HCD 303 Final Exam| QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Question 1 2 / 2 pts Why is it important to study the healthcare systems of other nations around the world? To gain a sense of what types of models are being utilized by various countries and the subsequent outcomes of those healthcare models To analyze how other systems are structured, financed and what barriers they are facing Learn about innovations in care delivery taking place in other countries To gain a general sense of what types of models, system designs, and innovations are working well, and which are not to eventually improve the US healthcare system All of the above are valid reasons to study global healthcare system Question 2 2 / 2 pts How does the US healthcare system perform overall? There is high variance in quality, cost, and access throughout the country The US is #1 Generally speaking, there is consistent performance across the nation in terms of quality, cost, and access The life expectancy is the US is longer than anywhere else in the world so that speaks highly to the high quality of its healthcare system None of these are accurate statements of how the US healthcare system performs overall HCD 303 Final Exam| QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Question 3 2 / 2 pts Select the best choice that properly defines a system? A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole A series of events, procedures, or interactions that produces an outcome A set of principles or procedures to which something is organized All of the above None of these Question 4 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is the ultimate goal of a healthcare system? Provide the best quality of care to patients regardless of cost Provide universal access to high quality, affordable healthcare To make as much money as possible as it a major driving force of a nation’s economy Provide high quality, affordable healthcare to those who happen to have health insurance Treat patients to the best of our ability, given the current restraints placed upon us by the healthcare system Question 5 2 / 2 pts What is meant by the term universal coverage? Refers to the area of healthcare that ensure