WGU- HEALTHCARE AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
NEWLY UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A 40-year-old individual without children and a limited
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income is concerned about the new Affordable
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Healthcare Act. The individual wants to know about
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eligibility for healthcare services at a reduced cost.
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Which agency should this individual contact? ...ANS:
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Department of Health and Human Services
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A 66-year-old individual gets short of breath while
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walking his dog. The individual calls the doctor. The
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doctor knows the individual is a smoker and has asthma.
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How should the doctor respond to this situation? ...ANS:
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Schedule an immediate visit to the office
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A dental department ordered new hand pieces. The
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the
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Centers for Disease Control mandate processing by the
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Sterile Processing Department to reduce exposure to
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patients.
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,Which area of concern is identified by this type of
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mandate? ...ANS: Infection control
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A doctor is setting up a new practice and wants to receive
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federal reimbursement. The doctor contacts the Center
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for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assistance.
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Which kind of information is provided by this agency?
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...ANS: Parameters of the diagnostic-related groups
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A doctor wants to help patients understand which
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products are safe. The doctor decides to use information
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provided by the FDA.
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Which two products are regulated by this organization?
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Choose 2 answers ...ANS: 1) Vaccines ordered by
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doctors to be used in a study
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2) Medications that are in the developmental process
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A Hispanic teenager from a low-income family presents
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to a medical office. The patient resides in a small city and
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is 15 weeks pregnant.
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, What is the primary barrier to prenatal care for this
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patient? ...ANS: Cost of care
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A hospital is in a very competitive market and must adjust
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in order to increase market share. The hospital decides to
| | | | | | | | | |
emphasize evidence-based care.
| | |
How will this change the future of healthcare delivery at
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this location? ...ANS: Data from patient satisfaction
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surveys can be analyzed using technology in order to
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improve quality of care.
| | | |
A local hospital recently implemented a telemedicine
| | | | | |
program in its facility to address deficiencies in global
| | | | | | | | |
health care.
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How will this program influence healthcare delivery?
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...ANS: It will increase the exchange of knowledge which
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is occurring between providers.
| | | |
A local top teaching hospital sets up a committee to
| | | | | | | | |
address escalating hospital costs. The committee needs
| | | | | | |
to find cost containment options that will strengthen its
| | | | | | | | |
ability to compete with other facilities in the area.
| | | | | | | | |
NEWLY UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A 40-year-old individual without children and a limited
| | | | | | |
income is concerned about the new Affordable
| | | | | | |
Healthcare Act. The individual wants to know about
| | | | | | | |
eligibility for healthcare services at a reduced cost.
| | | | | | | |
Which agency should this individual contact? ...ANS:
| | | | | |||||| |
Department of Health and Human Services
| | | | | |
A 66-year-old individual gets short of breath while
| | | | | | |
walking his dog. The individual calls the doctor. The
| | | | | | | | |
doctor knows the individual is a smoker and has asthma.
| | | | | | | | | |
How should the doctor respond to this situation? ...ANS:
| | | | | | | ||||||
Schedule an immediate visit to the office
|| | | | | | |
A dental department ordered new hand pieces. The
| | | | | | |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the
| | | | | | |
Centers for Disease Control mandate processing by the
| | | | | | | |
Sterile Processing Department to reduce exposure to
| | | | | | |
patients.
|
,Which area of concern is identified by this type of
| | | | | | | | |
mandate? ...ANS: Infection control
| |||||| || |
A doctor is setting up a new practice and wants to receive
| | | | | | | | | | |
federal reimbursement. The doctor contacts the Center
| | | | | | |
for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assistance.
| | | | | | |
Which kind of information is provided by this agency?
| | | | | | | | |||||
...ANS: Parameters of the diagnostic-related groups
| || | | | |
A doctor wants to help patients understand which
| | | | | | |
products are safe. The doctor decides to use information
| | | | | | | | |
provided by the FDA.
| | | |
Which two products are regulated by this organization?
| | | | | | |
Choose 2 answers ...ANS: 1) Vaccines ordered by
| | |||||| || | | |
doctors to be used in a study
| | | | | | |
2) Medications that are in the developmental process
| | | | | | |
A Hispanic teenager from a low-income family presents
| | | | | | |
to a medical office. The patient resides in a small city and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is 15 weeks pregnant.
| | | |
, What is the primary barrier to prenatal care for this
| | | | | | | | |
patient? ...ANS: Cost of care
| |||||| || | |
A hospital is in a very competitive market and must adjust
| | | | | | | | | |
in order to increase market share. The hospital decides to
| | | | | | | | | |
emphasize evidence-based care.
| | |
How will this change the future of healthcare delivery at
| | | | | | | | |
this location? ...ANS: Data from patient satisfaction
| | |||||| || | | |
surveys can be analyzed using technology in order to
| | | | | | | | |
improve quality of care.
| | | |
A local hospital recently implemented a telemedicine
| | | | | |
program in its facility to address deficiencies in global
| | | | | | | | |
health care.
| |
How will this program influence healthcare delivery?
| | | | | | |||||
...ANS: It will increase the exchange of knowledge which
| || | | | | | | |
is occurring between providers.
| | | |
A local top teaching hospital sets up a committee to
| | | | | | | | |
address escalating hospital costs. The committee needs
| | | | | | |
to find cost containment options that will strengthen its
| | | | | | | | |
ability to compete with other facilities in the area.
| | | | | | | | |
