HSA 4191 QUIZZES 1-10 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In order to improve healthcare, we must correctly align the incentives and reimbursements with
the desired outcomes. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What is the #1 driving force behind healthcare reform? - CORRECT
ANSWER Uncontrolled high costs of the U.S. healthcare system
What is a leading cause of adverse health consequences and greater cost burden on society as a
whole? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical errors
What was one of the main purposes of the first computer systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER Performing financial transactions
Which of the following statements is TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER The U.S. healthcare
system still largely operates in a Fee For Service model, which fosters operational inefficiencies
and over utilization of services.
As a general trend, computers have become larger, faster, more sophisticated and expensive. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
Interoperability, the ability of health information systems to exchange data within and across
organizational boundaries, is a vital movement for acheiving overall healthcare goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Why is Evidence Based Medicine ("EBM") so important? - CORRECT ANSWER to
enables comprehensive, more accurate clinical decisions
it seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence
it will ultimately improve patient care
, It establishes a learning strategy for the medical community
All the answers provided are important.
The Pay for Performance reimbursement model is designed to maximize provider income by
incentivizing excessive health utilization. - CORRECT ANSWER False
According to your professor, does health information technology ("HIT") matter? - CORRECT
ANSWER yes
What is the greatest challenge with creating solutions to solve issues of Cost, Quality and
Access, the cornerstones of the "Healthcare Triangle?" - CORRECT ANSWER Achieving
goals in one area (cornerstone) has a tendency to compromise one or both of the remaining two
(2) domains (cornerstones).
The IOM 1999 report "To Err is Human" which details medical errors as a leading cause of
adverse health events (medical errors). Medical errors includes deaths from high risk procedures
and not only preventable adverse effects. - CORRECT ANSWER False
The Commonwealth Fund released a report called "Why Not the Best" in which the US
Healthcare System was ranked in last place overall. The reason for the poor ranking result was -
CORRECT ANSWER The US healthcare system was consistently in th lowest position on
individual performance metrics including efficiency, equity and healthy lives.
Distance, travel time, cost and density are all barriers to access to healthcare. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
The US government must intervene in the US healthcare system primarily because... -
CORRECT ANSWER the marketplace has not performed its normal function of
optimizing cost, quality and access
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In order to improve healthcare, we must correctly align the incentives and reimbursements with
the desired outcomes. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What is the #1 driving force behind healthcare reform? - CORRECT
ANSWER Uncontrolled high costs of the U.S. healthcare system
What is a leading cause of adverse health consequences and greater cost burden on society as a
whole? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical errors
What was one of the main purposes of the first computer systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER Performing financial transactions
Which of the following statements is TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER The U.S. healthcare
system still largely operates in a Fee For Service model, which fosters operational inefficiencies
and over utilization of services.
As a general trend, computers have become larger, faster, more sophisticated and expensive. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
Interoperability, the ability of health information systems to exchange data within and across
organizational boundaries, is a vital movement for acheiving overall healthcare goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Why is Evidence Based Medicine ("EBM") so important? - CORRECT ANSWER to
enables comprehensive, more accurate clinical decisions
it seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence
it will ultimately improve patient care
, It establishes a learning strategy for the medical community
All the answers provided are important.
The Pay for Performance reimbursement model is designed to maximize provider income by
incentivizing excessive health utilization. - CORRECT ANSWER False
According to your professor, does health information technology ("HIT") matter? - CORRECT
ANSWER yes
What is the greatest challenge with creating solutions to solve issues of Cost, Quality and
Access, the cornerstones of the "Healthcare Triangle?" - CORRECT ANSWER Achieving
goals in one area (cornerstone) has a tendency to compromise one or both of the remaining two
(2) domains (cornerstones).
The IOM 1999 report "To Err is Human" which details medical errors as a leading cause of
adverse health events (medical errors). Medical errors includes deaths from high risk procedures
and not only preventable adverse effects. - CORRECT ANSWER False
The Commonwealth Fund released a report called "Why Not the Best" in which the US
Healthcare System was ranked in last place overall. The reason for the poor ranking result was -
CORRECT ANSWER The US healthcare system was consistently in th lowest position on
individual performance metrics including efficiency, equity and healthy lives.
Distance, travel time, cost and density are all barriers to access to healthcare. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
The US government must intervene in the US healthcare system primarily because... -
CORRECT ANSWER the marketplace has not performed its normal function of
optimizing cost, quality and access
