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what makes up the "Iron Triad" of healthcare?

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access, cost, quality

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reimbursement is associated with which of the quad functions?

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payment

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Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement:

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Elderly

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Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement:

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Low-income

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Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS)?

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Great Britian

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Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States?

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Smoking

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According to the CDC, approximately what percentage of premature deaths in the U.S. population can be attributed to inadequate access to medical care?

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10%

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Holistic health adds which element to the World Health Organization definition of health?

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Spiritual

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According to the CDC, which factor contributes most to premature death in the U.S. population?

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lifestyle and behavior

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The elements of the Epidemiology Triangle of disease occurrence include all of the following except:

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society

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Which of the following factors was particularly important in promoting the growth of office-based medical practice in the postindustrial period?

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urbanization

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In the preindustrial era, much of the medical care in the US was provided by nonphysicians.

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true

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During the World War II period, health insurance became employer-based because of

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endorsement from Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans - not union demands

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What was the main consequence of early proprietary medical schools, as opposed to state-sponsored schools, in the preindustrial era?

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standards were low

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How has Medicaid created a two-tier system of medical care delivery in the US?

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Many physicians do not serve medicaid patients - not: funding for the program is uniformly shared by both federal and state governments

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Corporatization of medicine has resulted in delivering the same quality of health care at a lesser cost

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false

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Who was the first American president to make an appeal for national health insurance?

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harry truman

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The US Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. directed US states to

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Deinstitutionalize people with mental illness - not: achieve parity in the delivery of physical and mental health services

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Medical care in preindustrial America had a strong _____ character.

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domestic

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In the preindustrial era, _____ often functioned as surgeons.

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barbers

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The health care sector constituted what percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product in 2005?

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17%

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A major factor influencing growth in the health care sector of the U.S. economy is:

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the aging of the population

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More than half of Ostepathic (DOs) Physicians are Generalists?

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true

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There has been a decreasing number of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the U.S. Since 1980

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false

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The roles and responsibilities of health services administrators include:

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- leadership and strategic direction - Departmental management - program oversight

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More than half of MDs are specialists?

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true

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Registered Nurses undergo the same training as Licensed Practical Nurses.

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false

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Patients requiring services from occupational therapists need help performing tasks in their daily living and working environments.

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true

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Nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) include:

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physician assistant

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When patients have multiple health problems, this is called:

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Comorbidity

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The term e-health applies only to the electronic delivery of health care by qualified health care professionals.

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false

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Which of the following has the greatest impact on system-wide health care costs?

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Utilization of technology once it becomes available - not purchase price of new technology

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What is the main application of quality-adjusted life years?

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they are used as a measure of health benefits

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires

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disclosure of personal health information -not: nontransmittal of individual health information over the internet

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What is the role of an institutional review board (IRB)?

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approve and monitor research that involves human subjects

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Decision making based on cost effectiveness about the use of medical technology is more prevalent in the US than in other industrialized countries.

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false

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American beliefs and values favor the development and use of new medical technology despite its cost.

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true

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What is the main intent of the Stark laws?

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Prohibit self-referral by physicians to facilities in which they have an ownership interest

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The utilization of technology has a greater impact on total health care expenditures than the cost of acquiring technology.

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true

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Technology has been credited with the overall reduction in the average length of inpatient hospital stays.

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true

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National health expenditures (E) =

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PxQ

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CHIP is available to children without any health insurance in families whose incomes are at or below ____ of the federal poverty level.

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200%

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In national health care systems, total expenditures are controlled mainly through

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supply-side rationing

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What is the primary reason that a segment of the U.S. population is uninsured?

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The U.S. has a voluntary system of health insurance

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A copayment is generally paid

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each time the insured receives health care services

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_____ reimbursement is based on the assumption that health care is provided in a set of identifiable and individually distinct units of services

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fee-for-service

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Public (government) share of the total health care spending in the United States is approximately

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45%

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Part C of Medicare specifically covers

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None of the listed choices: - preventive care - rehabilitation services - prescription drugs

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A typical health insurance plan pays only for

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services considered medically necessary

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The phenomenon called 'moral hazard' results directly from

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health insurance coverage

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Fill in the blank: The percentage of medical school graduates choosing careers in primary care is ______________.

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decreasing

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The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in hospitals is

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Most of these procedures were shifted to outpatient setting

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What does "PPS" stand for?

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prospective payment system

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What is gatekeeping

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The process by which primary care physicians refer patients to specialists

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One reason women's health centers were created is:

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Women seek care more often than men

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Approximately how many emergency departments exist in the US?

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4000

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Emergency departments, in most cases, are equipped to provide:

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Bothe secondary and tertiary care services

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How is community-oriented primary care (COPC) different from primary care?

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COPC adds a population-based approach to identifying and addressing community health problems

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Typically, tertiary care:

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is highly specialized

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Fill in the blank: Historically, inpatient care developed ________ outpatient care.

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after

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