Exam #5
Chapter 5 Medical Technology:
True or False:
1- The term e-health applied only to the electronic delivery of health care by
qualified health care professionals. FALSE
2- The United Stated controls the diffusion of medical technology through
central planning FALSE
3- American beliefs and values favors the development and use of new medical
technology despite its cost FALSE
4- In the US, both patients and practitioners generally equate high-quality
care with high intensity care. TRUE
5- Managed care has been found to limit useful technology, leading to
negative health outcomes. FALSE
6- All technological innovations used in the delivery of medical care increases
costs-FALSE 7- The ACA of 2010 imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain
medical devices TRUE
8- Thanks to technology, HIV/AIDS has become a chronic disease. TRUE
9- The utilization of technology has a greater impact on total health care
expenditures than the cost of acquiring technology TRUE
10-Technology has been credited with the overall reduction in the
average length of inpatient hospital stays TRUE
11-The ACA of 2010 has provisions to allow the development of generic-like
versions of biologics.FALSE
12-Decision making based on cost effectiveness about the use of medical
technology is more prevalent in the US than in other industrialized
countries FALSE
Chapter 6: Health Services Financing
Multiple Choice
1. What is the Minimum Data Set (MDS)?
• It is a data collection instrument used mainly for clinical research.
« It facilitates the determination of case-mix groups in rehabilitation
hospitals.
• It is a patient assessment instrument for skilled nursing facilities.
, • It facilitates the determination of ambulatory payment classifications
in outpatient centers.
Chapter 5 Medical Technology:
True or False:
1- The term e-health applied only to the electronic delivery of health care by
qualified health care professionals. FALSE
2- The United Stated controls the diffusion of medical technology through
central planning FALSE
3- American beliefs and values favors the development and use of new medical
technology despite its cost FALSE
4- In the US, both patients and practitioners generally equate high-quality
care with high intensity care. TRUE
5- Managed care has been found to limit useful technology, leading to
negative health outcomes. FALSE
6- All technological innovations used in the delivery of medical care increases
costs-FALSE 7- The ACA of 2010 imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain
medical devices TRUE
8- Thanks to technology, HIV/AIDS has become a chronic disease. TRUE
9- The utilization of technology has a greater impact on total health care
expenditures than the cost of acquiring technology TRUE
10-Technology has been credited with the overall reduction in the
average length of inpatient hospital stays TRUE
11-The ACA of 2010 has provisions to allow the development of generic-like
versions of biologics.FALSE
12-Decision making based on cost effectiveness about the use of medical
technology is more prevalent in the US than in other industrialized
countries FALSE
Chapter 6: Health Services Financing
Multiple Choice
1. What is the Minimum Data Set (MDS)?
• It is a data collection instrument used mainly for clinical research.
« It facilitates the determination of case-mix groups in rehabilitation
hospitals.
• It is a patient assessment instrument for skilled nursing facilities.
, • It facilitates the determination of ambulatory payment classifications
in outpatient centers.
