Introduction to Health Care finals

Question 1

is the united states on of the only a few developed countries that offer universal healthcare coverage?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

is the U.S. healthcare system on of the most inexpensive and simplest systems in the world?

Answer 2

false

Question 3

according to the iron triangle, quality of service, the cost of service, and the assessment of service must be in balance in order to provide good health care?

Answer 3

true

Question 4

is the infant mortality rate the number of deaths per 1000 live births occurring among the population of a designated area during the same calendar year ?

Answer 4

false

Question 5

over the last decade has there been a decrease in the collaboration between public health and private medicine?

Answer 5

false

Question 6

what is bioterrorism?

Answer 6

is an attack on a population by deliberately releasing viruses, bacteria, or other germs or agents.

Question 7

are voluntary hospitals called “voluntary” because their funding comes from the community voluntarily?

Answer 7

true

Question 8

do men seek healthcare services more frequently than women

Answer 8

false

Question 9

are public hospitals the oldest type of hospital and are owned by the federal, state, or local government?

Answer 9

true

Question 10

what is the length of stay in acute hospitals?

Answer 10

less than 30 days

Question 11

does accreditation of hospitals enable them to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement?

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

Does state licensure focus on building codes, sanitation, equipment and personnel? Do hospitals have to licensed to operate a certain number of beds?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Do inpatient Services require and overnight stay of a patient?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

what is hospice care?

Answer 14

provides care for patients who have a life-threatening illness and comfort for the patients’ family members

Question 15

are specialists also called primary care physicians or family care practitioners?

Answer 15

true

Question 16

What is social insurance?

Answer 16

is Medicaid an example of social insurance? Federal, state, and local. An example of this type of insurance is Medicare. provided by the government at all levels

Question 17

Is Medicare based on an individuals income?

Answer 17

false

Question 18

Do most insurance policies require a contribution from the covered individual which may be a copayment, deductible, or coinsurance which is called cost sharing?

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Is Medicare part B primarily financed from payroll taxes and is considered hospital insurance? true

Answer 19

true

Question 20

what is a copayment?

Answer 20

a payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services)in addition to that made by an insurer.

Question 21

the current cost of healthcare in the united states is $2.9 trillion which represents nearly 17.5 % of the U.S. gross domestic product

Answer 21

true

Question 22

A principle of the U.S. healthcare system is “duty to treat” means that every person basic healthcare.

Answer 22

true