery only lasted 30 minutes and I was ready to leave
the facility 2 hours later. I must have had my surgery at which type of facility? - Answer-
Freestanding ambulatory surgery center
What term is used for the process of determining whether the medical care provided to
a specific patient is medically necessary? - Answer- Utilization review-
A utilization review is a procedure to evaluate how services are being used and
delivered, to confirm that they are being utilized in a way which is efficient and cost
effective. Utilization reviews are most commonly seen in the context of health care,
where they may be conducted by insurance companies, hospitals, and other institutions
involved in the delivery of health care.
Which of the following would be categorized as voluntary hospitals
a- university hospital
b- U.S. Air Force hospital - Answer- A-University hospitals
Voluntary hospitals are not-for-profit hospitals owned by universities, churches,
charities, religious orders, unions, and other not-for-profit entities.
Which organization developed the first hospital standardization program? - Answer- The
Amercian College of Surgeons
What can be defined as a voluntary system of institutional review in which an apparently
independent body periodically evaluates the quality of the services provided by
healthcare organizations against written criteria? - Answer- Accreditation
, What is a predefined statements of the criteria against which the performance of a
healthcare organization will be assessed during a voluntary review process? - Answer-
Accreditation standards
Medicaid is: - Answer- A joint federal-state program that finances healthcare services
for low-income families
What documents the results of care for individual patients as well as for specific types of
patients grouped by diagnostic category? - Answer- Outcome measures.
What refers to the organization of physicians according to clinical assignment? -
Answer- Medical staff classification
Which of the following statements best describes an integrated delivery system? -
Answer- A group of healthcare organizations that collectively provides a full
range of coordinated health-related services
Where was the first hospital organized in the British colonies of North America? -
Answer- Philadelphia
What was the primary objective of the original Social Security Act, which became law in
1935? - Answer- To provide retirement income to the elderly
Why was the American Medical Association established? - Answer- To represent the
interests of physicians across the country
Which of the following occupations is not usually considered to be an allied health
profession? - Answer- Surgeon
Under which president was legislation on national health insurance passed? - Answer-
Lyndon Johnson
Individuals who receive acute care services in a hospital are considered what? -
Answer- Inpatients
Which of the following places an emphasis on treating individuals patients at the level of
care required by their course of treatment and extends from their primary care providers
to specialist and ancillary providers? - Answer- Continuum of care
As of 2014, what percent of the US economy was represented by healthcare spending?
- Answer- 17.5% ($3 trillion)
What is the ideal ratio of medical generalist to specialist - Answer- 40:60
Registered nursed are only formally educated at the bachelor's degree - Answer- false
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What federal legislation provides funding for the implementation of nationwide health
information exchange? - Answer- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Jane started a new job. She has several choices for her health insurance. She wants
one with a high deductible and more control over how her money is spent. She should
consider which plan? - Answer- Health Savings Accounts- (HSAs) were created in 2003
so that individuals covered by high-deductible health plans could receive tax-preferred
treatment of money saved for medical expenses.
I had surgery this morning. My surgery only lasted 30 minutes and I was ready to leave
the facility 2 hours later. I must have had my surgery at which type of facility? - Answer-
Freestanding ambulatory surgery center
What term is used for the process of determining whether the medical care provided to
a specific patient is medically necessary? - Answer- Utilization review-
A utilization review is a procedure to evaluate how services are being used and
delivered, to confirm that they are being utilized in a way which is efficient and cost
effective. Utilization reviews are most commonly seen in the context of health care,
where they may be conducted by insurance companies, hospitals, and other institutions
involved in the delivery of health care.
Which of the following would be categorized as voluntary hospitals
a- university hospital
b- U.S. Air Force hospital - Answer- A-University hospitals
Voluntary hospitals are not-for-profit hospitals owned by universities, churches,
charities, religious orders, unions, and other not-for-profit entities.
Which organization developed the first hospital standardization program? - Answer- The
Amercian College of Surgeons
What can be defined as a voluntary system of institutional review in which an apparently
independent body periodically evaluates the quality of the services provided by
healthcare organizations against written criteria? - Answer- Accreditation
, What is a predefined statements of the criteria against which the performance of a
healthcare organization will be assessed during a voluntary review process? - Answer-
Accreditation standards
Medicaid is: - Answer- A joint federal-state program that finances healthcare services
for low-income families
What documents the results of care for individual patients as well as for specific types of
patients grouped by diagnostic category? - Answer- Outcome measures.
What refers to the organization of physicians according to clinical assignment? -
Answer- Medical staff classification
Which of the following statements best describes an integrated delivery system? -
Answer- A group of healthcare organizations that collectively provides a full
range of coordinated health-related services
Where was the first hospital organized in the British colonies of North America? -
Answer- Philadelphia
What was the primary objective of the original Social Security Act, which became law in
1935? - Answer- To provide retirement income to the elderly
Why was the American Medical Association established? - Answer- To represent the
interests of physicians across the country
Which of the following occupations is not usually considered to be an allied health
profession? - Answer- Surgeon
Under which president was legislation on national health insurance passed? - Answer-
Lyndon Johnson
Individuals who receive acute care services in a hospital are considered what? -
Answer- Inpatients
Which of the following places an emphasis on treating individuals patients at the level of
care required by their course of treatment and extends from their primary care providers
to specialist and ancillary providers? - Answer- Continuum of care
As of 2014, what percent of the US economy was represented by healthcare spending?
- Answer- 17.5% ($3 trillion)
What is the ideal ratio of medical generalist to specialist - Answer- 40:60
Registered nursed are only formally educated at the bachelor's degree - Answer- false
