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and Delivery – 3rd Edition
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Anne Austin
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and Students
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, The United States Health Care System: Combining Business, Health, and
Delivery (3rd Edition)
Authors: Nancy J. Niles, Austin, and Victoria Wetle
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1: Health and Care in America
Chapter 2: The Business Side of Health Care
Chapter 3: The Payment Process: Insurance and Third-Party Payers
Chapter 4: The Payment Process: Government Payment Programs
Chapter 5: Health Care Providers: Physicians and Nurses
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Chapter 6: Other Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Providers
Chapter 7: Offices, Clinics, and Hospitals
Chapter 8: Aging in America
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Chapter 9: Mental Health Services: A Combination of Systems
Chapter 10: The Public Health System: The Government's Role
Chapter 11: Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacological
Research
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Chapter 12: Health Care Research and Prevention
Chapter 13: Cultural Competency, Health Literacy, and Health Care Ethics
Chapter 14: International Health Care
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Chapter 1 Health and Care in America
1) The medical model includes all of the following, EXCEPT
A) illness and disease require treatment
B) focus is diagnosis
C) focus is on disease prevention
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D) focus is on
treatment Answer: C
2) In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This
concerns the health care industry because
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A) men are living longer and will outpace women; thus, there will be a need for
increased services for men
B) of the exodus of experienced health care professionals
C) the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
D) there will be an increased need for geriatric
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care Answer: D
3) According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, who is more likely to suffer
from poor health?
A) A person with a college degree
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B) A person who has graduated from high school
C) An individual with a yearly income of $85,000
D) An individual with a yearly income of
$20,000 Answer: C
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4) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following, EXCEPT
A) survey Americans about their health
B) collect health statistics
C) report the leading causes of death
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D) monitor hospital compliance with
HIPAA Answer: D
5) Focus areas of Healthy People 2020 and patterns of disease in the population direct
research efforts. Research can be directed at all of the following, EXCEPT
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A) cure
B) control
C) prevention
D) eliminati
on Answer:
D
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, 6) What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
A) Suicide
B) Diabetes
C) Heart disease
D) Pneumonia/f
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7) All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by
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2022, EXCEPT
A) sonographers
B) medical secretaries
C) home care aides
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D) occupational therapy
assistants Answer: B
8) Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A) managing costs
B) advances in medical technology
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C) aging population
D) inability to automate many
functions Answer: D
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9) In 2013, the U.S. spent on health expenditures.
A) $2.5 billion
B) $50 billion
C) $2.9 trillion
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D) $50
trillion
Answer: C
10) Which statement does NOT describe health care?
A) It accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product.
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B) It is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States.
C) It is the process of providing care to individuals to maintain and improve their physical
and mental well-being.
D) It is an
industry.
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Answer: A
11) The study of disease and death in a population is called
A) microbiology
B) epidemiology
C) anthropology
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D) sociolo
gy Answer:
B
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System: Combining Business, Health,
ST
and Delivery – 3rd Edition
UV
IA
TEST BANK
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AP
PR
Anne Austin
Victoria Wetle
OV
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
ED
and Students
© Austin & Wetle. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is
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prohibited.
©MEDCONNOISSUER
, The United States Health Care System: Combining Business, Health, and
Delivery (3rd Edition)
Authors: Nancy J. Niles, Austin, and Victoria Wetle
Test Bank
ST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UV
Chapter 1: Health and Care in America
Chapter 2: The Business Side of Health Care
Chapter 3: The Payment Process: Insurance and Third-Party Payers
Chapter 4: The Payment Process: Government Payment Programs
Chapter 5: Health Care Providers: Physicians and Nurses
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Chapter 6: Other Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Providers
Chapter 7: Offices, Clinics, and Hospitals
Chapter 8: Aging in America
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Chapter 9: Mental Health Services: A Combination of Systems
Chapter 10: The Public Health System: The Government's Role
Chapter 11: Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacological
Research
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Chapter 12: Health Care Research and Prevention
Chapter 13: Cultural Competency, Health Literacy, and Health Care Ethics
Chapter 14: International Health Care
PR
OV
ED
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©MEDCONNOISSUER
, The U.S. Health Care System, 3e (Austin)
Chapter 1 Health and Care in America
1) The medical model includes all of the following, EXCEPT
A) illness and disease require treatment
B) focus is diagnosis
C) focus is on disease prevention
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D) focus is on
treatment Answer: C
2) In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This
concerns the health care industry because
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A) men are living longer and will outpace women; thus, there will be a need for
increased services for men
B) of the exodus of experienced health care professionals
C) the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
D) there will be an increased need for geriatric
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care Answer: D
3) According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, who is more likely to suffer
from poor health?
A) A person with a college degree
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B) A person who has graduated from high school
C) An individual with a yearly income of $85,000
D) An individual with a yearly income of
$20,000 Answer: C
AP
4) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following, EXCEPT
A) survey Americans about their health
B) collect health statistics
C) report the leading causes of death
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D) monitor hospital compliance with
HIPAA Answer: D
5) Focus areas of Healthy People 2020 and patterns of disease in the population direct
research efforts. Research can be directed at all of the following, EXCEPT
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A) cure
B) control
C) prevention
D) eliminati
on Answer:
D
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, 6) What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
A) Suicide
B) Diabetes
C) Heart disease
D) Pneumonia/f
lu Answer: C
7) All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by
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2022, EXCEPT
A) sonographers
B) medical secretaries
C) home care aides
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D) occupational therapy
assistants Answer: B
8) Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A) managing costs
B) advances in medical technology
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C) aging population
D) inability to automate many
functions Answer: D
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9) In 2013, the U.S. spent on health expenditures.
A) $2.5 billion
B) $50 billion
C) $2.9 trillion
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D) $50
trillion
Answer: C
10) Which statement does NOT describe health care?
A) It accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product.
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B) It is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States.
C) It is the process of providing care to individuals to maintain and improve their physical
and mental well-being.
D) It is an
industry.
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Answer: A
11) The study of disease and death in a population is called
A) microbiology
B) epidemiology
C) anthropology
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D) sociolo
gy Answer:
B
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