HINF 265 MIDTERM 1 FULLY SOLVED TEST
PAPER GRADED A+
◉ Excluded Persons.
Answer: Have their own health insurance. Examples are Canadian
Forces, RCMP, prisoners, First Nations, individuals returning to
Canada, refugees, workers compensation board
◉ Cause of Increased Health Care Spending.
Answer: Population growth, inflation, drug prices, technology,
services demand
◉ Health Care Financing.
Answer: Public Sector: municipal/provinces/territories
governments, federal government departments (RCMP, DND),
workers compensation board, social security programs. Private
Sector: private health insurance, out of pocket payments. Example
for public sector are hospital care and physician services
◉ Cost of Treating Patients in Hospital.
Answer: Cost of treating disease vary accordingly to condition
(acuity increasing) and procedures used (technology drivers)
,◉ Health Care Workforce Issues.
Answer: Changing age profile unable to meet future demands and
workforce is reaching retirement age
◉ Science and Technology.
Answer: Less invasive surgeries: decrease in open wound
procedures. Diagnostic imaging: MRI, CT, PET. E-Health: improves
quality of health care. Impact: increased spending
◉ Barriers to Access to Care.
Answer: Costs, cultural differences, language barriers, geographical
distance, availability of resources
◉ Factors that Determine Population Health.
Answer: Low SES, where we live, support from friends and family,
choose to eat, level of activity, gender, biology and genetics
◉ Tertiary Care.
Answer: Special consultative care, usually on referral from primary
or secondary care physician
◉ Super Tertiary Care.
Answer: Extension of tertiary care using advance levels of medicine
which are highly specialized and not widely accessed. Examples are
, experimental medicine, uncommon diagnostic or surgical
procedures, trauma centres.
◉ Complex Care.
Answer: For people who require 24 hour supervision, personal
nursing care and/or treatment by skilled nursing staff. Provides
higher level of personal assistance than assisted living. Usually
provided at a community care facility
◉ Assisted Living.
Answer: Residences offer housing, hospitality services and personal
assistance to adults who can live independently but require regular
help with daily activities. Residents must be able to direct their own
care
◉ Primary Care.
Answer: Objective is to protect, maintain, or restore health. Usually
first point of contact a person has with the health system, where
people receive care for most of their everyday health needs. Includes
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of various health
conditions including referrals to specialists and diagnostic services
such as lab tests or x rays. Typically led by family physicians and
provided by nurses, dieticians, mental health professionals,
pharmacists, therapists. Examples are advocacy, maternal health,
health maintenance, counselling, chronic disease management,
assessment, referral, follow up
PAPER GRADED A+
◉ Excluded Persons.
Answer: Have their own health insurance. Examples are Canadian
Forces, RCMP, prisoners, First Nations, individuals returning to
Canada, refugees, workers compensation board
◉ Cause of Increased Health Care Spending.
Answer: Population growth, inflation, drug prices, technology,
services demand
◉ Health Care Financing.
Answer: Public Sector: municipal/provinces/territories
governments, federal government departments (RCMP, DND),
workers compensation board, social security programs. Private
Sector: private health insurance, out of pocket payments. Example
for public sector are hospital care and physician services
◉ Cost of Treating Patients in Hospital.
Answer: Cost of treating disease vary accordingly to condition
(acuity increasing) and procedures used (technology drivers)
,◉ Health Care Workforce Issues.
Answer: Changing age profile unable to meet future demands and
workforce is reaching retirement age
◉ Science and Technology.
Answer: Less invasive surgeries: decrease in open wound
procedures. Diagnostic imaging: MRI, CT, PET. E-Health: improves
quality of health care. Impact: increased spending
◉ Barriers to Access to Care.
Answer: Costs, cultural differences, language barriers, geographical
distance, availability of resources
◉ Factors that Determine Population Health.
Answer: Low SES, where we live, support from friends and family,
choose to eat, level of activity, gender, biology and genetics
◉ Tertiary Care.
Answer: Special consultative care, usually on referral from primary
or secondary care physician
◉ Super Tertiary Care.
Answer: Extension of tertiary care using advance levels of medicine
which are highly specialized and not widely accessed. Examples are
, experimental medicine, uncommon diagnostic or surgical
procedures, trauma centres.
◉ Complex Care.
Answer: For people who require 24 hour supervision, personal
nursing care and/or treatment by skilled nursing staff. Provides
higher level of personal assistance than assisted living. Usually
provided at a community care facility
◉ Assisted Living.
Answer: Residences offer housing, hospitality services and personal
assistance to adults who can live independently but require regular
help with daily activities. Residents must be able to direct their own
care
◉ Primary Care.
Answer: Objective is to protect, maintain, or restore health. Usually
first point of contact a person has with the health system, where
people receive care for most of their everyday health needs. Includes
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of various health
conditions including referrals to specialists and diagnostic services
such as lab tests or x rays. Typically led by family physicians and
provided by nurses, dieticians, mental health professionals,
pharmacists, therapists. Examples are advocacy, maternal health,
health maintenance, counselling, chronic disease management,
assessment, referral, follow up
