LECOM - HEALTHCARE
MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Define Health - Correct Answers -State of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Focus of Health Care - Correct Answers -To restore health or prevent exacerbation of
health problems
What are the determinants of health? - Correct Answers -1) Health care
2) Genetic inheritance
3) physical environment
4) social environment
What are the categories of health care? - Correct Answers -Primary, secondary, and
tertiary
Define Primary Prevention - Correct Answers -Eliminate factors for a disease
Examples of Primary Prevention - Correct Answers -Seat belts, condoms, protection
from UV light, tobacco cessation programs, and dietary modifications
Define Secondary Prevention - Correct Answers -Early detection of disease so
treatment is more effective
Define tertiary prevention - Correct Answers -Focuses on optimum treatment of
identified disease to reduce the incidence of later complications
Examples of Tertiary Prevention - Correct Answers -Rehabilitation and limitation of
disability
What is the function of the 2010 ACA? - Correct Answers --changed focus to
maintenance of health prior to onset of disease by:
1) remove deductibles and copays for preventative med
2) providing grants to employers for wellness programs
3) insurance premium discounts
4) requiring calorie counts of food
, What are the different types of care? - Correct Answers -Primary care, secondary care,
and tertiary care
Define primary care - Correct Answers --what most people need most of the time for
health and illness
-Includes personal treatment and preventive measures (i.e. lifestyle changes,
immunizations, prenatal care, etc.)
Define Secondary Care - Correct Answers --Services are available in physicians' offices
and community hospitals
-Includes most surgical procedures, diagnositc, and treatment interventions of
specialists (i.e. cardiologists, radiologists)
Define Tertiary Care - Correct Answers --Highly specialized diagnostic, therapeutic, and
rehabilitative serves that require staff and equipment beyond what an average
community hospital has available
-Care is generally available in major medical centers (heart surgery, organ transplant,
radiotherapy for cancer)
What are the 6 components of a health care system? - Correct Answers -1) Facility
2) workforce
3) supplies
4) leadership and governance
5) financing mechanism
6) information systems for performance evaluation
Most hospitals are? - Correct Answers -Non-federal (96.2%)
Of non-federal hospitals, what percentage are community hospitals? - Correct Answers
-87.3%
Of the community hospitals, what percentage of these hospitals are "not-for-profit"? -
Correct Answers -57.6%
Of the community hospitals, what percentage of these hospitals are "for-profit"? -
Correct Answers -23.9%
Of the community hospitals, what percent are state or local government owned? -
Correct Answers -18.5%
What are the 3 principal players in U.S. Health Care system? - Correct Answers -1)
governmental health care sector (public sector)
2) Private: nonprofit health care sector
3) Private: for-profit health care sector
MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Define Health - Correct Answers -State of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Focus of Health Care - Correct Answers -To restore health or prevent exacerbation of
health problems
What are the determinants of health? - Correct Answers -1) Health care
2) Genetic inheritance
3) physical environment
4) social environment
What are the categories of health care? - Correct Answers -Primary, secondary, and
tertiary
Define Primary Prevention - Correct Answers -Eliminate factors for a disease
Examples of Primary Prevention - Correct Answers -Seat belts, condoms, protection
from UV light, tobacco cessation programs, and dietary modifications
Define Secondary Prevention - Correct Answers -Early detection of disease so
treatment is more effective
Define tertiary prevention - Correct Answers -Focuses on optimum treatment of
identified disease to reduce the incidence of later complications
Examples of Tertiary Prevention - Correct Answers -Rehabilitation and limitation of
disability
What is the function of the 2010 ACA? - Correct Answers --changed focus to
maintenance of health prior to onset of disease by:
1) remove deductibles and copays for preventative med
2) providing grants to employers for wellness programs
3) insurance premium discounts
4) requiring calorie counts of food
, What are the different types of care? - Correct Answers -Primary care, secondary care,
and tertiary care
Define primary care - Correct Answers --what most people need most of the time for
health and illness
-Includes personal treatment and preventive measures (i.e. lifestyle changes,
immunizations, prenatal care, etc.)
Define Secondary Care - Correct Answers --Services are available in physicians' offices
and community hospitals
-Includes most surgical procedures, diagnositc, and treatment interventions of
specialists (i.e. cardiologists, radiologists)
Define Tertiary Care - Correct Answers --Highly specialized diagnostic, therapeutic, and
rehabilitative serves that require staff and equipment beyond what an average
community hospital has available
-Care is generally available in major medical centers (heart surgery, organ transplant,
radiotherapy for cancer)
What are the 6 components of a health care system? - Correct Answers -1) Facility
2) workforce
3) supplies
4) leadership and governance
5) financing mechanism
6) information systems for performance evaluation
Most hospitals are? - Correct Answers -Non-federal (96.2%)
Of non-federal hospitals, what percentage are community hospitals? - Correct Answers
-87.3%
Of the community hospitals, what percentage of these hospitals are "not-for-profit"? -
Correct Answers -57.6%
Of the community hospitals, what percentage of these hospitals are "for-profit"? -
Correct Answers -23.9%
Of the community hospitals, what percent are state or local government owned? -
Correct Answers -18.5%
What are the 3 principal players in U.S. Health Care system? - Correct Answers -1)
governmental health care sector (public sector)
2) Private: nonprofit health care sector
3) Private: for-profit health care sector
