HPRS 3302 Final Exam
Study Guide
A society that provides services such as healthcare to its citizens, based on the
"greatest good for the greatest number" would be using a ___ system - Answer
utilitarian
A two-tiered system of healthcare provision where the state would provide a decent
minimum (basic and catastrophic care) based on need and allow citizens to purchase
further expanded and perhaps better care is an example of blending the ___ and ___
theories of healthcare distribution - Answer libertarian, utilitarian
About___ of the world's 196 countries have a functioning national healthcare system -
Answer 40
In which of the following European models is health care financed by the government
and taxed based rather than insurance based - Answer beverage model
The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of moral conduct: the doctrine of the
greatest happiness for the greatest number - Answer utilitarianism
The consideration of how one provides for the fair and equitable division of scarce
resources - Answer distributive justice
A system of allocation that seeks to provide all things equally - Answer egalitarianism
The allocation of scarce resources to those who are most useful or valued by society -
Answer social utility
A system of allocation that is generally based on the free market exchange of goods and
services - Answer libertarianism
A system that divides the patient cases into categories so that care can be allocated
effectively - Answer triage
the allocation of scarce resources to those with the best prognosis - Answer medical
utility
The allocation of scarce resources to those who are most useful or valued by society is -
Answer social utility
The micro-allocation process where a scarce resource such as an ICU bed is
distributed on the basis of best prognosis is a form of - Answer medical utility
The end of a natural life cycle proposal for rationing healthcare is an example of a __
, system of health care distribution - Answer utilitarian
Which of the following requires that the criteria used to distribute a scarce resource be
applied equally? - Answer formal justice
Using a free-market approach to distribute health care within society best fits the
category known as a ____ theory - Answer libertarian
A high-stress situation in which one finds oneself in another culture in which former
behavior patterns are ineffective and one fails to understand the basic cues of social
intercourse is termed - Answer Culture shock
An act or course of action that is required by one on the basis of moral position is
termed - Answer Moral duty
Most often professional groups operate under a legal _____act and develop a
professional code of ethics to assist in self-regulation. - Answer practice
The basic principle that is sacrificed in gaming the system is___ - Answer veracity
The law that limits certain physician referrals and prohibits physician referrals of
designated health services for Medicare and Medicaid patients if the physician has a
financial relationship with that entity is called - Answer Stark Law
The power or right to choose among several alternatives on the basis of a moral
question is termed - Answer moral option
1.A generic term used for a series of activities designed to get around the system (e.g.,
adjusting a diagnosis so as to receive the highest potential for a payment)
2. A whole series of activities needed to protect the profession from those who would
misuse the appropriate functions of that specialty (e.g., the requirement that one
professional report the misconduct of another)
3. The faithful practice of the duties contained in a particular practice
4. One who investigates and mediates patients' problems and complaints in relation to
the health care services
5. A process in which a patient or the patient's family is introduced to additional health
resources in the community in which the referring practitioner has a financial interest
6. A special relationship of loyalty and responsibility formed between the patient and the
provider
7. To belittle, or criticize, the skill, knowledge,
or qualifications of anoth - Answer 1. Gaming the system
2. Gate keeping
Study Guide
A society that provides services such as healthcare to its citizens, based on the
"greatest good for the greatest number" would be using a ___ system - Answer
utilitarian
A two-tiered system of healthcare provision where the state would provide a decent
minimum (basic and catastrophic care) based on need and allow citizens to purchase
further expanded and perhaps better care is an example of blending the ___ and ___
theories of healthcare distribution - Answer libertarian, utilitarian
About___ of the world's 196 countries have a functioning national healthcare system -
Answer 40
In which of the following European models is health care financed by the government
and taxed based rather than insurance based - Answer beverage model
The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of moral conduct: the doctrine of the
greatest happiness for the greatest number - Answer utilitarianism
The consideration of how one provides for the fair and equitable division of scarce
resources - Answer distributive justice
A system of allocation that seeks to provide all things equally - Answer egalitarianism
The allocation of scarce resources to those who are most useful or valued by society -
Answer social utility
A system of allocation that is generally based on the free market exchange of goods and
services - Answer libertarianism
A system that divides the patient cases into categories so that care can be allocated
effectively - Answer triage
the allocation of scarce resources to those with the best prognosis - Answer medical
utility
The allocation of scarce resources to those who are most useful or valued by society is -
Answer social utility
The micro-allocation process where a scarce resource such as an ICU bed is
distributed on the basis of best prognosis is a form of - Answer medical utility
The end of a natural life cycle proposal for rationing healthcare is an example of a __
, system of health care distribution - Answer utilitarian
Which of the following requires that the criteria used to distribute a scarce resource be
applied equally? - Answer formal justice
Using a free-market approach to distribute health care within society best fits the
category known as a ____ theory - Answer libertarian
A high-stress situation in which one finds oneself in another culture in which former
behavior patterns are ineffective and one fails to understand the basic cues of social
intercourse is termed - Answer Culture shock
An act or course of action that is required by one on the basis of moral position is
termed - Answer Moral duty
Most often professional groups operate under a legal _____act and develop a
professional code of ethics to assist in self-regulation. - Answer practice
The basic principle that is sacrificed in gaming the system is___ - Answer veracity
The law that limits certain physician referrals and prohibits physician referrals of
designated health services for Medicare and Medicaid patients if the physician has a
financial relationship with that entity is called - Answer Stark Law
The power or right to choose among several alternatives on the basis of a moral
question is termed - Answer moral option
1.A generic term used for a series of activities designed to get around the system (e.g.,
adjusting a diagnosis so as to receive the highest potential for a payment)
2. A whole series of activities needed to protect the profession from those who would
misuse the appropriate functions of that specialty (e.g., the requirement that one
professional report the misconduct of another)
3. The faithful practice of the duties contained in a particular practice
4. One who investigates and mediates patients' problems and complaints in relation to
the health care services
5. A process in which a patient or the patient's family is introduced to additional health
resources in the community in which the referring practitioner has a financial interest
6. A special relationship of loyalty and responsibility formed between the patient and the
provider
7. To belittle, or criticize, the skill, knowledge,
or qualifications of anoth - Answer 1. Gaming the system
2. Gate keeping
