MHA 707 exam 1 Healthcare systems questions with
verified answers
· How does a determinant of health effect health? Ans✓✓✓ There is a cause-and-
effect relationship with each determinant. More likely to fall ill and either more
easier/ or difficult to treat an illness.
6 building blocks of a health system Ans✓✓✓ service delivery of quality and
effective care; health workforce; timely and reliable information; medical
products, vaccines & technologies; financing, leadership/governance
ABIM definition of Health Ans✓✓✓ The ability to conduct a life that is as socially
and economically rewarding as available physical and financial resources will
allow.
Aday's criteria for evaluating health care systems? Ans✓✓✓ Quality of healthcare
equity of healthcare
efficiency of healthcare
age structure effecting healthcare Ans✓✓✓ baby boomer generation, causing
increased elder care and increasing costs of the healthcare system
Allocative efficiency is concerned with: Ans✓✓✓ how much to invest in
preventative vs curative medical services
allopathic medicine Ans✓✓✓ western medicine
, allopathic medicine is known for sharing what in common? Ans✓✓✓ what is a
health problem?
what are legitimate Tx, methods, and Diagnosis
structure and organization
who is considered a healthcare provider
concerns about the UK health system Ans✓✓✓ The NHS has been ordered by
parliament to decrease the overall budget by 2-3% annually to target a 10-15%
reduction in a decade. this will effect care given
Define system Ans✓✓✓ a set of connected parts or components that function
together to form a complex whole
Demand control theory Ans✓✓✓ employees with the highest psychosocial
demands and the lowest decision make latitude are the highest risk for poor
health outcomes
i.e. stress from threat of losing job
DHHS Ans✓✓✓ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
efficiency of healthcare is ? Ans✓✓✓ either allocative or productive
equity of healthcare is focused on? Ans✓✓✓ distribution and access
geography based
GDP of UK Ans✓✓✓ 2.83 trillion
verified answers
· How does a determinant of health effect health? Ans✓✓✓ There is a cause-and-
effect relationship with each determinant. More likely to fall ill and either more
easier/ or difficult to treat an illness.
6 building blocks of a health system Ans✓✓✓ service delivery of quality and
effective care; health workforce; timely and reliable information; medical
products, vaccines & technologies; financing, leadership/governance
ABIM definition of Health Ans✓✓✓ The ability to conduct a life that is as socially
and economically rewarding as available physical and financial resources will
allow.
Aday's criteria for evaluating health care systems? Ans✓✓✓ Quality of healthcare
equity of healthcare
efficiency of healthcare
age structure effecting healthcare Ans✓✓✓ baby boomer generation, causing
increased elder care and increasing costs of the healthcare system
Allocative efficiency is concerned with: Ans✓✓✓ how much to invest in
preventative vs curative medical services
allopathic medicine Ans✓✓✓ western medicine
, allopathic medicine is known for sharing what in common? Ans✓✓✓ what is a
health problem?
what are legitimate Tx, methods, and Diagnosis
structure and organization
who is considered a healthcare provider
concerns about the UK health system Ans✓✓✓ The NHS has been ordered by
parliament to decrease the overall budget by 2-3% annually to target a 10-15%
reduction in a decade. this will effect care given
Define system Ans✓✓✓ a set of connected parts or components that function
together to form a complex whole
Demand control theory Ans✓✓✓ employees with the highest psychosocial
demands and the lowest decision make latitude are the highest risk for poor
health outcomes
i.e. stress from threat of losing job
DHHS Ans✓✓✓ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
efficiency of healthcare is ? Ans✓✓✓ either allocative or productive
equity of healthcare is focused on? Ans✓✓✓ distribution and access
geography based
GDP of UK Ans✓✓✓ 2.83 trillion
