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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