HCD 303 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Access Correct Answers (n) approach or admittance to places,
persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
-US has less access to insurance
-US has less access to primary care
-US has much more access to latest expensive tech.
-huge variance in technology use across US
Anuerin Bevan Correct Answers -1944, appointed minister of
health
-shared Beveridge's vision for nationalized health service
- built upon wartime emergency medical service
Attitudes Correct Answers An opinion or general feeling about
something
Bundled Payments Correct Answers a model of reimbursement
in which single payments are made to multiple providers
involved in an episode of care, creating a sense of shared
accountability among providers.
Capitation Correct Answers System of payment used by
managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a
fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated
period regardless of the type and number of services provided;
reimbursement to the hospital on a per-member/per-month basis
to cover costs for the members of the plan.
Centralized Correct Answers concentrate (control of an activity
or organization) under a single authority
,Coinsurance Correct Answers the sharing of expenses by the
policyholder and the insurance company
components of a healthcare system Correct Answers -people,
parts, interrelationships, culture
-facilities, the workforce to provide services, providers of
therapeutics, educational and research institutions, financial
mechanisms
Copayment Correct Answers a fixed fee paid by the patient at
the time of an office visit
Cost Correct Answers health expenditures
-US spends significantly more per capita
-significant variability in the cost of care across the US
-high spending does not translate into better outcomes
cost sharing Correct Answers Provision of a healthcare
insurance policy that requires policyholders to pay for a portion
of their healthcare services; a cost-control mechanism.
Decentralized Correct Answers transfer (authority) from
central to local government.
Deductible Correct Answers Amount you must pay before you
begin receiving any benefits from your insurance company
economic nudges Correct Answers -sin taxes on cigarettes and
alcohol
, educational nudges Correct Answers -dare program at schools
to prevent drug use
environmental nudges Correct Answers -smoke-free
environment in workplace
-more sidewalks and walking paths
Federal Correct Answers A system in which power is divided
between the national and state governments
fee-for-service Correct Answers a system under which doctors
and hospitals receive a payment for each service they provide
generalized reciprocity Correct Answers giving and receiving
goods with no immediate or specific return expected
German Healthcare system: centralized or decentralized?
Correct Answers -decentralized
German Healthcare system: cost-sharing Correct Answers -
outpatient prescriptions: $6.40-$12.70
-inpatient stay: $10/day (first 28 days/yr)
-rehab stay: $10/day (first 28 days/yr)
-deductibles vary by sickness fund plan
-preventative services do not count towards deductible
German healthcare system: financing Correct Answers -PCP:
Fee-for-service, uniform fee schedule, financial bonus
-specialist: fee-for-service, uniform fee schedule, financial
bonus
-Hospitals: diagnosis related groups(DRGs)
Access Correct Answers (n) approach or admittance to places,
persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
-US has less access to insurance
-US has less access to primary care
-US has much more access to latest expensive tech.
-huge variance in technology use across US
Anuerin Bevan Correct Answers -1944, appointed minister of
health
-shared Beveridge's vision for nationalized health service
- built upon wartime emergency medical service
Attitudes Correct Answers An opinion or general feeling about
something
Bundled Payments Correct Answers a model of reimbursement
in which single payments are made to multiple providers
involved in an episode of care, creating a sense of shared
accountability among providers.
Capitation Correct Answers System of payment used by
managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a
fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated
period regardless of the type and number of services provided;
reimbursement to the hospital on a per-member/per-month basis
to cover costs for the members of the plan.
Centralized Correct Answers concentrate (control of an activity
or organization) under a single authority
,Coinsurance Correct Answers the sharing of expenses by the
policyholder and the insurance company
components of a healthcare system Correct Answers -people,
parts, interrelationships, culture
-facilities, the workforce to provide services, providers of
therapeutics, educational and research institutions, financial
mechanisms
Copayment Correct Answers a fixed fee paid by the patient at
the time of an office visit
Cost Correct Answers health expenditures
-US spends significantly more per capita
-significant variability in the cost of care across the US
-high spending does not translate into better outcomes
cost sharing Correct Answers Provision of a healthcare
insurance policy that requires policyholders to pay for a portion
of their healthcare services; a cost-control mechanism.
Decentralized Correct Answers transfer (authority) from
central to local government.
Deductible Correct Answers Amount you must pay before you
begin receiving any benefits from your insurance company
economic nudges Correct Answers -sin taxes on cigarettes and
alcohol
, educational nudges Correct Answers -dare program at schools
to prevent drug use
environmental nudges Correct Answers -smoke-free
environment in workplace
-more sidewalks and walking paths
Federal Correct Answers A system in which power is divided
between the national and state governments
fee-for-service Correct Answers a system under which doctors
and hospitals receive a payment for each service they provide
generalized reciprocity Correct Answers giving and receiving
goods with no immediate or specific return expected
German Healthcare system: centralized or decentralized?
Correct Answers -decentralized
German Healthcare system: cost-sharing Correct Answers -
outpatient prescriptions: $6.40-$12.70
-inpatient stay: $10/day (first 28 days/yr)
-rehab stay: $10/day (first 28 days/yr)
-deductibles vary by sickness fund plan
-preventative services do not count towards deductible
German healthcare system: financing Correct Answers -PCP:
Fee-for-service, uniform fee schedule, financial bonus
-specialist: fee-for-service, uniform fee schedule, financial
bonus
-Hospitals: diagnosis related groups(DRGs)
