ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Are the goals of healthy people 2020 even or uneven? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Uneven
What are the strong risk factors for mortality in the US? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Chronic diseases- cancer, heart, and lung disease
According to research behavior change needs what, besides motivation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅-Having different skills and knowledge/support
-Adaptability
-Professional development
What are the most deaths attributed to in the US? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tobacco use,
high body mass index (BMI), dietary risk, and alcohol and drug abuse
When will the U.S. become a country with a majority of people of color, rather than
predominantly white in ethnicity? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The US Census Bureau
predict it will be in 2044
How are people in rural areas given their health care (through what type of service)? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Rural health clinics (RHCs)- created as a result of federal
legislation that provided reimbursement for services provided by full-time doctors and for
preventive and primary care services done by mid-level providers
-Rural health Networks (RHNs)- system of care in rural areas
-Indian Health services
- Mental health and chemical dependency services- Community-based mental health center
What are the characteristics of the US population? Are we getting more diversified? (Ch. 8)
Older? Is our wealth gap increasing or decreasing? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The U.S.
population is getting more diverse and the wealth gap is increasing
, What conditions are best for patient engagement? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅When there
is a team that not only possess clinical expertise, but also considers the patients
socioeconomic needs (such as the importance to clinical outcomes of stable housing) and
provides coordination (e.g. across multiple providers or between
Be able to recognize scenarios that exemplify fragmentation. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅fragmented, with a misalignment of incentives, or lack of coordination, that
spawns inefficient allocation of resources. Fragmentation adversely impacts quality, cost, and
outcomes. Eliminating waste from unnecessary, unsafe care is crucial for improving quality
and reducing costs-and making the system financially sustainable.
What is a solution for silo approaches to health care education? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Increase interprofessional education and practice
What are the shortcomings of health workforce planning in the US? (Ch. 9) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅-Tied to current care delivery models
-Treats each health professional independently
What is the definition of performance-based payment programs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Alternative to progress payment for contract financing. The financing is
based upon specific performance criteria being accomplished versus cost accumulation which
is that basis for progress payment
Know about the ACA implications to health care professions. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-
Shortage of health care professionals
-Health care financing
-Integrating physical health care services with behavioral and dental care
List the public programs offered to people for coverage, including supplemental programs -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅CHIP, TANF, WIC, Medicare, Medicaid, and programs for
Veterans and Native Americans are examples of public programs
What are the eligibility requirements to receive Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅65
or older, be permanently disabled, diagnosed with end-stage renal disease