About 10 percent of the elderly account for almost 50 percent of total US healthcare costs. - Answers
T
Which is not one of the three dimensions of the Iron Triangle of Healthcare? - Answers EFFICACY
Most physicians could become wealthy by practicing medicine in the 1800s. - Answers F
Which is the largest professional association of physicians and medical students in the United States?
- Answers AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
The term "patent medicine" in the early 1900s referred to medications that had been patented. -
Answers FALSE
A disease that persists for three months or longer and cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by
medication is called a chronic disease. - Answers T
What percentage of Black and Hispanic children receive Medicaid coverage? - Answers 55
The World Health Organization has predicted that serious epidemics could severely impact the
world's population. - Answers TRUE
In the mid-1800s, what was another name used at times for hospitals? - Answers PESTHOUSES
An ACO is an accountable county operation - Answers F
Almost 90 percent of physicians in the United States are MDs. - Answers T
Many healthcare executives hold a master of health administration (MHA) degree. - Answers T
Which is not generally a responsibility of a medical director? - Answers FINANCIAL EARNING
Healthcare CEOs should create a vision for the organization and promote it to key stakeholders. -
Answers T
Which of the following is the largest physician specialty group in the United States? - Answers
INTERNAL MEDICINE
What is an example of a physician extender? - Answers NP NURSE PRACTICIONER
An allopathic doctor would have these initials after his/her name. - Answers MD
Which profession is not considered an allied health profession? - Answers ADMITTING CLERK
Pathologists and radiologists often do the same work as physicians. - Answers F
About how many Americans reside in nursing homes each year? - Answers 4 MILLION
Most long-term care facilities are staffed primarily with registered nurses (RNs). - Answers F
The estimated economic value of unpaid caregivers for the elderly is - Answers 470 BILLION
Long-term care is primarily paid for by the federal government. - Answers F
Assisted living arrangements require less intense nursing care than skilled nursing care. - Answers T
Which is not one of the primary services provided by unpaid caregivers for older people? - Answers
YARD WORK
A licensed practical nurse is also called a - Answers LICENSE VOCATIONAL NURSE
About what percentage of long-term care costs will be out-of-pocket and paid for by the patient
and/or their families? - Answers 50
Senior centers often provide 24-hour care. - Answers F
Over 90 percent of nursing homes have received at least one inspection deficiency each time they
were inspected. - Answers T
Not-for-profit hospitals cannot by law make a profit. - Answers F
How many levels of care are shown for healthcare? - Answers 4
The largest system of federal government-owned hospitals is called the Veterans Health
Administration. - Answers TRUE
Inpatient care in a hospital requires - Answers AN OVERNIGHT STAY
The payment method in which hospitals are paid for each service provided is called - Answers
INSURANCE
A safety-net hospital will generally provide much of its care for the - Answers POOR
Which group of hospitals is the largest in the United States? - Answers URGENT CARE HOSPITALS
Which is not generally a mission for an academic medical center? - Answers COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Most hospitals belong to a healthcare system. - Answers T
Governments in the United States own very few hospital - Answers F
Worldwide, the pharmaceutical industry has annual revenues that exceed $1 trillion. - Answers T
Which Medicare program pays for prescription drugs for the elderly? - Answers PART D
Clinical trials are generally divided into how many phases? - Answers 4