HIM 410 QUIZZES QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which type of health care facility employs the most people in the US - Answers -
hospitals
The Flexner Report, published in 1910, reported on - Answers - standards of training in
medical schools
The Baylor Hospital plan, started in 1929, laid the foundation for modern health
insurance in the US. This was a ______ plan. - Answers - prepaid
Nonphysician practictioners (NPPs) include - Answers - Physical assistants
In the US, public health and private practice of medicine developed separately because
- Answers - Physicians were skeptical of the government taking control of medicine
practice
There is an imbalance between primary and specialty care services in the U.S. health
care delivery system - Answers - True
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a
national health insurance program - Answers - higher taxes
The principal source of funding for graduate medical education is - Answers - Medicare
E-health has resulted in - Answers - patient empowerment and a dilution of their
dependent role
The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as - Answers - All of the above
During the WWII period, health insurance became employer-based because of -
Answers - wage freezes
A major factor influencing growth in the health care sector of the U.S. economy is -
Answers - The aging of the population
The basic source of the physician distribution problem in the U.S. is - Answers - Lack of
awareness that there is a problem
Allied health professionals include - Answers - Physicians Assistants
The _____ has the primary objective of providing high quality care to patients - Answers
- Medical Staff
, The main difference between Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and Nurse Practitioners
(NPs) is - Answers - CNSs work in hospitals, and NPs work mainly in primary care
settings
Organized medicine - Answers - concerted activities of physicians through the American
Medical Association
The role of the government in the U.S. healthcare system is - Answers - All of the above
MCO stands for - Answers - Managed Care Organization
Which of the following is a major criticism of managed care - Answers - Quality of care
may be sacrificed
The _______ developed the first hospital standardization program - Answers - American
College of Surgeons
The roles and responsibilities of health services administrators include - Answers - All of
the above
Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance system -
Answers - Both a and b
Primary care is - Answers - All of the above
Which of the following statement is true regarding the global healthcare workforce crisis
- Answers - Developing countries face greater challenge than developed countries in
the healthcare workforce crisis
Hospitals in the United States evolved from - Answers - almhouses
Initially, what was the main purpose of private health insurance in the US - Answers -
compensate for loss of income during sickness and temporary disability
The number of specialists is increasing because - Answers - All of the above
Which of the following was the biggest impact of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 - Answers -
Supported construction of new hospitals and modernization of old ones throughout the
United States
Physician maldistibution occurs by - Answers - Both a and b
What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care inpatient sector? - Answers
- Empty beds
ANSWERS
Which type of health care facility employs the most people in the US - Answers -
hospitals
The Flexner Report, published in 1910, reported on - Answers - standards of training in
medical schools
The Baylor Hospital plan, started in 1929, laid the foundation for modern health
insurance in the US. This was a ______ plan. - Answers - prepaid
Nonphysician practictioners (NPPs) include - Answers - Physical assistants
In the US, public health and private practice of medicine developed separately because
- Answers - Physicians were skeptical of the government taking control of medicine
practice
There is an imbalance between primary and specialty care services in the U.S. health
care delivery system - Answers - True
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a
national health insurance program - Answers - higher taxes
The principal source of funding for graduate medical education is - Answers - Medicare
E-health has resulted in - Answers - patient empowerment and a dilution of their
dependent role
The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as - Answers - All of the above
During the WWII period, health insurance became employer-based because of -
Answers - wage freezes
A major factor influencing growth in the health care sector of the U.S. economy is -
Answers - The aging of the population
The basic source of the physician distribution problem in the U.S. is - Answers - Lack of
awareness that there is a problem
Allied health professionals include - Answers - Physicians Assistants
The _____ has the primary objective of providing high quality care to patients - Answers
- Medical Staff
, The main difference between Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and Nurse Practitioners
(NPs) is - Answers - CNSs work in hospitals, and NPs work mainly in primary care
settings
Organized medicine - Answers - concerted activities of physicians through the American
Medical Association
The role of the government in the U.S. healthcare system is - Answers - All of the above
MCO stands for - Answers - Managed Care Organization
Which of the following is a major criticism of managed care - Answers - Quality of care
may be sacrificed
The _______ developed the first hospital standardization program - Answers - American
College of Surgeons
The roles and responsibilities of health services administrators include - Answers - All of
the above
Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance system -
Answers - Both a and b
Primary care is - Answers - All of the above
Which of the following statement is true regarding the global healthcare workforce crisis
- Answers - Developing countries face greater challenge than developed countries in
the healthcare workforce crisis
Hospitals in the United States evolved from - Answers - almhouses
Initially, what was the main purpose of private health insurance in the US - Answers -
compensate for loss of income during sickness and temporary disability
The number of specialists is increasing because - Answers - All of the above
Which of the following was the biggest impact of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 - Answers -
Supported construction of new hospitals and modernization of old ones throughout the
United States
Physician maldistibution occurs by - Answers - Both a and b
What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care inpatient sector? - Answers
- Empty beds
