HCD Final Exam study guide questions
with correct answers
What are the 4 components of a healthcare system?
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A) Shared beliefs, values, communication, and a strong shared vision
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B) Pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies
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C) People, parts, interrelationships, and culture
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D) Payers, patients, providers, and parts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) People, parts,
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interrelationships, and culture
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Which of the following statements is true?
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A) The world health system ranking reports cannot be trusted as these reports all
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use different measures for establishing their rankings
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B) It doesn't seem to matter which measures are used within international health
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systems rankings, the US healthcare system performs poorly amongst other
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developed nations |
C) The world health systems ranking reports cannot be trusted as these are not
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reputable sources |
D) The Commonwealth Fund report clearly ranks the US healthcare system much
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better than the others - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) It doesn't seem to matter
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which measures are used within international health systems rankings, the US
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healthcare system performs poorly amongst other developed nations
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,What are the 3 goals of a healthcare system? (Select all that apply)
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A) Easy access
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B) Patient satisfaction
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C) High quality
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D) Universal coverage, regardless of cost
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E) Low cost - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Easy access, C) High quality, E) Low cost
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Which of the following are measures of quality within a healthcare system?
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A) Patient satisfaction
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B) Patient outcomes
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C) Patient safety
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D) Patient insurance status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Patient satisfaction, B)
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Patient outcomes, C) Patient safety
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Which of the following are measures of cost within a healthcare system? (Select
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all that apply).
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A) Cost per procedure such as a knee or hip replacement
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B) Patient insurance status such as insured or uninsured
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C) Patient tax bracket
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D) Healthcare spending as a % of the GDP
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,E) Patient income level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Cost per procedure such as a
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knee or hip replacement, D) Healthcare spending as a % of the GDP
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Which of the following is NOT a measure of access within a healthcare system?
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A) Physician to patient ratios
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B) Patient income level
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C) Patient insurance status such as insured or uninsured
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D) Patient insurance coverage
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E) Geographical proximity to needed services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) Patient
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income level |
When analyzing healthcare systems, spending as a percent of the GDP is often
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considered. What does this measure tell us?
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A) The amount of dollars spent on healthcare every year
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B) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year in one country, in
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relation to the percent of money spent on healthcare in the same year in other
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countries
C) The amount of total dollars spent throughout all industries in an entire year
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D) The percent of money spent on healthcare by insurance companies versus out-
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of-pocket by individual patients
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E) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year, in relation to the total
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amount spent throughout all industries in the same year - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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E) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year, in relation to the total
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amount spent throughout all industries in the same year
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, The US has universal coverage.
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True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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There is high variability in cost, quality, and access throughout the US healthcare
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system.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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In addition to cost, quality and access, which can be considered a building block
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of health systems?
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A) Innovation
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B) Culture
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C) Politics
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D) Religion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Innovation
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What does the term universal access mean?
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A) That everyone has access to health insurance, no matter where they are in the
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world
B) That everyone in a country has access to equal coverage of health insurance
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with correct answers
What are the 4 components of a healthcare system?
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A) Shared beliefs, values, communication, and a strong shared vision
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B) Pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies
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C) People, parts, interrelationships, and culture
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D) Payers, patients, providers, and parts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) People, parts,
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interrelationships, and culture
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Which of the following statements is true?
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A) The world health system ranking reports cannot be trusted as these reports all
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
use different measures for establishing their rankings
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B) It doesn't seem to matter which measures are used within international health
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systems rankings, the US healthcare system performs poorly amongst other
| | | | | | | | | |
developed nations |
C) The world health systems ranking reports cannot be trusted as these are not
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
reputable sources |
D) The Commonwealth Fund report clearly ranks the US healthcare system much
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better than the others - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) It doesn't seem to matter
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which measures are used within international health systems rankings, the US
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healthcare system performs poorly amongst other developed nations
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,What are the 3 goals of a healthcare system? (Select all that apply)
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A) Easy access
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B) Patient satisfaction
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C) High quality
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D) Universal coverage, regardless of cost
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E) Low cost - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Easy access, C) High quality, E) Low cost
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Which of the following are measures of quality within a healthcare system?
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A) Patient satisfaction
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B) Patient outcomes
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C) Patient safety
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D) Patient insurance status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Patient satisfaction, B)
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Patient outcomes, C) Patient safety
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Which of the following are measures of cost within a healthcare system? (Select
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all that apply).
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A) Cost per procedure such as a knee or hip replacement
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B) Patient insurance status such as insured or uninsured
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C) Patient tax bracket
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D) Healthcare spending as a % of the GDP
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,E) Patient income level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Cost per procedure such as a
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knee or hip replacement, D) Healthcare spending as a % of the GDP
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Which of the following is NOT a measure of access within a healthcare system?
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A) Physician to patient ratios
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B) Patient income level
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C) Patient insurance status such as insured or uninsured
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D) Patient insurance coverage
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E) Geographical proximity to needed services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) Patient
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income level |
When analyzing healthcare systems, spending as a percent of the GDP is often
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
considered. What does this measure tell us?
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A) The amount of dollars spent on healthcare every year
| | | | | | | | |
B) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year in one country, in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
relation to the percent of money spent on healthcare in the same year in other
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
countries
C) The amount of total dollars spent throughout all industries in an entire year
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D) The percent of money spent on healthcare by insurance companies versus out-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
of-pocket by individual patients
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E) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year, in relation to the total
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amount spent throughout all industries in the same year - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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E) The percent of money spent on healthcare every year, in relation to the total
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amount spent throughout all industries in the same year
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, The US has universal coverage.
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True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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There is high variability in cost, quality, and access throughout the US healthcare
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system.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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In addition to cost, quality and access, which can be considered a building block
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of health systems?
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A) Innovation
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B) Culture
|
C) Politics
|
D) Religion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Innovation
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What does the term universal access mean?
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A) That everyone has access to health insurance, no matter where they are in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
world
B) That everyone in a country has access to equal coverage of health insurance
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