Test bank for The Core Ele
Healthcare Paveljit S. B
,1. ch01-001
Which of the following best describes the traditional healthcare paradigm emphasizing ?heads in
beds? and a ?more is better? philosophy?
a. Value-based healthcare
*b. Volume-based healthcare
c. Affordable care
d. Healthcare expansion
e. The iron triangle
2. ch01-002
Which of the following is not one of the three points of the ?iron triangle? of value in healthcare?
a. Better quality
b. Lower cost
*c. Process improvement
d. Better access
3. ch01-003
The Affordable Care Act focused on improving access to care but paid little attention to the delivery
of value to patients.
a. True
*b. False
,4. ch01-004
Which of the following best describes a pay-for-performance initiative?
*a. It is an initiative in which providers are compensated for care based on outcomes.
b. It is an initiative in which providers are compensated based on the number of procedures
performed.
c. It is a system whereby provider payments are determined by annual performance evaluations.
d. It is an outdated approach associated with the old model of volume-based care.
5. ch01-005
Patient engagement?that is, the active involvement of patients in their own healthcare and in the
activities and decisions that influence their health?is a key element of value-based healthcare.
*a. True
b. False
6. ch01-006
Which of the following is the best definition of value-based healthcare?
a. An approach dedicated to maximizing the number of people who receive healthcare.
b. A healthcare philosophy driven first and foremost by the cutting of costs.
c. A philosophy in which healthcare is regarded as a pure commodity and its value is set
accordingly.
*d. An approach that seeks to reduce the cost of healthcare delivery while increasing quality of care
, and patient satisfaction.
7. ch01-007
The book argues that value should define performance in healthcare; this value should be structured
around the patient and based on outcomes rather than inputs.
*a. True
b. False
8. ch01-008
Which of the following is a feature of value-based competition mentioned in the chapter?
a. Care should encompass the entire disease spectrum.
b. Outcomes data should be widely available.
c. Competition should be results oriented.
d. Incentives should be used to reward value-oriented innovations.
*e. All of the above
9. ch01-009
The historical transition to value-based care in the United States began in the 1990s and was
completed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
a. True
*b. False
Healthcare Paveljit S. B
,1. ch01-001
Which of the following best describes the traditional healthcare paradigm emphasizing ?heads in
beds? and a ?more is better? philosophy?
a. Value-based healthcare
*b. Volume-based healthcare
c. Affordable care
d. Healthcare expansion
e. The iron triangle
2. ch01-002
Which of the following is not one of the three points of the ?iron triangle? of value in healthcare?
a. Better quality
b. Lower cost
*c. Process improvement
d. Better access
3. ch01-003
The Affordable Care Act focused on improving access to care but paid little attention to the delivery
of value to patients.
a. True
*b. False
,4. ch01-004
Which of the following best describes a pay-for-performance initiative?
*a. It is an initiative in which providers are compensated for care based on outcomes.
b. It is an initiative in which providers are compensated based on the number of procedures
performed.
c. It is a system whereby provider payments are determined by annual performance evaluations.
d. It is an outdated approach associated with the old model of volume-based care.
5. ch01-005
Patient engagement?that is, the active involvement of patients in their own healthcare and in the
activities and decisions that influence their health?is a key element of value-based healthcare.
*a. True
b. False
6. ch01-006
Which of the following is the best definition of value-based healthcare?
a. An approach dedicated to maximizing the number of people who receive healthcare.
b. A healthcare philosophy driven first and foremost by the cutting of costs.
c. A philosophy in which healthcare is regarded as a pure commodity and its value is set
accordingly.
*d. An approach that seeks to reduce the cost of healthcare delivery while increasing quality of care
, and patient satisfaction.
7. ch01-007
The book argues that value should define performance in healthcare; this value should be structured
around the patient and based on outcomes rather than inputs.
*a. True
b. False
8. ch01-008
Which of the following is a feature of value-based competition mentioned in the chapter?
a. Care should encompass the entire disease spectrum.
b. Outcomes data should be widely available.
c. Competition should be results oriented.
d. Incentives should be used to reward value-oriented innovations.
*e. All of the above
9. ch01-009
The historical transition to value-based care in the United States began in the 1990s and was
completed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
a. True
*b. False
