HCSA MODULE 2 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT!!
Healthcare professionals account for more than ______% of the total labor
force in the U.S. Answer - 12
The number of jobs and ______________________ are continuing to grow as
the population ages. Answer - Demand for health care services
Who are the most well-educated and diverse of all labor groups? Answer -
Health service professionals
What are 4 roles of physicians? Answer - 1. Deliver care
2. Educate
3. Prevention
4. Research
What are the 2 types of physicians? Answer - 1. MD (Doctor of Medicine)
2. DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
What is a similarity of MD & DO physicians? Answer - Both use treatment
methods of drugs and surgery
What is a difference of MD & DO physicians? Answer - Philosophy and
approach to treatment:
,-DO's: osteopathic medicine, stress prevention and take a holistic approach to
patient care
-MD's: allopathic medicine, active intervention and use preventative medicine
with allopathic treatments
Most DO's are _____________ Answer - Generalists
Most MD's are _______________ Answer - Specialists
What are the 4 work settings for physicians? Answer - 1. Hospitals
2. Public sector
3. Office-based
4. Outpatient settings
What are 3 different practice patterns of physicians? Answer - 1.
General/family practice
2. Ob/gyn
3. Surgeons
Which physicians practice has the greatest portion of ambulatory care visits?
Answer - General/family practice
Which physicians practice has the most hours in patient care per week?
Answer - Ob/gyn
Which physicians practice has the highest income? Answer - Surgeons
,Primary care is the healthcare ________ _________; Specialty care follows
primary care. Answer - Entry point
Primary care or PCP's = _______________; Specialty care can require a referral
from PCP. Answer - Gatekeepers
Primary care is ____________ = follow ups, consults, monitoring, treatment
course, etc; Specialty care is episode based and requires more focus and
intensity. Answer - Longitudinal
Primary care = _________ __________; Specialty care = particular disease,
injury, or comorbidity. Answer - Whole person
Primary care scope reflects ambulatory settings and a variety of conditions;
Specialty care scope reflects _________ __________. Answer - Hospital
settings
_________ are physicians who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients.
Answer - Hospitalists
__________ don't have a prior relationship with the patient. Answer -
Hospitalists
What 2 things do hospitalists help with? Answer - 1. Cut costs
2. Increase efficiency
Data has shown that the use of hospitalists aids in ________ and ________
____________ while also reducing the length of stay. Answer - Quality; patient
satisfaction
, Where does the funding for graduate medical education come from? Answer -
The Medicare program
Why does the U.S. have more specialists than PCP's? Answer - The U.S. has
more specialists than PCP's because of an emphasis on hospital-based training
and development of medical technology
Medical training is evolving toward a __________ _________ orientation.
Answer - Primary care
The growth in the number of physicians is mainly __________. Answer -
Specialists
_________ ________ is strained from the number of newly insured. Answer -
Primary care
____________ or shortage of physicians by the type needed according to the
health status of a population. Answer - Surplus
What type of maldistribution results in rural areas lacking adequate supply of
PCP's and specialists? Answer - Geographic
What type of maldistribution results in the decline in PCP's since 1949;
specialists receive a higher income than PCP's even with a recent
reimbursement increase for PCP's; underserved populations suffer the most
from PCP shortages. Answer - Specialty
_______% of practicing physicians in the U.S. are international medical
graduates(IMG's)? Answer - 25.6
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT!!
Healthcare professionals account for more than ______% of the total labor
force in the U.S. Answer - 12
The number of jobs and ______________________ are continuing to grow as
the population ages. Answer - Demand for health care services
Who are the most well-educated and diverse of all labor groups? Answer -
Health service professionals
What are 4 roles of physicians? Answer - 1. Deliver care
2. Educate
3. Prevention
4. Research
What are the 2 types of physicians? Answer - 1. MD (Doctor of Medicine)
2. DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
What is a similarity of MD & DO physicians? Answer - Both use treatment
methods of drugs and surgery
What is a difference of MD & DO physicians? Answer - Philosophy and
approach to treatment:
,-DO's: osteopathic medicine, stress prevention and take a holistic approach to
patient care
-MD's: allopathic medicine, active intervention and use preventative medicine
with allopathic treatments
Most DO's are _____________ Answer - Generalists
Most MD's are _______________ Answer - Specialists
What are the 4 work settings for physicians? Answer - 1. Hospitals
2. Public sector
3. Office-based
4. Outpatient settings
What are 3 different practice patterns of physicians? Answer - 1.
General/family practice
2. Ob/gyn
3. Surgeons
Which physicians practice has the greatest portion of ambulatory care visits?
Answer - General/family practice
Which physicians practice has the most hours in patient care per week?
Answer - Ob/gyn
Which physicians practice has the highest income? Answer - Surgeons
,Primary care is the healthcare ________ _________; Specialty care follows
primary care. Answer - Entry point
Primary care or PCP's = _______________; Specialty care can require a referral
from PCP. Answer - Gatekeepers
Primary care is ____________ = follow ups, consults, monitoring, treatment
course, etc; Specialty care is episode based and requires more focus and
intensity. Answer - Longitudinal
Primary care = _________ __________; Specialty care = particular disease,
injury, or comorbidity. Answer - Whole person
Primary care scope reflects ambulatory settings and a variety of conditions;
Specialty care scope reflects _________ __________. Answer - Hospital
settings
_________ are physicians who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients.
Answer - Hospitalists
__________ don't have a prior relationship with the patient. Answer -
Hospitalists
What 2 things do hospitalists help with? Answer - 1. Cut costs
2. Increase efficiency
Data has shown that the use of hospitalists aids in ________ and ________
____________ while also reducing the length of stay. Answer - Quality; patient
satisfaction
, Where does the funding for graduate medical education come from? Answer -
The Medicare program
Why does the U.S. have more specialists than PCP's? Answer - The U.S. has
more specialists than PCP's because of an emphasis on hospital-based training
and development of medical technology
Medical training is evolving toward a __________ _________ orientation.
Answer - Primary care
The growth in the number of physicians is mainly __________. Answer -
Specialists
_________ ________ is strained from the number of newly insured. Answer -
Primary care
____________ or shortage of physicians by the type needed according to the
health status of a population. Answer - Surplus
What type of maldistribution results in rural areas lacking adequate supply of
PCP's and specialists? Answer - Geographic
What type of maldistribution results in the decline in PCP's since 1949;
specialists receive a higher income than PCP's even with a recent
reimbursement increase for PCP's; underserved populations suffer the most
from PCP shortages. Answer - Specialty
_______% of practicing physicians in the U.S. are international medical
graduates(IMG's)? Answer - 25.6
