HSA quizzes UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What was the first major stage of the hospital evolution?
A. Almshouses
B. University-based medical centers
C. Private inpatient facilities
D. Community homeless shelters - CORRECT ANSWER A. almshouses
When did hospitals begin to attract well-to-do patients who could afford to pay privately?
A. When physicians opened their own clinics.
B. When hospitals offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could not be
offered at home.
C. When the board of trustees were composed of wealthy donors.
D. When charitable contributions would not pay their bills. - CORRECT ANSWER B.
When hospitals offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could not be
offered at home.
Who opened the first proprietary hospitals?
A. Community foundations
B. Physicians
C. Wealthy patrons
D. Trustees - CORRECT ANSWER B. Physicians
Which of the following contributed to the growth of hospitals from 1930-1980?
A. Hill-Burton Act
, B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
Which of the following was not a main factor in the growth of hospitals in the United
States?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Private health insurance
C. Immigrants coming into the United States
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER C. Immigrants coming into the United
States
Which of the following is credited with having the greatest impact on the expansion of hospital
beds in the U.S.?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER A. Hill-Burton Act
What triggered the downsizing phase in the U.S. hospital industry during the 1980s?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Managed care
C. Prospective payment system
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER C. Prospective payment system
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What was the first major stage of the hospital evolution?
A. Almshouses
B. University-based medical centers
C. Private inpatient facilities
D. Community homeless shelters - CORRECT ANSWER A. almshouses
When did hospitals begin to attract well-to-do patients who could afford to pay privately?
A. When physicians opened their own clinics.
B. When hospitals offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could not be
offered at home.
C. When the board of trustees were composed of wealthy donors.
D. When charitable contributions would not pay their bills. - CORRECT ANSWER B.
When hospitals offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could not be
offered at home.
Who opened the first proprietary hospitals?
A. Community foundations
B. Physicians
C. Wealthy patrons
D. Trustees - CORRECT ANSWER B. Physicians
Which of the following contributed to the growth of hospitals from 1930-1980?
A. Hill-Burton Act
, B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
Which of the following was not a main factor in the growth of hospitals in the United
States?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Private health insurance
C. Immigrants coming into the United States
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER C. Immigrants coming into the United
States
Which of the following is credited with having the greatest impact on the expansion of hospital
beds in the U.S.?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER A. Hill-Burton Act
What triggered the downsizing phase in the U.S. hospital industry during the 1980s?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Managed care
C. Prospective payment system
D. Medicare and Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER C. Prospective payment system
