Primary Care 1 and 2 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
The Dilemma of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅High cost, low quality: relatively low value
What is a reason we have this dilemma? -
correct answer ✅US is specialty care driven, not primary care
driven
Definition of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅The provision of integrated, accessible health
care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a
large majority of personal health care needs and developing a
sustained partnership.
Definition is in term of the functions that primary provides, not
who provides it
6 Important Aspects of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅Integrated, Accessible, Accountable, Health Care
Services, Majority of Personal Healthcare Needs, Context of Family
and Community
, Primary Care 1 and 2 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Integrated -
correct answer ✅A provision of services that are:
Comprehensive- any problem at any stage
Coordinated- combination and rational connection and ordering of
services
Continuous- care over time, timely
Accessible -
correct answer ✅Ease with which a patient can initiate an
interaction with a physician
Interaction could be visit, phone call, email
Also refers to efforts to eliminate barriers posed by geography,
administrative issues, culture, financing, and language
Accountable -
correct answer ✅Physicians and systems are responsible to
patients, families, and communities for delivery of quality care,
patient satisfaction, efficient use of resources, and ethical behavior
Health Care Services -
correct answer ✅Full array of services performed to promote,
maintain and restore health
& Answers (Grade A+)
The Dilemma of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅High cost, low quality: relatively low value
What is a reason we have this dilemma? -
correct answer ✅US is specialty care driven, not primary care
driven
Definition of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅The provision of integrated, accessible health
care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a
large majority of personal health care needs and developing a
sustained partnership.
Definition is in term of the functions that primary provides, not
who provides it
6 Important Aspects of Primary Care: -
correct answer ✅Integrated, Accessible, Accountable, Health Care
Services, Majority of Personal Healthcare Needs, Context of Family
and Community
, Primary Care 1 and 2 Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Integrated -
correct answer ✅A provision of services that are:
Comprehensive- any problem at any stage
Coordinated- combination and rational connection and ordering of
services
Continuous- care over time, timely
Accessible -
correct answer ✅Ease with which a patient can initiate an
interaction with a physician
Interaction could be visit, phone call, email
Also refers to efforts to eliminate barriers posed by geography,
administrative issues, culture, financing, and language
Accountable -
correct answer ✅Physicians and systems are responsible to
patients, families, and communities for delivery of quality care,
patient satisfaction, efficient use of resources, and ethical behavior
Health Care Services -
correct answer ✅Full array of services performed to promote,
maintain and restore health
