HSCI 412 FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What has become a significant Provider of outpatient services - ANS The hospital industry
What tool lets consumers find information about providers and facilities based on individual
needs, helps make informed decisions, includes Hospital Compare, Nursing Home Compare,
and supports transparency as promoted by the ACA. - ANS CMS Care Compare
Why is US healthcare so expensive? - ANS Technology
Administrative costs
Chronic/preventable diseases
Defensive medicine
Is medicare or medicaid for those who are 65 plus and disabled? - ANS Medicare
What is the Affordable Care Act? - ANS -Obamacare
-law signed to ensure all Americans have access to affordable healthcare
-requires most US citizens have health insurance or pay a fine
-Allows for individuals to buy health insurance through exchanges(like Covered California)
Are the Physician staff legally responsible for hospital conduct? - ANS False; hospital
governing body holds legal responsibility.
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, Hospital regulations include? - ANS Federal laws; Fire codes & sanitation standards; City
ordinances; State health regulations; Joint Commission standards.
Public/government healthcare system includes? - ANS Indian Health Service;
Medicare/Medicaid; VA Hospitals.
UK healthcare system - ANS The NHS is funded by taxes, which covers the salary of doctors.
Everyone has access to the NHS and it costs 1/2 the price of the US. The downside is that there
are long waits(Simple def-National Health Service (NHS): publicly funded, universal access,
emphasizes primary care, funded by taxes)
Hospitals offering specialization and broad services is known as? - ANS medical centers
This report is a comprehensive evaluation of medical schools in the United States and Canada.
With a focus on the standards and quality of medical education, the aim of improve and
standardize the training provided in these institutions?. - ANS Flexner Report 1910
Diffrence with Medicare and Mediciai? - ANS Medicare is age-based; Medicaid is income-
based
What does HMO stand for? - ANS :Health Maintenance Organization
closed panel - ANS Arrangement in which medical providers may only treat patients that are
part of the managed care plan.
Open-panel HMO - ANS health care provided by individuals who are not employees of the
HMO or who do not belong to a specially formed medical group that serves the HMO.(Allows
out of network)
PPO - ANS preferred provider organization(More choices but higher cost)
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AND ANSWERS
What has become a significant Provider of outpatient services - ANS The hospital industry
What tool lets consumers find information about providers and facilities based on individual
needs, helps make informed decisions, includes Hospital Compare, Nursing Home Compare,
and supports transparency as promoted by the ACA. - ANS CMS Care Compare
Why is US healthcare so expensive? - ANS Technology
Administrative costs
Chronic/preventable diseases
Defensive medicine
Is medicare or medicaid for those who are 65 plus and disabled? - ANS Medicare
What is the Affordable Care Act? - ANS -Obamacare
-law signed to ensure all Americans have access to affordable healthcare
-requires most US citizens have health insurance or pay a fine
-Allows for individuals to buy health insurance through exchanges(like Covered California)
Are the Physician staff legally responsible for hospital conduct? - ANS False; hospital
governing body holds legal responsibility.
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, Hospital regulations include? - ANS Federal laws; Fire codes & sanitation standards; City
ordinances; State health regulations; Joint Commission standards.
Public/government healthcare system includes? - ANS Indian Health Service;
Medicare/Medicaid; VA Hospitals.
UK healthcare system - ANS The NHS is funded by taxes, which covers the salary of doctors.
Everyone has access to the NHS and it costs 1/2 the price of the US. The downside is that there
are long waits(Simple def-National Health Service (NHS): publicly funded, universal access,
emphasizes primary care, funded by taxes)
Hospitals offering specialization and broad services is known as? - ANS medical centers
This report is a comprehensive evaluation of medical schools in the United States and Canada.
With a focus on the standards and quality of medical education, the aim of improve and
standardize the training provided in these institutions?. - ANS Flexner Report 1910
Diffrence with Medicare and Mediciai? - ANS Medicare is age-based; Medicaid is income-
based
What does HMO stand for? - ANS :Health Maintenance Organization
closed panel - ANS Arrangement in which medical providers may only treat patients that are
part of the managed care plan.
Open-panel HMO - ANS health care provided by individuals who are not employees of the
HMO or who do not belong to a specially formed medical group that serves the HMO.(Allows
out of network)
PPO - ANS preferred provider organization(More choices but higher cost)
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