HCM 301 Chapter 6 questions
and answers
What are the three criterion for evaluating health
care systems? - answer quality, equity, efficiency
Micro - answer physician practices, hospitals, other
settings
Macro - answer regions, states, nations
Quality of health care - answer structure, process,
outcomes
Structure - answer facilities and equipment,
material and human resources, organizational
characteristics
Process - answer activities- diagnosis, treatment,
rehab, prevention, patient education
Outcomes - answer are we living longer, changes in
individuals and populations
How do we measure population health outcomes -
answer at the macro level
and answers
What are the three criterion for evaluating health
care systems? - answer quality, equity, efficiency
Micro - answer physician practices, hospitals, other
settings
Macro - answer regions, states, nations
Quality of health care - answer structure, process,
outcomes
Structure - answer facilities and equipment,
material and human resources, organizational
characteristics
Process - answer activities- diagnosis, treatment,
rehab, prevention, patient education
Outcomes - answer are we living longer, changes in
individuals and populations
How do we measure population health outcomes -
answer at the macro level
