HCAD 210 exam 1 questions & answers 2024/2025
What percent of all jobs in the United States are in the health sector? - ANSWERS11%
What proportion of its economic resources does the United States devote to medical care and the promotion of health? - ANSWERSNearly 20%
Access to medical ca...
What percent of all jobs in the United States are in the health sector? - ANSWERS11%
What proportion of its economic resources does the United States devote to medical care and the
promotion of health? - ANSWERSNearly 20%
Access to medical care in the United States depends on which of the following? Select all that apply -
ANSWERSRace, Geographic location, Income level
Which of the following are appropriate goals of the public health system? Select all that apply. -
ANSWERSPromoting healthy behaviors, Ensuring safe sanitation and water supplies, Protecting the
environment, Preventing epidemics
Which of the following play a role in running the U.S. health care system? Select all that apply. -
ANSWERSPolicy makers, policy advocates, heads of tech companies, executives of pharm. business
Key social factors that predict an individual's health include all the following except which? Gender,
family income, availability of educational opportunities, social income - ANSWERSGender
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of many U.S. patients' experience? -
ANSWERSIgnorance of the price of a service until after delivery
Which stakeholder often plays the role of referee in the U.S. health care system? - ANSWERSInsurers
Which stakeholder in the U.S. health care system most likely views health insurance premiums as a cost
of doing business? - ANSWERSEmployers
, Which organization defines health as a "state of complete physical, mental and social 'wellbeing' and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity?" - ANSWERSThe World Health Organization
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has increased the health system's focus on which
of the following? - ANSWERSPrevention
You drive your friend to an urgent care center for treatment of a suspected sprained ankle. There she will
receive which type of care? - ANSWERSAmbulatory care
The idea behind the Triple Aim is for health care organizations to simultaneously pursue three goals.
Which of the following are they? Select all that apply. - ANSWERSreduce the per-capita cost of health
care, Improve the health of population, Improve the patient experience of care
The ACA created health care 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 - ANSWERSHealth homes
The US health system is shifting its focus to wellness and prevention. Give an example of the three forms
of prevention. How should emphasis on prevention alter the delivery of health services in a community?
- ANSWERSPrimary, secondary, tertiary
Which of the following is the largest health care occupation in the United States? - ANSWERSRegistered
Nurses
In what way can it be said that the expansion of insurance coverage under the ACA exacerbated the
shortage of primary care providers? - ANSWERSThe ACA led to a surge in demand for health services
overall
Real-time two-way video communication and rapid transmission of electronic health records are
encouraging improvements in which of the following? - ANSWERStelemedicine
Which of the following are expected to help solve shortages of primary care physicians? Select all that
apply. - ANSWERSIntegrated models of primary care delivery, Expanded roles for nonphysician health
professionals, Effective use of information technology
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