HIM 410 FINAL EXAM 162 QUESTIONS WITH
100% SOLVED ANSWERS!!
List the primary objectives of the US healthcare system. Answer - 1. enable all
citizens to obtain needed healthcare
2. Ensure services are cost effective and meet standards of quality
Quad-function model of the US healthcare system Answer - 1. Financing
2. Insurance
3. Payment
4. Delivery
National Health Insurance Answer - Government finances care through taxes,
but care is through private practice
EX: Canada
National Health System Answer - Care is supported through taxes but the
government is also responsible for delivery and infrastructure
EX: UK
Socialized Health Insurance Answer - Financed through government mandated
contributions by employers and delivered by providers
,EX: Germany
Public Health: Answer - A wide variety of activities undertaken by state and
local governments to promote optimal health for society as a whole
Private Practice Answer -
Organize medicine: Answer - concerted activities of physicians, mainly to
protect their own interests, through associations such as the American Medical
Association
Defensive Medicine: Answer - excessive medical tests and procedures
performed as protection against malpractice law suits, otherwise regarded as
unnecessary
Two Types of Physicians: Answer - MD: Doctor of Medicine
DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
MD Answer - allopathic medicine: medicine is an active intervention
specialists: non-primary care
DO Answer - Emphasizes musculoskeletal system, correction of joints and
tissues, holistic health
generalists: primary care
, Allied health professionals Answer - -techs, assistants, therapists, technologists
-certificate or degree in science related to health field
Nurses (RN, LPN, APN) Answer - -largest group of HCP
many different types/sub groups
Registered Nurse (RN): Answer - Associates or BA in nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN): Answer - State-approved program and national
written exam
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN): Answer - Nurses who have classifications
beyond those of an RN
ex: CNS, CRNA, NP, CNM
non-physician practitioner (NPP): Answer - -Can provide a large portion of care
-PAs
-NPs
National Practitioner Data Bank Answer - tracks physicians malpractice and
peer review records
100% SOLVED ANSWERS!!
List the primary objectives of the US healthcare system. Answer - 1. enable all
citizens to obtain needed healthcare
2. Ensure services are cost effective and meet standards of quality
Quad-function model of the US healthcare system Answer - 1. Financing
2. Insurance
3. Payment
4. Delivery
National Health Insurance Answer - Government finances care through taxes,
but care is through private practice
EX: Canada
National Health System Answer - Care is supported through taxes but the
government is also responsible for delivery and infrastructure
EX: UK
Socialized Health Insurance Answer - Financed through government mandated
contributions by employers and delivered by providers
,EX: Germany
Public Health: Answer - A wide variety of activities undertaken by state and
local governments to promote optimal health for society as a whole
Private Practice Answer -
Organize medicine: Answer - concerted activities of physicians, mainly to
protect their own interests, through associations such as the American Medical
Association
Defensive Medicine: Answer - excessive medical tests and procedures
performed as protection against malpractice law suits, otherwise regarded as
unnecessary
Two Types of Physicians: Answer - MD: Doctor of Medicine
DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
MD Answer - allopathic medicine: medicine is an active intervention
specialists: non-primary care
DO Answer - Emphasizes musculoskeletal system, correction of joints and
tissues, holistic health
generalists: primary care
, Allied health professionals Answer - -techs, assistants, therapists, technologists
-certificate or degree in science related to health field
Nurses (RN, LPN, APN) Answer - -largest group of HCP
many different types/sub groups
Registered Nurse (RN): Answer - Associates or BA in nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN): Answer - State-approved program and national
written exam
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN): Answer - Nurses who have classifications
beyond those of an RN
ex: CNS, CRNA, NP, CNM
non-physician practitioner (NPP): Answer - -Can provide a large portion of care
-PAs
-NPs
National Practitioner Data Bank Answer - tracks physicians malpractice and
peer review records
