HCA 201 Final
Ambulatory care - Answer-refers to outpatient services
Who is the gatekeeper? - Answer-primary care physician
Primary care focuses on services - Answer-such as prevention and therapeutic services
In a gatekeeping system, patients can visit specialists without a referral from their primary care
physicians. T or F - Answer-False
Why is outpatient care considered an important key component of overall business strategy? - Answer-
Outpatient services now constitute a key source of profits for hospitals
The growth of non-hospital-based ambulatory services intensified competition for outpatient services
between - Answer-hospitals and community-based providers
Which service is not one of the five main hospital-based outpatient services? Clinical, surgery,
emergency - Answer-None of the above
Primary care is the point of entry into the health services system. T or F - Answer-True
Outpatient care refers to health services - Answer-that does not require an overnight stay
, Which of the following is not one of the key changes that have been important in shifting the balance
between inpatient and outpatient services? reimbursement, utilization control, technological factors -
Answer-none of the above
What are mobile health care services? - Answer-Health care services transported to patients
Both private and public payers have a clear preference for outpatient treatment because it costs less
than inpatient care. T or F - Answer-True
home health care - Answer-is based on the philosophy of maintaining people in the least restrictive
environment possible
Hospice care is for - Answer-patients with terminally ill disease with a short life expectancy
Development of new diagnostic and treatment procedures and less invasive surgical methods has made
it possible to provide services in out-patient settings that previously required inpatient stays in hospitals.
T or F - Answer-True
Many hospital outpatient clinics, particularly those in inner-city areas - Answer-act as the communitys
safety net
Urgent Care Services - Answer-accept patients without appointments
Alternative medicine refers to - Answer-nontraditional medicine and treatments
Higher primary care physician supply has been associated with lower low-birth weight percentages and
lower infant mortality. T or F - Answer-True
Ambulatory care - Answer-refers to outpatient services
Who is the gatekeeper? - Answer-primary care physician
Primary care focuses on services - Answer-such as prevention and therapeutic services
In a gatekeeping system, patients can visit specialists without a referral from their primary care
physicians. T or F - Answer-False
Why is outpatient care considered an important key component of overall business strategy? - Answer-
Outpatient services now constitute a key source of profits for hospitals
The growth of non-hospital-based ambulatory services intensified competition for outpatient services
between - Answer-hospitals and community-based providers
Which service is not one of the five main hospital-based outpatient services? Clinical, surgery,
emergency - Answer-None of the above
Primary care is the point of entry into the health services system. T or F - Answer-True
Outpatient care refers to health services - Answer-that does not require an overnight stay
, Which of the following is not one of the key changes that have been important in shifting the balance
between inpatient and outpatient services? reimbursement, utilization control, technological factors -
Answer-none of the above
What are mobile health care services? - Answer-Health care services transported to patients
Both private and public payers have a clear preference for outpatient treatment because it costs less
than inpatient care. T or F - Answer-True
home health care - Answer-is based on the philosophy of maintaining people in the least restrictive
environment possible
Hospice care is for - Answer-patients with terminally ill disease with a short life expectancy
Development of new diagnostic and treatment procedures and less invasive surgical methods has made
it possible to provide services in out-patient settings that previously required inpatient stays in hospitals.
T or F - Answer-True
Many hospital outpatient clinics, particularly those in inner-city areas - Answer-act as the communitys
safety net
Urgent Care Services - Answer-accept patients without appointments
Alternative medicine refers to - Answer-nontraditional medicine and treatments
Higher primary care physician supply has been associated with lower low-birth weight percentages and
lower infant mortality. T or F - Answer-True
