The United States Health Care System:
Combining Business, Health, and Delivery
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3rd Edition
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TEST BANK
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Anne Austin
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Victoria Wetle
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
© Anne Austin & Victoria Wetle
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
© DREAMSHUB
, Test Bank for The United States Health Care System: Combining Business,
Health, and Delivery (3rd Edition)
Austin & Wetle
ISBN: 9780134297798
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UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
1. Health and Care in America
2. The Business Side of Health Care
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3. The Payment Process: Insurance and Third-Party Payers
4. The Payment Process: Government Payment Programs
UNIT 2: HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND SETTINGS
5. Health Care Providers: Physicians and Nurses
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6. Other Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Providers
7. Offices, Clinics, and Hospitals
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UNIT 3: POPULATIONS, SERVICES, AND SYSTEMS
8. Aging in America
9. Mental Health Services: A Combination of Systems
10. The Public Health System: The Government's Role
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UNIT 4: TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND PREVENTION
11. Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacological Research
12. Health Care Research and Prevention
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UNIT 5: CULTURE, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
13. Cultural Competency, Health Literacy, and Health Care Ethics
14. International Health Care
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, United States Health Care System 3rd Edition Austin
Test Bank
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
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B) focus is diagnosis
C) focus is on disease prevention
D) focus is on treatment
Answer: C
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2) In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This concerns
the health care industry because
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
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C) the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
D) there will be an increased need for geriatric care
Answer: D
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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
B) A person who has graduated from high school
C) An individual with a yearly income of $85,000
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D) An individual with a yearly income of $20,000
Answer: C
4) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following, EXCEPT
A) survey Americans about their health
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B) collect health statistics
C) report the leading causes of death
D) monitor hospital compliance with HIPAA
Answer: D
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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
A) cure
B) control
C) prevention
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D) elimination
Answer: D
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, 6) What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
A) Suicide
B) Diabetes
C) Heart disease
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D) Pneumonia/flu
Answer: C
7) All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by 2022,
EXCEPT
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A) sonographers
B) medical secretaries
C) home care aides
D) occupational therapy assistants
Answer: B
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8) Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A) managing costs
B) advances in medical technology
C) aging population
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D) inability to automate many functions
Answer: D
9) In 2013, the U.S. spent on health expenditures.
A) $2.5 billion
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B) $50 billion
C) $2.9 trillion
D) $50 trillion
Answer: C
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10) Which statement does NOT describe health care?
A) It accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product.
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.
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D) It is an industry.
Answer: A
11) The study of disease and death in a population is called
A) microbiology
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B) epidemiology
C) anthropology
D) sociology
Answer: B
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Combining Business, Health, and Delivery
ST
3rd Edition
UV
IA
TEST BANK
_A
PP
Anne Austin
RO
Victoria Wetle
VE
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
D?
and Students
© Anne Austin & Victoria Wetle
?
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
© DREAMSHUB
, Test Bank for The United States Health Care System: Combining Business,
Health, and Delivery (3rd Edition)
Austin & Wetle
ISBN: 9780134297798
ST
UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
1. Health and Care in America
2. The Business Side of Health Care
UV
3. The Payment Process: Insurance and Third-Party Payers
4. The Payment Process: Government Payment Programs
UNIT 2: HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND SETTINGS
5. Health Care Providers: Physicians and Nurses
IA
6. Other Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Providers
7. Offices, Clinics, and Hospitals
_A
UNIT 3: POPULATIONS, SERVICES, AND SYSTEMS
8. Aging in America
9. Mental Health Services: A Combination of Systems
10. The Public Health System: The Government's Role
PP
UNIT 4: TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND PREVENTION
11. Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacological Research
12. Health Care Research and Prevention
RO
UNIT 5: CULTURE, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
13. Cultural Competency, Health Literacy, and Health Care Ethics
14. International Health Care
VE
D?
?
© DREAMSHUB
, United States Health Care System 3rd Edition Austin
Test Bank
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
ST
B) focus is diagnosis
C) focus is on disease prevention
D) focus is on treatment
Answer: C
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2) In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This concerns
the health care industry because
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
IA
C) the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
D) there will be an increased need for geriatric care
Answer: D
_A
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
B) A person who has graduated from high school
C) An individual with a yearly income of $85,000
PP
D) An individual with a yearly income of $20,000
Answer: C
4) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following, EXCEPT
A) survey Americans about their health
RO
B) collect health statistics
C) report the leading causes of death
D) monitor hospital compliance with HIPAA
Answer: D
VE
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
A) cure
B) control
C) prevention
D?
D) elimination
Answer: D
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1
, 6) What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
A) Suicide
B) Diabetes
C) Heart disease
ST
D) Pneumonia/flu
Answer: C
7) All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by 2022,
EXCEPT
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A) sonographers
B) medical secretaries
C) home care aides
D) occupational therapy assistants
Answer: B
IA
8) Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
A) managing costs
B) advances in medical technology
C) aging population
_A
D) inability to automate many functions
Answer: D
9) In 2013, the U.S. spent on health expenditures.
A) $2.5 billion
PP
B) $50 billion
C) $2.9 trillion
D) $50 trillion
Answer: C
RO
10) Which statement does NOT describe health care?
A) It accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product.
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.
VE
D) It is an industry.
Answer: A
11) The study of disease and death in a population is called
A) microbiology
D?
B) epidemiology
C) anthropology
D) sociology
Answer: B
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