DETAILED, VERIFIED ANSWERS; A GRADE;
2026
3 Cornerstones of Healthcare delivery - correct answer-
-High in COST
-Unequal in ACCESS
-Average in QUALITY
3 Reasons for High Health Care Costs - correct answer-
1- Growth of technology- inexpensive technology makes people
live longer.
2- Increased Elderly Population- Elderly consume more health
care costs than the general population
3- Multipayer system & Administrative Costs- its takes a lot of
time and effort to keep up with all payers, single payer would
cut administrative costs.
ACA - correct answer- individual mandate
employer mandate
health insurance marketplace
expands medicaid
,ACA effect on disparities - correct answer- -requires
race ethnicity language data collection
-elevates federal funding for equal care
-expands research on health care disparities
-encourages racial diversity in the workplace
cultural competency programs
-addresses disparities in preventative care and health insurance
coverage.
accountable care organization - correct answer-
shared savings and shared risks
-more risks passed t providers
-ensures coordination of care
accredidation - correct answer- -joint commission
-private non profit organization
Assisted living facilities - correct answer- 24 hour
supervision, basic nursing care
, average length of stay - correct answer- average
number of nights a patients spends in the hospital
bias - correct answer- acting on prejudice
Biomedical Model - correct answer- Presupposes the
existence of illness/disease thereby emphasizing clinical
diagnosis and medical intervention in the treatment of disease.
Blue Cross - correct answer- hospital insurance
Blue Shield - correct answer- physican fees (both
merges in the 1970's)
CDSS - correct answer- clinical decision support
system
Certification - correct answer- -allows hospital to
participate in medicare & medicaid
-federal