HSA 3111 FINAL 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Until the mid-1980s, hospitals were reimbursed for whatever they charged on a "retrospective"
basis. Now they are paid a certain amount for each patient's care on a predetermined
"prospective" basis. The amount they are paid is based on: - ANS diagnosis related groups
(DRGs)
A major obligation of doctors when obtaining informed consent for a medical procedure is to: -
ANS ensure that the patient understands the risks and benefits of the procedure
The development that contributed most significantly to the decline of the social mission of
voluntary hospitals was the: - ANS enactment of private and public insurance reimbursement
for hospital care
In health care, which of the following terms refers to a system that includes several service
components with each addressing one or more dimensions of a population's health care needs?
- ANS Vertically integrated
Hospital value-based purchasing now required by the ACA for over 3,000 Medicare participating
hospitals is a program that may be best described as using: - ANS Incentive payments for
achievements and improvements in clinical care and patient satisfaction
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, In colonial America, the primary functions of hospitals were to: - ANS shelter older adults,
the dying, orphans, and vagrants and protect community residents from contagiously sick and
mentally ill persons
In its landmark report on hospital errors, "To Err is Human," the Institute of Medicine
emphasized that errors in care most typically originate from which one of the following
sources? - ANS Deficiencies in the systems of care
A major trend is hospital corporate organization over the past few years as hospitals
strategically prepared for system reforms has included: - ANS Mergers and consolidations
into larger systems of care
The ultimate responsibility for a hospital's quality of care, including the medical care provided,
rests with a hospital's: - ANS board of directors
"Urgent Care" is best described as care: - ANS provided on a walk-in, extended hour basis for
acute illness and injury that is either beyond the scope of or availability of a primary care
practice or retail clinic
The predominant services of local public health departments today are: - ANS child and adult
immunizations
The primary owners of community-based ambulatory surgical centers are: - ANS physicians
In today's hospitals, outpatient clinics frequently provide: - ANS all of the above
In addition to providing primary and preventive care, federally qualified community health
centers also: - ANS help patients link with other supportive programs and services such as
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Until the mid-1980s, hospitals were reimbursed for whatever they charged on a "retrospective"
basis. Now they are paid a certain amount for each patient's care on a predetermined
"prospective" basis. The amount they are paid is based on: - ANS diagnosis related groups
(DRGs)
A major obligation of doctors when obtaining informed consent for a medical procedure is to: -
ANS ensure that the patient understands the risks and benefits of the procedure
The development that contributed most significantly to the decline of the social mission of
voluntary hospitals was the: - ANS enactment of private and public insurance reimbursement
for hospital care
In health care, which of the following terms refers to a system that includes several service
components with each addressing one or more dimensions of a population's health care needs?
- ANS Vertically integrated
Hospital value-based purchasing now required by the ACA for over 3,000 Medicare participating
hospitals is a program that may be best described as using: - ANS Incentive payments for
achievements and improvements in clinical care and patient satisfaction
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, In colonial America, the primary functions of hospitals were to: - ANS shelter older adults,
the dying, orphans, and vagrants and protect community residents from contagiously sick and
mentally ill persons
In its landmark report on hospital errors, "To Err is Human," the Institute of Medicine
emphasized that errors in care most typically originate from which one of the following
sources? - ANS Deficiencies in the systems of care
A major trend is hospital corporate organization over the past few years as hospitals
strategically prepared for system reforms has included: - ANS Mergers and consolidations
into larger systems of care
The ultimate responsibility for a hospital's quality of care, including the medical care provided,
rests with a hospital's: - ANS board of directors
"Urgent Care" is best described as care: - ANS provided on a walk-in, extended hour basis for
acute illness and injury that is either beyond the scope of or availability of a primary care
practice or retail clinic
The predominant services of local public health departments today are: - ANS child and adult
immunizations
The primary owners of community-based ambulatory surgical centers are: - ANS physicians
In today's hospitals, outpatient clinics frequently provide: - ANS all of the above
In addition to providing primary and preventive care, federally qualified community health
centers also: - ANS help patients link with other supportive programs and services such as
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
