HCAD 760 MIDTERM 2026 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED HEALTH SYSTEMS
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ World Health Organization (WHO) goal. Answer: A state of
complete physical and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
◉ Population health includes. Answer: •care to each patient
including prevention
•fulfillment of needs beyond healthcare
•helping those who aren't yet patients
◉ Health and Human Services national goals in the Healthy People
program for 2030. Answer: •attain health and purposeful lives
•improve health of all pops
•social and physical environments that follow this goal^
•promote healthy development and behaviors
•engage with stakeholder to make this happen^
◉ Benchmark. Answer: The best performance on a specific measure
of which the organization is aware.
,◉ Criteria for excellence in patient care (SEPTEE). Answer: •Safe:
care is free of accident
•Effective: accurate diagnosed
•Patient centered: goals established with patient
•Timely: care given without delay
•Efficient: min cost
•Equitable: achieved regardless of background
◉ How is population health measured?. Answer: by incidence (?)
and prevalence (?) of disease, disability and premature loss of life.
◉ Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Baldrige Model.
Answer: ?
◉ Interprofessional Care Team (top of triangle). Answer: AKA
interdisciplinary care team: provide specific clinical services (nurse,
doctor...)
assess, diagnose, treat, and monitor
◉ Clinical Support Team (2nd triangle). Answer: provide specific
diagnosis and treatment (labs, pharm, surg, image, home health,
rehab)
safe and effective
, ◉ Logistic Support Team (3rd triangle). Answer: Provide info,
supplies, equipment and facilities (food, HR, info services)
Timely, efficient and equitable
◉ Strategic Support Team (4th triangle). Answer: maintain org
culture and support improvement (stakeholder relations, long term
planning, finance planning)
◉ Population Health Team (bottom triangle). Answer: integrate HCO
services with other community agencies (beyond HCO)
◉ Stakeholders. Answer: Individuals or groups who have a direct
interest in the organization's success.
(patients, families, insurers, workers, suppliers, regulators and
owners)
◉ Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP). Answer: "Any
practitioner permitted by law and by the [HCO] to provide care and
services, without direction or supervision" (chap. 1; The Joint
Commission 2015).
◉ Credentials. Answer: "Documented evidence of licensure,
education, training, experience, or other qualifications; used to
assign specific care privileges to an LIP, consistent with the scope of
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED HEALTH SYSTEMS
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ World Health Organization (WHO) goal. Answer: A state of
complete physical and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
◉ Population health includes. Answer: •care to each patient
including prevention
•fulfillment of needs beyond healthcare
•helping those who aren't yet patients
◉ Health and Human Services national goals in the Healthy People
program for 2030. Answer: •attain health and purposeful lives
•improve health of all pops
•social and physical environments that follow this goal^
•promote healthy development and behaviors
•engage with stakeholder to make this happen^
◉ Benchmark. Answer: The best performance on a specific measure
of which the organization is aware.
,◉ Criteria for excellence in patient care (SEPTEE). Answer: •Safe:
care is free of accident
•Effective: accurate diagnosed
•Patient centered: goals established with patient
•Timely: care given without delay
•Efficient: min cost
•Equitable: achieved regardless of background
◉ How is population health measured?. Answer: by incidence (?)
and prevalence (?) of disease, disability and premature loss of life.
◉ Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Baldrige Model.
Answer: ?
◉ Interprofessional Care Team (top of triangle). Answer: AKA
interdisciplinary care team: provide specific clinical services (nurse,
doctor...)
assess, diagnose, treat, and monitor
◉ Clinical Support Team (2nd triangle). Answer: provide specific
diagnosis and treatment (labs, pharm, surg, image, home health,
rehab)
safe and effective
, ◉ Logistic Support Team (3rd triangle). Answer: Provide info,
supplies, equipment and facilities (food, HR, info services)
Timely, efficient and equitable
◉ Strategic Support Team (4th triangle). Answer: maintain org
culture and support improvement (stakeholder relations, long term
planning, finance planning)
◉ Population Health Team (bottom triangle). Answer: integrate HCO
services with other community agencies (beyond HCO)
◉ Stakeholders. Answer: Individuals or groups who have a direct
interest in the organization's success.
(patients, families, insurers, workers, suppliers, regulators and
owners)
◉ Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP). Answer: "Any
practitioner permitted by law and by the [HCO] to provide care and
services, without direction or supervision" (chap. 1; The Joint
Commission 2015).
◉ Credentials. Answer: "Documented evidence of licensure,
education, training, experience, or other qualifications; used to
assign specific care privileges to an LIP, consistent with the scope of
