WGU D546 HEALTHCARE POLICY AND
GOVERNANCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Significance of policy in healthcare organizations
Answer: Policies provide structure, ensure compliance, manage
resources, and guide ethical and legal operations.
●● Definition of health
Answer: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease.
●● Elements of the biomedical model
Answer: Focus on biological factors and disease diagnosis/treatment,
excluding social and psychological aspects.
●● Relationship between health and the biomedical model
Answer: The biomedical model addresses disease, but comprehensive
health includes mental and social well-being too.
●● Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
, Answer: Groups of providers and hospitals collaborating to provide
coordinated care and improve outcomes.
●● Functional organization
Answer: Efficient but siloed.
●● Multidivisional organization
Answer: Responsive but can duplicate efforts.
●● Matrix organization
Answer: Collaborative but complex.
●● Types of healthcare systems
Answer: Beveridge, Bismarck, National Health Insurance, Out-of-pocket
- each varies by funding, coverage, and access.
●● Role of the provider in Beveridge system
Answer: Public employees.
●● Role of the provider in Bismarck system
Answer: Private.
●● Role of the provider in mixed roles system
GOVERNANCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Significance of policy in healthcare organizations
Answer: Policies provide structure, ensure compliance, manage
resources, and guide ethical and legal operations.
●● Definition of health
Answer: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease.
●● Elements of the biomedical model
Answer: Focus on biological factors and disease diagnosis/treatment,
excluding social and psychological aspects.
●● Relationship between health and the biomedical model
Answer: The biomedical model addresses disease, but comprehensive
health includes mental and social well-being too.
●● Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
, Answer: Groups of providers and hospitals collaborating to provide
coordinated care and improve outcomes.
●● Functional organization
Answer: Efficient but siloed.
●● Multidivisional organization
Answer: Responsive but can duplicate efforts.
●● Matrix organization
Answer: Collaborative but complex.
●● Types of healthcare systems
Answer: Beveridge, Bismarck, National Health Insurance, Out-of-pocket
- each varies by funding, coverage, and access.
●● Role of the provider in Beveridge system
Answer: Public employees.
●● Role of the provider in Bismarck system
Answer: Private.
●● Role of the provider in mixed roles system
