4/5/25, 10:12
PM
IHI TA 101: INTRODUCTION TO THE TRIPLE AIM FOR POPULATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
1) From the viewpoint of the c) Physical, mental, and social well-being
World Health Organization, "health" is
defined as:
a)The absence of disease or infirmity
b) Freedom from mental illness
c) Physical, mental, and social well-being
d) The number of hospital admissions
per year
2) Which of the following is the best c) The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such
definition of the term "population outcomes within the group
health"?
a)Any group of individuals for whom
consideration of health or health care
at the level of the group is likely to
advance health
b)A state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
c)The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution
of such outcomes within the group
d) A group of citizens in a specific
geographic area that lives a "healthy" life
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3) You are seeing a patient for the first d) All of the above
time. She is a 45-year-old woman who
self-identifies as being of Latina ethnicity,
and has a strong family history of breast
cancer. She is here for her first annual
check-up. The "populations" of which
she is a member include:
a)The population of the town in which
she lives
b) Women with a family history of
breast cancer
c) Women of Latina ethnicity
d) All of the above
4) According to published estimates, why c) A variety of other factors — including behavioral patterns and genetic
do you suspect the impact of health care disposition — account for a great proportion of premature deaths.
on premature deaths in the US relatively
small compared to other factors?
a) Studies show that only about 10
percent of patients don't follow medical
advice.
b)The authors looked only at health
care in developed countries in North
America and Europe.
c) A variety of other factors —
including behavioral patterns and
genetic disposition — account for a
great
proportion of premature deaths.
d) All of the above
5) Which of the following is one of the b) Improve the health of the population.
three simultaneous goals of the IHI
Triple Aim?
a) Reduce the number of diabetes cases
of worldwide.
b) Improve the health of the population.
c)Transfer the costs of care to
individual patients.
d) Increase the number of primary care
physicians in the United States.
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5
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IHI TA 101: INTRODUCTION TO THE TRIPLE AIM FOR POPULATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
1) From the viewpoint of the c) Physical, mental, and social well-being
World Health Organization, "health" is
defined as:
a)The absence of disease or infirmity
b) Freedom from mental illness
c) Physical, mental, and social well-being
d) The number of hospital admissions
per year
2) Which of the following is the best c) The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such
definition of the term "population outcomes within the group
health"?
a)Any group of individuals for whom
consideration of health or health care
at the level of the group is likely to
advance health
b)A state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
c)The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution
of such outcomes within the group
d) A group of citizens in a specific
geographic area that lives a "healthy" life
1/
5
, 4/5/25, 10:12
PM
3) You are seeing a patient for the first d) All of the above
time. She is a 45-year-old woman who
self-identifies as being of Latina ethnicity,
and has a strong family history of breast
cancer. She is here for her first annual
check-up. The "populations" of which
she is a member include:
a)The population of the town in which
she lives
b) Women with a family history of
breast cancer
c) Women of Latina ethnicity
d) All of the above
4) According to published estimates, why c) A variety of other factors — including behavioral patterns and genetic
do you suspect the impact of health care disposition — account for a great proportion of premature deaths.
on premature deaths in the US relatively
small compared to other factors?
a) Studies show that only about 10
percent of patients don't follow medical
advice.
b)The authors looked only at health
care in developed countries in North
America and Europe.
c) A variety of other factors —
including behavioral patterns and
genetic disposition — account for a
great
proportion of premature deaths.
d) All of the above
5) Which of the following is one of the b) Improve the health of the population.
three simultaneous goals of the IHI
Triple Aim?
a) Reduce the number of diabetes cases
of worldwide.
b) Improve the health of the population.
c)Transfer the costs of care to
individual patients.
d) Increase the number of primary care
physicians in the United States.
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