CAHIMS 1.1 Questions and Correct Answers
1. Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to health-
care facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on
citizens. However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have techno-
logically advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization
is allowed by the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities,
where patients have to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a
transition of a healthcare system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model ANSWER c
2. Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to
assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above ANSWER c
3. Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning ANSWER a
4. Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical
home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
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1. Wxyzab is a small country where the entire population has access to health-
care facilities owned and operated by the government, and funded by a tax on
citizens. However, the current healthcare infrastructure does not have techno-
logically advanced radiologic imaging facilities, and a commercial organization
is allowed by the government to operate its own diagnostic imaging facilities,
where patients have to pay for services out-of-pocket. This is an example of a
transition of a healthcare system from:
a. a public to a private healthcare system model
b. a private to a mixed healthcare system model
c. a public to a mixed healthcare system model ANSWER c
2. Patient assessed value and efficiency are parameters of a framework to
assess:
a. Health
b. Healthcare
c. Healthcare systems
d. All of the above ANSWER c
3. Which of the statements about epidemiology is FALSE?
a. Epidemiology is a qualitative science built around concepts of probability and
statistics
b. Epidemiology is a tool for public health action
c. Epidemiology assists in preventing morbidity and mortality
d. Epidemiology, at times, involves common sense as much as it does causal
reasoning ANSWER a
4. Which of the following are components of the patient centered medical
home?
a. Coordination of care
b. Emphasis on quality and safety
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