HCAD Study Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Key social factors that predict an individuals health include all the following except which? A. Gender b. Family income c. Availability of educational opportunities d. Social connections - ANSWERSA. Gender
Which of the following is a distinguis...
Key social factors that predict an individuals health include all the following except which? A. Gender b.
Family income c. Availability of educational opportunities d. Social connections - ANSWERSA. Gender
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of many US patients experience? A. Ignorance of the
price of a service until after delivery b. Long waits for elective services c. Equal access to healthcare d.
Agreement about whether healthcare is good or a right - ANSWERSA. Ignorance of the price of a service
until after delivery
Which stakeholder often plays the role of referee in the US healthcare system? A. Legislators b.
Employers c. Insurers d. Providers - ANSWERSC. Insurers
Which stakeholder in the US healthcare system, most likely views health insurance premiums as a cost of
doing business? A. Employees b. Employers c. Insurers d. Public policy makers - ANSWERSB. Employers.
Contrast the process of maintaining health and restoring health, and the systems that deliver each. -
ANSWERSRestoring health, when people are ill, the goal may be to limit the spread alleviate symptoms
or help a person, cope with pain, suffering or loss.
Maintaining health is to stop people from becoming ill or identify illnesses before when they are easier
to treat.
Describe the key stakeholders in the US health system in the role of each. - ANSWERS1. Individual-center
of healthcare system their needs and wants come first.
2. Providers- goal of keeping people healthy.
3. Employers- make sure employees are healthy and don't take much time off work.
4. Insurers- intermediate between employers and providers.
5. Policymakers- how healthcare should work and role of government and healthcare
, Which organization defines health as a "state of complete physical, mental and social 'well-being', and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"? A. United Nations b. American medical association c.
World health organization d. Institute of medicine - ANSWERSC. World health organization
The patient protection and affordable care act of 2010 has increased the health systems. Focus on which
of the following? A. Cures b. Prevention c. Palliative care d. Rehabilitation - ANSWERSB. Prevention
You drive your friend to an urgent care, center for treatment of a suspected sprained ankle there she will
receive which type of care? A. Prehospital care b. Chronic care c. Tertiary care d. Ambulatory care -
ANSWERSD. Ambulatory care
What percent of the US healthcare costs is attributable to the treatment of patients who have multiple
chronic conditions? A. 15% b. 25% c. 66% d. 80% - ANSWERSC. 66%
The idea behind the triple aim is for healthcare organizations to simultaneously pursue three goals.
Which of the following are they? Select all that apply. A. Reduce the per capita cost of healthcare b.
Apply the principle of triage in delivering care. C. Improve the health of populations d. Improve the
patient experience of care e. A C & D - ANSWERSE. A C & D
The ACA created healthcare facilities to give states an option for providing patient centered medical
home type services to Medicaid beneficiaries with severe or multiple chronic conditions. These facilities
are called? A. Patient centered medical homes b. Health homes c. Assisted living facilities d. Accountable
care organizations - ANSWERSB. Health homes
US health system is shifting it's focus to wellness and prevention. Give an example of three forms of
prevention. How should emphasis on prevention alter the delivery of health services in a community? -
ANSWERSPrimary prevention, services, secondary prevention, services, and tertiary prevention services.
These prevention services alter the delivery of health services in a community by changing how
residence perceive, they are health care. Individuals would be less likely to suffer from preventable
diseases, and receive better health care if diseases are caught early. Individuals health will improve as
the United States shifts focus to wellness and prevention.
Geography is a major determinant of health outcomes in the US because it is a proxy for which of the
following? A. Gender and sexual orientation b. Wealth and poverty c. Educational level d. Family health
history - ANSWERSB. Wealth and poverty
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