LESSON 3 Flashcards
According to the ALMA-ATA DECLARATION 1978, how is health defined?
a. Absence of disease
b. Absence of infirmity
c. Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
d. Economic well-being
Answer: c
What common concern exists regarding health care?
a. High healthcare costs
b. Gross inequality in health status
c. Lack of medical professionals
d. Overcrowded hospitals
Answer: b
What is the primary goal of the health care system, as defined by Miller & Keane?
a. To generate profits
b. To provide emergency care
c. To improve health services
d. To provide organized health services
Answer: d
How is “health care delivery” defined?
a. Providing health care to individuals
b. Managing health care resources
c. Rendering health care services to the people
d. Establishing health care policies
Answer: c
What is the main goal of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. To maximize healthcare profits
b. To provide specialized healthcare services
c. To achieve better health for all
d. To focus on curing diseases
Answer: c
According to the WHO, what are the five key elements to achieve the goal of better health for all through PHC?
a. Maximize profits, minimize costs, improve services, enhance collaboration, and reduce disparities
b. Universal coverage, people-centered service delivery, public policy integration, leadership, and stakeholder participation
c. Efficient resource allocation, advanced technology, data collection, public awareness, and competition
d. Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, and education
Answer: b
What does the acronym “ELEMENTS” stand for in Essential Elements of Primary Health Care?
a. Key components of healthcare
b. Educational materials for healthcare workers
c. A framework for healthcare management
d. Essential healthcare services
Answer: a
What does the “E” in ELEMENTS represent?
a. Education concerning health problems
b. Expanded healthcare services
c. Environmental health initiatives
d. Essential healthcare funding
Answer: a
What is the ultimate goal of the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. To maximize healthcare profits
b. To minimize healthcare costs
c. To promote favorable population growth
d. To achieve better health for the community
Answer: d
What principle emphasizes the integration of health into all sectors?
a. Principle 2
b. Principle 4
c. Principle 7
d. Principle 11
Answer: c
What is the main responsibility of a healthcare manager in the organizing function?
a. Setting priorities for the organization
b. Initiating actions in the organization
c. Monitoring staff activities and performance
d. Developing and maintaining the workforce
Answer: d
What does “authority” in organizing principle refer to?
a. The duty of an employee to perform assigned tasks
b. The formal and legitimate right of a manager to issue orders and make decisions
c. The delegation of planning and decision-making to lower branches
d. The concentration of planning and decision-making at the top of the organization
Answer: b
What is the term for the delegation of planning and decision-making to lower branches of an organization?
a. Authority
b. Decentralization
c. Centralization
d. Formalization
Answer: b
What is the term for the written document provided for direct control of employees?
a. Authority
b. Decentralization
c. Centralization
d. Formalization
Answer: d
Who issues orders to subordinates and is responsible for results in line authority?
a. Functional authority
b. Staff authority
c. Managers
d. Employees
Answer: c
What is the primary function of the Department of Health (DOH) in the Philippines?
a. To promote, protect, and preserve people’s wealth
b. To regulate all industries
c. To provide health services and monitor health service providers
d. To manage the educational system
Answer: c
What is the vision of the Department of Health (DOH) by 2030?
a. To become the world’s richest healthcare system
b. To achieve global leadership in healthcare
c. To provide healthcare to the highest bidder
d. To ensure universal health coverage
Answer: b
What is the primary level of healthcare facilities?
a. Highly specialized national hospitals
b. Smaller and non-departmentalized hospitals
c. Units operated by the DOH, rural health units, and chest clinics
d. Intermediate healthcare facilities
Answer: c
Who are the primary healthcare workers at the grassroot or village level?
a. Medical practitioners
b. Village health workers
c. Nurses
d. Pharmacists
Answer: b
What is the ratio of doctors to people in the Philippines as of 2016?
a. 1:10,000
b. 1:5,000
c. 1:33,000
d. 1:50,000
Answer: c
What is the average cost of an emergency room visit in the Philippines?
a. ₱1,000
b. ₱2,500
c. ₱5,000
d. ₱10,000
Answer: b
Which Act in the Philippines promoted the use of generic names for drugs in prescriptions?
a. Generics Act (RA 6675)
b. Cheaper Medicines Act (RA 9502)
c. National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875)
d. Local Government Code (RA 7160)
Answer: a
What does “PhilHealth” stand for in the context of the Philippine health care system?
a. Philippine Health Act
b. Philippine Health Coverage
c. Philippine Health Insurance
d. Philippine Health Reform
Answer: c
Which Act aimed to promote and ensure access to affordable quality drugs and medicine for all in the Philippines?
a. Generics Act (RA 6675)
b. Cheaper Medicines Act (RA 9502)
c. National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875)
d. Local Government Code (RA 7160)
Answer: b
What does AO 2010-0036, also known as Kalusugang Pangkalahatan, provide in the Philippines?
a. Universal health coverage and access to quality health care for all Filipinos
b. Mandatory healthcare insurance for all citizens
c. Tax incentives for healthcare providers
d. Privatization of healthcare facilities
Answer: a
According to the provided material, which organization’s vision is “A global leader for attaining better health outcomes”?
a. World Health Organization (WHO)
b. Department of Health (DOH)
c. Philippine Medical Association (PMA)
d. Philippine Tuberculosis Society
Answer: b
What is the term for a network of health facilities and personnel that carry out the task of rendering health care to the people?
a. Health care system
b. Health care delivery
c. Health care delivery system
d. Health service network
Answer: c
Which level of healthcare facilities includes specialized national hospitals that offer highly technological and sophisticated services?
a. Primary Level
b. Secondary Level
c. Tertiary Level
d. Quaternary Level
Answer: c
What is the main responsibility of the government in the stewardship function of the health system?
a. Directly providing healthcare services
b. Identifying health priorities and coordinating activities with others
c. Generating appropriate data for effective decision-making
d. Managing pharmaceutical services
Answer: b
What is the primary goal of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. To achieve maximum healthcare profits
b. To provide specialized healthcare services
c. To achieve better health for all
d. To focus on curing diseases
Answer: c
What are the five key elements to achieve the goal of better health for all through PHC, as defined by WHO?
a. Maximize profits, minimize costs, improve services, enhance collaboration, and reduce disparities
b. Universal coverage, people-centered service delivery, public policy integration, leadership, and stakeholder participation
c. Efficient resource allocation, advanced technology, data collection, public awareness, and competition
d. Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, and education
Answer: b
Which level of healthcare facilities includes units operated by the DOH, rural health units, and chest clinics?
a. Primary Level
b. Secondary Level
c. Tertiary Level
d. Quaternary Level
Answer: a
What is the main goal of the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. To maximize healthcare profits
b. To minimize healthcare costs
c. To promote favorable population growth
d. To achieve better health for the community
Answer: d
What does the “E” in ELEMENTS represent in Essential Elements of Primary Health Care?
a. Education concerning health problems
b. Expanded healthcare services
c. Environmental health initiatives
d. Essential healthcare funding
Answer: a
What is the term for the formal and legitimate right of a manager to issue orders, make decisions, and allocate resources to achieve desired outcomes of the organization?
a. Responsibility
b. Accountability
c. Authority
d. Delegation
Answer: c
What is the term for the delegation of planning and decision-making to the lower branches of the organization?
a. Authority
b. Decentralization
c. Centralization
d. Formalization
Answer: b
What principle emphasizes the integration of health into all sectors?
a. Principle 2
b. Principle 4
c. Principle 7
d. Principle 11
Answer: c
What is the main responsibility of a healthcare manager in the organizing function?
a. Setting priorities for the organization
b. Initiating actions in the organization
c. Monitoring staff activities and performance
d. Developing and maintaining the workforce
Answer: d
What does “authority” in organizing principle refer to?
a. The duty of an employee to perform assigned tasks
b. The formal and legitimate right of a manager to issue orders and make decisions
c. The delegation of planning and decision-making to lower branches
d. The concentration of planning and decision-making at the top of the organization
Answer: b
What is the average cost of an emergency room visit in the Philippines?
a. ₱1,000
b. ₱2,500
c. ₱5,000
d. ₱10,000
Answer: b
What term is used for the network of health facilities and personnel responsible for rendering health care to the people?
a. Health care system
b. Health care delivery
c. Health care management
d. Health care reform
Answer: b
Which element of Primary Health Care (PHC) deals with locally endemic disease prevention and control?
a. E - Education
b. L - Locally endemic disease prevention
c. M - Maternal and child health care
d. T - Treatment of diseases
Answer: b
What is the ultimate goal of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. Maximizing healthcare profits
b. Better health for all
c. Specialized healthcare services
d. Disease eradication
Answer: b
Which function of healthcare managers involves setting priorities and determining performance targets?
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Staffing
d. Controlling
Answer: a
Which level of healthcare facilities is responsible for providing specialized and highly technological services?
a. Primary Level
b. Secondary Level
c. Tertiary Level
d. Quaternary Level
Answer: c
What does the “L” in ELEMENTS represent in Essential Elements of Primary Health Care?
a. Locally endemic disease prevention and control
b. Leadership and governance
c. Locally provided health services
d. Laboratory diagnostics
Answer: a
Which principle in Primary Health Care (PHC) emphasizes improving basic sanitation?
a. Principle 1
b. Principle 5
c. Principle 7
d. Principle 10
Answer: b
What does “ALMA-ATA” refer to in the context of healthcare?
a. A global healthcare organization
b. A declaration on healthcare standards
c. A city in the Philippines
d. A healthcare delivery system
Answer: b
Which healthcare Act in the Philippines aimed to promote and ensure access to affordable quality drugs and medicine for all?
a. Generics Act (RA 6675)
b. Cheaper Medicines Act (RA 9502)
c. National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875)
d. Local Government Code (RA 7160)
Answer: b
What is the main responsibility of the government in the stewardship function of the health system?
a. Providing healthcare services directly
b. Generating appropriate data for decision-making
c. Monitoring pharmaceutical services
d. Administering universal health insurance
Answer: b
Which level of healthcare facilities includes units operated by the DOH, rural health units, and chest clinics?
a. Primary Level
b. Secondary Level
c. Tertiary Level
d. Quaternary Level
Answer: a
What is the main goal of the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC)?
a. To maximize healthcare profits
b. To minimize healthcare costs
c. To promote favorable population growth
d. To achieve better health for the community
Answer: d
Which type of authority is given to specialists in their areas of expertise?
a. Line Authority
b. Functional Authority
c. Staff Authority
d. Informal Authority
Answer: c
What does “PhilHealth” stand for in the context of the Philippine health care system?
a. Philippine Health Act
b. Philippine Health Coverage
c. Philippine Health Insurance
d. Philippine Health Reform
Answer: c
