HCA 1115 02---US Health System Final
Exam Graded A+ Verified 2025
__________________ often serve as gatekeepers for patients and their focus is
preventive services such as immunizations and health examinations.
1. Generalists
2. Primary care physicians
3. Specialists
4. 1 and 2
5. 2 and 3 - ANSWER-4. 1 and 2
____________________ is the electronic record of health-related information of an
individual that is accumulated from one health system and is utilized by the health
organization that is providing patient care.
1. Electronic medical record
2. Electronic health record
3. Electronic order entry
4. Electronic health entry
5. Electronic medical entry - ANSWER-1. Electronic medical record
_____________________ amended the age discrimination in employment act. Its' goal
was to ensure that older workers' employee benefits were protected and that
organizations provide the same benefits to bother younger and older workers.
1. Civil Rights Act of 1964
2. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
3. Equal Pay Act of 1963
4. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
5. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 - ANSWER-5. Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act of 1990
_____________________ is a permanent or temporary transfer or a responsibility for a
patients' care from one physician to another
1. Patient sharing
2. Referral
3. Care coordination
4. Readmission
5. None of the above - ANSWER-2. Referral
________________________ is one of several factors contributing to the demand for
new models of care delivery
1. Increase in non-physician primary care providers
2. Decreasing number of patient-centered medical homes
3. Decreasing number of insured individuals
4. Increase in demand for primary care services
, 5. None of the above - ANSWER-4. Increase in demand for primary care services
__________________________ are groups of health care providers, such as
physicians and hospitals, that collaborate to ensure the highest quality treatment
possible for a specific group of individuals.
1. Accountable care organizations
2. Insurance companies
3. Patient-centered medical homes
4. Community based solutions
5. None of the above - ANSWER-1. Accountable care organizations
Choose two countries' healthcare systems, which we have talked about in class, and
discuss how their healthcare systems are similar or different from the American
healthcare system. - ANSWER-The United States healthcare system has similarities
and differences with the healthcare systems of Japan and France. The US and Japan
share the idea of technology being combined with healthcare. The United states is the
world leader for the development of technology in healthcare. Japan is focused on the
combination of technology in healthcare. A difference they have is the amount they
spend in their healthcare. The US is the country that spends the most in healthcare with
about $10,586 per capita health expenditure in 2018. Japan spends around $4,766 per
capita health expenditure in 2018 and it is estimated that it will triple government
spending on healthcare in the next 20 years. France and the United States have quite a
bit of differences. Starting with France offering their medical education at a free cost,
while the United States makes their students pay for their medical education. In
addition, the physicians in the United States make five times more than a French
physicians. Furthermore, the life expectancy in France is higher than the one in the
United States. Lastly, the heart disease and obesity rates are lower than the ones in the
United States. France and the United States both allow their patients to have the option
of going to the physician they prefer. The United States offers the option of a permanent
or temporary transfer or a responsibility for a patient's care from one physician to
another. France has no restrictions on physician selection; they may visit several
physicians before they find a physician they prefer. Moreover, they both have high
prescription drug spending. In the US prescription drug spending continues to increase
on an annual basis. In France, the government is now requiring physicians to reduce
the number of drugs they prescribe and to substitute generics, which will save approxim
Factors influencing patients' choice of hospitals include all of these except
__________________________
1. Proximity
2. Online research
3. Service and amenities
4. Physician recommendation
5. All of these factors influence patient's choice of a hospital - ANSWER-5. All of these
factors influence patient's choice of a hospital
Exam Graded A+ Verified 2025
__________________ often serve as gatekeepers for patients and their focus is
preventive services such as immunizations and health examinations.
1. Generalists
2. Primary care physicians
3. Specialists
4. 1 and 2
5. 2 and 3 - ANSWER-4. 1 and 2
____________________ is the electronic record of health-related information of an
individual that is accumulated from one health system and is utilized by the health
organization that is providing patient care.
1. Electronic medical record
2. Electronic health record
3. Electronic order entry
4. Electronic health entry
5. Electronic medical entry - ANSWER-1. Electronic medical record
_____________________ amended the age discrimination in employment act. Its' goal
was to ensure that older workers' employee benefits were protected and that
organizations provide the same benefits to bother younger and older workers.
1. Civil Rights Act of 1964
2. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
3. Equal Pay Act of 1963
4. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
5. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 - ANSWER-5. Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act of 1990
_____________________ is a permanent or temporary transfer or a responsibility for a
patients' care from one physician to another
1. Patient sharing
2. Referral
3. Care coordination
4. Readmission
5. None of the above - ANSWER-2. Referral
________________________ is one of several factors contributing to the demand for
new models of care delivery
1. Increase in non-physician primary care providers
2. Decreasing number of patient-centered medical homes
3. Decreasing number of insured individuals
4. Increase in demand for primary care services
, 5. None of the above - ANSWER-4. Increase in demand for primary care services
__________________________ are groups of health care providers, such as
physicians and hospitals, that collaborate to ensure the highest quality treatment
possible for a specific group of individuals.
1. Accountable care organizations
2. Insurance companies
3. Patient-centered medical homes
4. Community based solutions
5. None of the above - ANSWER-1. Accountable care organizations
Choose two countries' healthcare systems, which we have talked about in class, and
discuss how their healthcare systems are similar or different from the American
healthcare system. - ANSWER-The United States healthcare system has similarities
and differences with the healthcare systems of Japan and France. The US and Japan
share the idea of technology being combined with healthcare. The United states is the
world leader for the development of technology in healthcare. Japan is focused on the
combination of technology in healthcare. A difference they have is the amount they
spend in their healthcare. The US is the country that spends the most in healthcare with
about $10,586 per capita health expenditure in 2018. Japan spends around $4,766 per
capita health expenditure in 2018 and it is estimated that it will triple government
spending on healthcare in the next 20 years. France and the United States have quite a
bit of differences. Starting with France offering their medical education at a free cost,
while the United States makes their students pay for their medical education. In
addition, the physicians in the United States make five times more than a French
physicians. Furthermore, the life expectancy in France is higher than the one in the
United States. Lastly, the heart disease and obesity rates are lower than the ones in the
United States. France and the United States both allow their patients to have the option
of going to the physician they prefer. The United States offers the option of a permanent
or temporary transfer or a responsibility for a patient's care from one physician to
another. France has no restrictions on physician selection; they may visit several
physicians before they find a physician they prefer. Moreover, they both have high
prescription drug spending. In the US prescription drug spending continues to increase
on an annual basis. In France, the government is now requiring physicians to reduce
the number of drugs they prescribe and to substitute generics, which will save approxim
Factors influencing patients' choice of hospitals include all of these except
__________________________
1. Proximity
2. Online research
3. Service and amenities
4. Physician recommendation
5. All of these factors influence patient's choice of a hospital - ANSWER-5. All of these
factors influence patient's choice of a hospital
