D580 WGU- Healthcare and Delivery
Systems Exam QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST 2026-2027] 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A new movement known as the Mental Health Reform became popular throughout the country
at the end of the 19th century.
Which initiative did this reform accomplish for health care? - CORRECT ANSWER-It addressed
the need to improve mental health treatment.
The federal government amended the Social Security Act in 1965 to provide Medicare and
Medicaid programs.
For which population were these programs originally designed to provide benefits? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Elderly and poor
In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
What was the initial intended impact of this Act? - CORRECT ANSWER-To ensure that uninsured
individuals have access to health care
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) broadly fall into one of three categories:
, • emergency conditions- requires immediate attention as is potentially harmful and/or life
threatening
• urgent conditions- requires attention within a few hours with longer delays potentially leading
to greater harm to the patient
• non-urgent conditions- do not require resources of the emergency department
Which graph percentages accurately depicts the proportion of care delivered in an urban
emergency department? - CORRECT ANSWER-48% - Urgent conditions
38% - Emergency conditions
14% - non-urgent conditions
Specialty Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER-Specifically provides cardiac services
Treats inpatients with a specific type of disease or condition
Ambulatory Surgery Center - CORRECT ANSWER-Specifically provides same day surgery services
Acute Care/General Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER-Offers primarily same day and extended stay
surgery
A primary care physician prescribes an antibiotic for a patient with a sinus infection.
Which two elements categorize this situation as primary care?Choose 2 answers - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) The care is provided by a generalist.
2) The treatment is at the initial point of patient contact.
Systems Exam QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST 2026-2027] 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
A new movement known as the Mental Health Reform became popular throughout the country
at the end of the 19th century.
Which initiative did this reform accomplish for health care? - CORRECT ANSWER-It addressed
the need to improve mental health treatment.
The federal government amended the Social Security Act in 1965 to provide Medicare and
Medicaid programs.
For which population were these programs originally designed to provide benefits? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Elderly and poor
In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
What was the initial intended impact of this Act? - CORRECT ANSWER-To ensure that uninsured
individuals have access to health care
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) broadly fall into one of three categories:
, • emergency conditions- requires immediate attention as is potentially harmful and/or life
threatening
• urgent conditions- requires attention within a few hours with longer delays potentially leading
to greater harm to the patient
• non-urgent conditions- do not require resources of the emergency department
Which graph percentages accurately depicts the proportion of care delivered in an urban
emergency department? - CORRECT ANSWER-48% - Urgent conditions
38% - Emergency conditions
14% - non-urgent conditions
Specialty Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER-Specifically provides cardiac services
Treats inpatients with a specific type of disease or condition
Ambulatory Surgery Center - CORRECT ANSWER-Specifically provides same day surgery services
Acute Care/General Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER-Offers primarily same day and extended stay
surgery
A primary care physician prescribes an antibiotic for a patient with a sinus infection.
Which two elements categorize this situation as primary care?Choose 2 answers - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) The care is provided by a generalist.
2) The treatment is at the initial point of patient contact.
