The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the healthcare reform law) provided
_____________ in federal funding for CHCs over five years. correct answers $11 Billion
In community health centers, patients 18 years or younger represent approximately
____________ of the total patient population. correct answers 32 percent
Medicare and Medicaid pay community health centers and other Federal Qualified Health
Centers (FQHCs): correct answers An all-inclusive per-visit fee for services furnished for
Medicare patients.
Most of the new ACA funding for community health centers was targeted for what purpose?
correct answers To support ongoing health center operations and create new health center sites in
medically underserved areas
Four basic mandates for CHCs: correct answers 1/ Location in or service to medically
underserved populations and communities
2/ Provision of comprehensive primary health care in accordance with federal guidelines
3/ Prospective adjustment of charges in accordance with patients' ability to pay
4/ Governance by a board of directors meeting specific standards
The title "medical director" usually refers to a community health center's: correct answers Head
physician
Much of the care in a typical community health center is provided by: correct answers advanced
practitioners including physician assistants, Nurse practitioners, Dental hygienists, and Licensed
clinical social workers or counselors
Two of the earliest advocates for community-led healthcare were Jack Geiger and Count Gibson,
civil rights supporters who believed in healthcare as a basic human right. Both men were: correct
answers physicians
Who do community health centers primarily serve? correct answers The uninsured and those
covered by Medicaid
According to the course material, about what percentage of community health center patients do
not have health insurance? correct answers 28 percent of patients do not have insurance
___________________ are health centers that meet the definition of health center under section
330 of the PHS Act but do not receive grant funding under section 330. correct answers
Federally Qualified Health Center "Look-Alikes"
Members of the board who are not health center patients must be: correct answers Representative
of the community and selected for expertise
,When the hospital and the distributor sign a ____________ contract, the distributor usually
agrees to provide an agreed-upon set of service correct answers Prime vendor contract
An integrated delivery network is: correct answers A healthcare system that includes multiple
types of care, such as acute care, primary care, home health, and/or other services
Not-for-profit hospitals: correct answers Are tax-exempt institutions
Which of the following are most likely to be physician preference items?
- Implants
- Non-sterile gloves
- Gauze
- Syringes correct answers Implants
A proprietary hospital is a (an) ______________ facility. correct answers Investor-owned
Medical product costs typically comprise about ________________ of a hospital's budget.
correct answers 20 percent
What is the discipline of infection control called? correct answers Epidemiology
The critical access hospital designation was created to improve access to: correct answers Rural
health care
Payment rates for Medicare DRG reimbursements to hospitals are based on: correct answers The
average cost to treat a patient with this diagnosis
Which hospital department is typically responsible for sterilization of reusable supplies? correct
answers Central services
Which of the following is NOT an example of tertiary care services?
- Treatment for burn victims
- Diabetes management
- High-risk neonatal intensive care
- Organ transplants correct answers Diabetes management.
Tertiary care hospitals are typically large institutions offering the most advanced technologies
and expertise; often, other hospitals refer their most challenging patients to these facilities
Doctors in teaching positions are called correct answers Attendings
Which of the following is NOT used as an antimicrobial agent in wound dressings?
- Iodine
- Silver
- Alcohol
- Honey correct answers Alcohol
, When referring to dressing securing tapes, "occlusive" means: correct answers Waterproof
Research has shown that a _______ wound environment is most conducive to healing. correct
answers Moist
Which product category is designed for both urinary and fecal incontinence? correct answers
Briefs
Which catheter is also called an indwelling catheter? correct answers Foley
What is the most common type of healthcare-associated infection correct answers Urinary tract
infections
Bolus feeding is: correct answers The rapid administration of enteral formula using a syringe
every three or four hours
Phlebitis is a localized infection of the: correct answers vein
What are the two ways oxygen is delivered to the patient's airways? correct answers Oxygen
masks or nasal cannulas
________ offer aerosol-based respiratory treatment. correct answers Nebulizers
Pressure ulcers are categorized as a: correct answers Healthcare-acquired condition (HAC)
The new industry standard for enteral tubing connections is the ____________ connector; it does
not allow connectivity with any other connector for any other clinical use correct answers ENFit
HIPAA stands for correct answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What part of the HIPAA act contains the Administrative Simplification provisions? correct
answers Title II
What part of HIPAA requires the providers to secure PHI so that data is inaccessible to those that
don't need it? correct answers Privacy Rule
Which of the following is NOT allowed under HIPPA?
- Selling a list of all patients with a particular medical condition to a manufacturer of products
that control or treat the condition
- Including a patient's name, location, and general condition in the hospital directory
- Using PHI to remind patients they have an appointment for medical care
- Disclosing PHI in order to bill and collect fees from the patient, an insurance company, or a
third party correct answers Selling a list of all patients with a particular medical condition to a
manufacturer of products that control or treat the condition is not allowed