TODAYS MEDICAL ASSISTANT CH 1 TEST A EXAM FULLY
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Why is Hippocrates often called the father of Western Medicine? - correct answer He
believed that disease was caused by physical and environmental factors that could be
studied.
What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of disease, but does not cure
the disease? - correct answer Palliative
When a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home, what type
of care has the patient recieved? - correct answer Ambulatory
What type of insurance plan pays a physician separately for each procedure that was
performed? - correct answer Fee-for-service insurance
Which of the following facilities now functions primarily to provide acute care and
diagnotstic services? - correct answer Hospital
A system by which a person (or persons employer) pays an insurance company a
yearly amount of money in exchange for the insurance companys paying some or most
of the persons medical expenses for that year is - correct answer Health Insurance
What trend in modern medicine encourages patients to become more responcible for
their own care? - correct answer Coaching patients to make dietary changes, stop
smoking, and exercise
The insurance plan called________ is deigned to provide health insurance for low-
income people. - correct answer Medicaid
What is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for the elderly, the
disabled, and those with end-age kidney disease? - correct answer Medicare
What is the current name for the health insurance plan for dependant spouces and
children of active-duty military personnel? - correct answer TRICARE
What type of health care encourages regular checkups, immunizations, and well-child
visits? - correct answer Routine Care
What is utilization review? - correct answer Aprocess to determine whether health care
is medically nessesary
Which of the following was included in the original model for health maintenance
organizations (hmos)? - correct answer Full-service clinics in which the physicians were
employees
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