CAHIMS 1.1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to healthcare
facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on citizens.
However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have technologically
advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization is allowed by
the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities, where patients have
to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a transition of a healthcare
system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model - Answer- c
Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above - Answer- c
Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning - Answer- a
Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
c. Enhanced access to care
d. All of the above - Answer- d
Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness
a. True
b. False - Answer- a
ANSWERS
Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to healthcare
facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on citizens.
However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have technologically
advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization is allowed by
the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities, where patients have
to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a transition of a healthcare
system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model - Answer- c
Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above - Answer- c
Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning - Answer- a
Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
c. Enhanced access to care
d. All of the above - Answer- d
Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness
a. True
b. False - Answer- a
