D393 History of Healthcare in America
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
A facility to isolate people with contagious diseases from the rest of
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society - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pest House
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poorhouse - an institution to care for poor people typically run by
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religious leaders with little to no medical/patient care training -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Almshouse |
a prestigious medical facility that treats individuals of wealth and means
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Royal hospital
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The three things the US healthcare system must balance in pursuit of
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the Triple Aim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Reduced per capita costs
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2. Improved patient experience
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3. Fair and equitable access to healthcare
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In healthcare, the ability of providers and organizations to effectively
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deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of
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patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cultural competence
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,The field focusing on cognitive, psychological, social, and cultural
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aspects of people's economic decision making - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Behavioral economics |
States that healthcare is a product for purchase and is therefore subject
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to the principles of economic theory (supply and demand) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Market justice theory | |
Sees healthcare as a social good that should not be subject to strict
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economic principles, rather everyone should have access to care
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regardless of their ability to pay. This theory recognizes a shared
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responsibility for the health of the community and factors outside the
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individual's control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Social justice theory
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10 factors affecting health status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Access to
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healthcare services 6. Social Support Networks
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2. Income and social status 7. Culture
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3. Education 8. Genetics
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4. Physical Environment 9. Personal behavior and coping skills
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5. Employment and Working Conditions 10. Biological sex
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First physician ever mentioned. 2600BC Ancient Egypt - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Imhotep
, Inventor of smallpox vaccination 1796 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Edward
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Jenner
First female physician in the US 1849 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elizabeth
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Blackwell
Develops antiseptic surgery 1865 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Joseph Lister
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Scottish scientist who discovers penicillin and its use as an antibiotic
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1928 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Alexander Fleming
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Considered the oldest hospital in the US which grew out of an
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almshouse in 1736 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bellevue Hospital
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Two of the modern United States' oldest hospitals founded in 1722 and
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1736 respectively. One was for the treatment of the wealthy while the
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other the treatment of the poor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Royal Hospital
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and Charity Hospital
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An act passed by the 12th Congress of the US to encourage smallpox
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vaccination. The law tasked a federal agent with maintaining a supply of
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the smallpox vaccine and distributing it nationwide - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Vaccine Act of 1813 | | |
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
A facility to isolate people with contagious diseases from the rest of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
society - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pest House
| | | |
poorhouse - an institution to care for poor people typically run by
| | | | | | | | | | | |
religious leaders with little to no medical/patient care training -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Almshouse |
a prestigious medical facility that treats individuals of wealth and means
| | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Royal hospital
| | | |
The three things the US healthcare system must balance in pursuit of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the Triple Aim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Reduced per capita costs
| | | | | | | | |
2. Improved patient experience
| | |
3. Fair and equitable access to healthcare
| | | | | |
In healthcare, the ability of providers and organizations to effectively
| | | | | | | | | |
deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of
| | | | | | | | | | |
patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cultural competence
| | | |
,The field focusing on cognitive, psychological, social, and cultural
| | | | | | | | |
aspects of people's economic decision making - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Behavioral economics |
States that healthcare is a product for purchase and is therefore subject
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to the principles of economic theory (supply and demand) - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Market justice theory | |
Sees healthcare as a social good that should not be subject to strict
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
economic principles, rather everyone should have access to care
| | | | | | | | |
regardless of their ability to pay. This theory recognizes a shared
| | | | | | | | | | |
responsibility for the health of the community and factors outside the
| | | | | | | | | | |
individual's control - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Social justice theory
| | | | | |
10 factors affecting health status - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Access to
| | | | | | | | | |
healthcare services 6. Social Support Networks
| | | | |
2. Income and social status 7. Culture
| | | | | |
3. Education 8. Genetics
| | |
4. Physical Environment 9. Personal behavior and coping skills
| | | | | | | |
5. Employment and Working Conditions 10. Biological sex
| | | | | | |
First physician ever mentioned. 2600BC Ancient Egypt - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Imhotep
, Inventor of smallpox vaccination 1796 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Edward
| | | | | | | |
Jenner
First female physician in the US 1849 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Elizabeth
| | | | | | | | | |
Blackwell
Develops antiseptic surgery 1865 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Joseph Lister
| | | | | | |
Scottish scientist who discovers penicillin and its use as an antibiotic
| | | | | | | | | | |
1928 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Alexander Fleming
| | | |
Considered the oldest hospital in the US which grew out of an
| | | | | | | | | | | |
almshouse in 1736 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Bellevue Hospital
| | | | | |
Two of the modern United States' oldest hospitals founded in 1722 and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1736 respectively. One was for the treatment of the wealthy while the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
other the treatment of the poor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Royal Hospital
| | | | | | | | | |
and Charity Hospital
| |
An act passed by the 12th Congress of the US to encourage smallpox
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
vaccination. The law tasked a federal agent with maintaining a supply of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the smallpox vaccine and distributing it nationwide - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Vaccine Act of 1813 | | |
