Competencies, Concepts, and
Test bank
,1. ch01-001
In the system analysis inspired by Donabedian (exhibit 1.1 in the textbook), the relation between
resources and health services processes contributes to or produces which of the following?
a. Utilization
b. Productivity
*c. Efficiency
d. Effectiveness
e. Outcomes
f. None of the above
2. ch01-002
In the system analysis inspired by Donabedian (exhibit 1.1 in the textbook), the relation between
health services processes and outcomes contributes to or produces which of the following?
a. Utilization
b. Efficiency
c. Indicators
*d. Effectiveness
e. None of the above
3. ch01-003
The main functions of healthcare systems and organizations in the continuum of care include which
,of the following?
a. Financing
b. Provision of health services
c. Stewardship
d. Resource development
*e. All of the above
f. Only a, b, and c
4. ch01-004
Which of the following domains reported in a World Bank study are related to the ?iron triangle?
concept?
a. Access
b. Efficacy
c. Sustainability
d. Quality
e. All of the above
*f. Choices a and d only
5. ch01-005
Which element of the IHI ?triple aim? concept represents an addition to the traditional ?iron triangle?
approach to healthcare management?
, a. Access
b. Efficiency
c. Quality
*d. Population health
e. None of the above
6. ch01-006
Which of the following was not identified as critical issue facing hospitals by the BMZ/GTZ/WHO
meeting in 2010?
a. Clarifying the role and function of hospitals in the health system
b. Hospital governance and autonomy
c. Involvement of private hospital actors
*d. The diapering of public hospitals around the world
e. All of the above
f. Choices c and d
7. ch01-007
Which of the following statements about primary care provision is true, according to chapter 1 of the
text?
a. The development of primary care has emerged as the central strategy to achieve universal