HCA 200 Complete Exam Pack – Chapters 1–14 – Self
Tests, Pre-Test, Unit Exams 1–4, Final Exam – Latest
Version HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
,L1. The medical model includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. illness and disease require treatment
b. focus is diagnosis
c. focus is on disease prevention (Ch. 1)
d. focus is on treatment
2. In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This concerns the health care industry because ______.
a. men are living longer and will outpace women; thus, there will be a need for increased services for men b. of the
exodus of experienced health care professionals
c. the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
d. there will be an increased need for geriatric care (Ch. 1)
3. According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, who is more likely to suffer from poor health?
a. a person with a college degree
b. a person who has graduated from high school
c. an individual with a yearly income of $85,000
d. an individual with a yearly income of $20,000 (Ch. 1)
4. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following EXCEPT: a.
survey Americans about their health
b. collect health statistics
c. report the leading causes of death
d. monitor hospital compliance with HIPAA (Ch. 1)
5. Focus areas of Healthy People 2020 and patterns of disease in the population direct research efforts. Research can be directed at all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. cure
b. control
c. prevention
d. elimination (Ch. 1)
6. What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
a. suicide
b. diabetes
c. heart disease (Ch. 1)
d. pneumonia/flu
7. All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by 2022 EXCEPT: a.
sonographers
b. medical secretaries (Ch. 1)
c. home care aides
d. occupational therapy assistants
8. Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. managing costs
b. advances in medical technology
c. aging population
d. inability to automate many functions (Ch. 1)
9. In 2013, the U.S. spent ________ on health expenditures.
a. $2.5 billion
b. $50 billion
c. $2.9 trillion (Ch. 1)
d. $50 trillion
10. Which of the following does NOT describe health care?
a. it accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product (Ch. 1)
b. it is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States
c. it is the process of providing care to individuals to maintain and improve their physical and mental well-being d. it is an
industry
,CH. #2 SELFTEST:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true of a not-for-profit hospital?
a. It may focus on serving the poor.
b. It is not focused on profits.
c. It may lose money on many of its poor patients.
d. It has a goal of making money. (Ch. 2)
2. Profit is ______.
a. money collected from patients and insurance companies for health care services rendered b. the
price paid when an individual or business borrows money
c. revenue minus costs (Ch. 2)
d. lacking during times of prosperity
3. A single physician in practice would be an example of a(n) ______.
a. sole proprietorship (Ch. 2)
b. partnership
c. corporation
d. antitrust
4. Shareholders may exist in which business ownership configuration?
a. corporation (Ch. 2)
b. partnership
c. sole proprietorship
d. collaboration
5. Marketing ______.
a. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer (Ch. 2) b. uses
technology to manage information
c. creates the product or service
d. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
6. Accounting ______.
a. creates the product or service
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business (Ch. 2)
c. uses technology to manage information
d. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
7. Production ______.
a. uses technology to manage information
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
c. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
d. creates the product or service (Ch. 2)
8. Information technology ______.
a. creates the product or service
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
c. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
d. uses technology to manage information (Ch. 2)
9. A market economy is described by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. it is also called a private system
b. it is called a free enterprise system
c. it has competition as its central feature
d. it is not concerned with profit (Ch. 2)
10. Which economic principle influences the cost as well as the availability of goods and services?
a. supply and demand (Ch. 2)
b. microeconomics
c. recession
d. macroeconomics
, CH. #3 SELFTEST:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What is health insurance?
a. a PPO
b. shifting the risk of loss
c. an HMO
d. all of the above (Ch. 3)
2. A third-party payer may be ______.
a. an insurance company
b. a government agency
c. a managed care organization
d. all of the above (Ch. 3)
3. The ________ calculates risk and helps set premiums.
a. actuary (Ch. 3)
b. government
c. benefits manager
d. employer
4. John’s recent physician’s office visit was not paid by the insurance company. It was his first claim of the year. The claim totaled $200. The reason
the claim was denied was likely related to John’s ______.
a. copayment
b. subscriber
c. deductible (Ch. 3)
d. premium
5. A deductible is the ______.
a. portion of services paid by the patient
b. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay (Ch. 3) c. fee
paid by employers and employees to the insurance company
d. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
6. The copayment is the ______.
a. fee paid by employers and employees to the insurance company
b. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
c. portion of services paid by the patient (Ch. 3)
d. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay
7. Premiums are the ______.
a. portion of services paid by the patient
b. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay
c. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
d. fee paid by employers and employees to the insurance company (Ch. 3)
8. A policy is ______.
a. a binding contract that describes all the terms of insurance (Ch. 3)
b. the time in which employees can utilize benefits
c. a time when employees can change providers
d. a binding contract between the payer and the employee
9. An enrollment period is the ______.
a. time when a policy lapses
b. time when companies determine which policy pays
c. time when employees can sign up for benefits (Ch. 3)
d. none of the above
10. Determining which third-party pays for services is known as ______.
a. explanation of benefits
b. COBRA
c. coordination of benefits (Ch. 3)
d. ERISA
Tests, Pre-Test, Unit Exams 1–4, Final Exam – Latest
Version HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
HCA 200 – US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
,L1. The medical model includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. illness and disease require treatment
b. focus is diagnosis
c. focus is on disease prevention (Ch. 1)
d. focus is on treatment
2. In the two decades following 2010, millions of Americans will reach age 65. This concerns the health care industry because ______.
a. men are living longer and will outpace women; thus, there will be a need for increased services for men b. of the
exodus of experienced health care professionals
c. the generation after the baby boomers will overwhelm the health care system
d. there will be an increased need for geriatric care (Ch. 1)
3. According to the 2014 National Health Interview Survey, who is more likely to suffer from poor health?
a. a person with a college degree
b. a person who has graduated from high school
c. an individual with a yearly income of $85,000
d. an individual with a yearly income of $20,000 (Ch. 1)
4. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do all the following EXCEPT: a.
survey Americans about their health
b. collect health statistics
c. report the leading causes of death
d. monitor hospital compliance with HIPAA (Ch. 1)
5. Focus areas of Healthy People 2020 and patterns of disease in the population direct research efforts. Research can be directed at all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. cure
b. control
c. prevention
d. elimination (Ch. 1)
6. What was the leading cause of death in 2012?
a. suicide
b. diabetes
c. heart disease (Ch. 1)
d. pneumonia/flu
7. All of the following occupations are expected to increase by more than 40% by 2022 EXCEPT: a.
sonographers
b. medical secretaries (Ch. 1)
c. home care aides
d. occupational therapy assistants
8. Health care employment continues to grow for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. managing costs
b. advances in medical technology
c. aging population
d. inability to automate many functions (Ch. 1)
9. In 2013, the U.S. spent ________ on health expenditures.
a. $2.5 billion
b. $50 billion
c. $2.9 trillion (Ch. 1)
d. $50 trillion
10. Which of the following does NOT describe health care?
a. it accounts for the largest percentage of the gross domestic product (Ch. 1)
b. it is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States
c. it is the process of providing care to individuals to maintain and improve their physical and mental well-being d. it is an
industry
,CH. #2 SELFTEST:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true of a not-for-profit hospital?
a. It may focus on serving the poor.
b. It is not focused on profits.
c. It may lose money on many of its poor patients.
d. It has a goal of making money. (Ch. 2)
2. Profit is ______.
a. money collected from patients and insurance companies for health care services rendered b. the
price paid when an individual or business borrows money
c. revenue minus costs (Ch. 2)
d. lacking during times of prosperity
3. A single physician in practice would be an example of a(n) ______.
a. sole proprietorship (Ch. 2)
b. partnership
c. corporation
d. antitrust
4. Shareholders may exist in which business ownership configuration?
a. corporation (Ch. 2)
b. partnership
c. sole proprietorship
d. collaboration
5. Marketing ______.
a. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer (Ch. 2) b. uses
technology to manage information
c. creates the product or service
d. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
6. Accounting ______.
a. creates the product or service
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business (Ch. 2)
c. uses technology to manage information
d. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
7. Production ______.
a. uses technology to manage information
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
c. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
d. creates the product or service (Ch. 2)
8. Information technology ______.
a. creates the product or service
b. tracks the flow of money in and out of a business
c. includes the product, price, promotion, and distribution to the customer
d. uses technology to manage information (Ch. 2)
9. A market economy is described by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. it is also called a private system
b. it is called a free enterprise system
c. it has competition as its central feature
d. it is not concerned with profit (Ch. 2)
10. Which economic principle influences the cost as well as the availability of goods and services?
a. supply and demand (Ch. 2)
b. microeconomics
c. recession
d. macroeconomics
, CH. #3 SELFTEST:MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What is health insurance?
a. a PPO
b. shifting the risk of loss
c. an HMO
d. all of the above (Ch. 3)
2. A third-party payer may be ______.
a. an insurance company
b. a government agency
c. a managed care organization
d. all of the above (Ch. 3)
3. The ________ calculates risk and helps set premiums.
a. actuary (Ch. 3)
b. government
c. benefits manager
d. employer
4. John’s recent physician’s office visit was not paid by the insurance company. It was his first claim of the year. The claim totaled $200. The reason
the claim was denied was likely related to John’s ______.
a. copayment
b. subscriber
c. deductible (Ch. 3)
d. premium
5. A deductible is the ______.
a. portion of services paid by the patient
b. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay (Ch. 3) c. fee
paid by employers and employees to the insurance company
d. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
6. The copayment is the ______.
a. fee paid by employers and employees to the insurance company
b. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
c. portion of services paid by the patient (Ch. 3)
d. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay
7. Premiums are the ______.
a. portion of services paid by the patient
b. amount paid by the patient before the third-party payer begins to pay
c. negotiated payment for services between the payer and the provider
d. fee paid by employers and employees to the insurance company (Ch. 3)
8. A policy is ______.
a. a binding contract that describes all the terms of insurance (Ch. 3)
b. the time in which employees can utilize benefits
c. a time when employees can change providers
d. a binding contract between the payer and the employee
9. An enrollment period is the ______.
a. time when a policy lapses
b. time when companies determine which policy pays
c. time when employees can sign up for benefits (Ch. 3)
d. none of the above
10. Determining which third-party pays for services is known as ______.
a. explanation of benefits
b. COBRA
c. coordination of benefits (Ch. 3)
d. ERISA
