Health Care questions and correct
answers
What are some examples of Healthy People 2030 goals? - ANSWERS Reduce the rate of fatal and
infant deaths, reduce the rate of maternal mortality, reduce preterm births, reduce the number of C
sections in low risk women
Have the amount of C sections increased or decreased? - ANSWERS Increased
Where is the US in terms of reducing the rate of fatal and infant deaths? - ANSWERS Needs
improvement, at the bottom of developed countries
What is needed to be done with IPE? - ANSWERS Health professionals need to work together to see
improvements in care, need to use SBAR and team STEPPS to communicate effectively, use
teamwork
What are interprofessional collaborative practice competencies? - ANSWERS Values/ethics for IPE,
roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communications, teams and teamwork
What are problems with the US health care system? - ANSWERS Fragmented structure, reducing
medical errors (3rd leading cause of death in the US), high cost, limited access to care
(transportation, childcare, lack of insurance), health literacy (use simple words, assess
understanding, focus on important points)
Affordable Care Act - ANSWERS Aimed to make insurance affordable, contain costs, improve
Medicare and Medicaid, and reform insurance market
Accountable Care Organizations - ANSWERS A group of healthcare providers and health care
agencies that are accountable for improving the health of populations, while containing costs
What are recent fertility rates? - ANSWERS Births per 1000 women ages 15-44 (decreased)