HE101 - MIDTERM 1 MATERIAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Why cdo cCanadians cconsider ctheir chealthcare cas cthe cmost csuccessful cgovernment cprogram? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Because
cit cis cbased con cequity, cfairness, ccompassion, cdignity, cand csolidarity
What cdoes cthe cCanadian chealthcare csystem cassure? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cassures cthat call cCanadians chave creasonable
caccess cto cmedically cnecessary chospitals/services con ca cpre-paid cbasis
Is cCanadian chealthcare cfree? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Canadians cpay cfor cit cthrough ctaxes
What cis can cincreasing cconcern cregarding cCanadian chealthcare? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sustainability. cHow cwe ccan callow
cresources cto cstill cbe cthere cin cthe cfuture
How cdid chealthcare cin cCanada cbegin? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In c1947 cSK cPremier cTommy cDouglas cintroduced cthe cfirst
csingle cpair cnational chealth ccare csystem cin cSaskatchewan.
From c1948-1955 cBritish cColumbia, cNewfoundland, cAlberta, cand cOntario cgot chospital cinsurance cplans.
In c1957 cthe cHospital cInsurance cand cDiagnostic cServices cAct cwas cissued.
In c1966 cthe cNational cMedical cCare cact cwas cissued
What cis cthe ccorrelation cbetween chealth ccare cexpenditures cand clife cexpectancy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Weak cpositive
ccorrelation. cSome cOECD ccountries cspend cless con chealth cand chave chigher clife cexpectancy
What cis cthe cNational cMedical cCare cAct? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cact cissued cby cthe cfederal cgovernment cwhere cthey cagreed
cto cpay caround chalf cof cthe cmedical cprograms
Does cspending con chealth ccare ccontinue cto cincrease cor cdecrease? cWhich cmedical cservices cdo cpeople cspend cthe cmost con?
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increase. cIn c2015, c29.5% cof chealth cspending cwent cto chospitals, c15.7% cwent cto cdrugs cand
cpharmacology, cand c15.5% cwent cto cphysicians
Why cis chealth ccare cspending cmore cin cthe cUS cthan cCanada? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔US chas cmore cexpensive chealth ccare
cdue cto cmore ctests/procedures cthan cCanada. cCanada cdoesn't chave cas cmany cmachines cso cwe cdon't cget ctests cdone cas
cquickly
What cdid cthe cCanadian cHealth cAct cof c1984 cstate? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cUniversality c- call cCanadians cwill chave caccess cto
cthe csame chealth ccare
2. cComprehensiveness c- chealth cplans chave cto censure call cservices cthat care cmedically cnecessary
3. cAccessibility c- cinsured cpersons cmust chave creasonable caccess cto chave cneeds cmet
4. cPublicly cadministered con ca cnon-profit cbasis c- cadministered cby cpublic cauthority
5. cPortability c- cresidents chave cto cbe ccovered cwhile ctheir ctemporarily cabsent cfrom cthe cprovince/Canada
What care cthe cresponsibilities cof cthe cfederal cgovernment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cEnsure caccess cto cspecific cgroups c(e.g.
cFirst cNation cand cInuit ccommunities, cRCMP, cArmed cForces)
2. cHealth cprotection c- chealth cpromotion, cdisease, cprevention, cand ceducation
3. cHealth cResearch c- cfunding cto cCanadian cinstitute cfor chealth cinformation
4. cFinancial csupport c- ctransfuse cpayments cto cprovinces c(the cfederal cgovernment cgives cmoney cfor chealth ccare
cunconditionally)
5. cEnsures chealth ccare cis c"portable" cacross cCanada c(health ccare cneeds cwill cbe cmet cno cmatter cwhere cyou care cin cCanada)
What care cthe cresponsibilities cof cthe cprovincial cgovernment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Planning, cmanaging, cand cdelivery
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween cpublic cand cprivate cfunding cof cthe cCanadian cHealth cCare cAct? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Public:
cfinanced cprimarily cthrough ctaxation c(provincial cand cfederal cpersonal cand ccorporate cincome ctax, cand cmedically cnecessary
chospital cand cphysician cservices)
Private: cprivate chealth cinsurance c(employee cbenefits cto cindividual cpremiums, cdental, cvision, cprescription cmeds, cetc) cand
cpaying cout-of-pocket c(required cif cno cinsurance cor cif cinsurance cdoesn't ccover)
What cis cthe cOntario cDrug cBenefit cProgram c(ODB)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cprogram cfor cpeople cwithout cprivate cinsurance cto
cget cprescription cdrugs. cIt cis cfor cseniors, clow cincomes, csocial cassistance, cetc
What cis caccess cto chealth ccare cinfluenced cby? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- csupply cof cproviders
, - csupply cof cfacilities
- cperson's chealth cstatus
- cgeographical clocation
Which cmedical cservices care ccommunity cbased? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cfamily cphysicians
- cwalk-in-clinics
- cout-patient clab/x-ray/ultrasound
- cemergency cmedical cservices c(EMS)
What care cthe cfamily cmedical cpractice cmodels? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Solo cpractitioners c- cwork cby cthemselves, cset chours
Group cpractice c- cmany cdoctors cin c1 cpractice c(becoming cmore cpopular)
What cis cfee-for-service caka cphysician cbills cprovincial chealth cplan? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cpayment cmodel cwhere cservices
care cunbundled cand ctherefor cpaid cseparately. cBased con cquantity cnot cquality cof cservice
Who care cmore clikely cto chave cfamily cdoctors? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Women
What care cHealth cService cOrganizations c(HSO)? cWhat ccan cit clead cto? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cnew cmodel cof chealth ccare. cIt
cfunds ca cset cfee cper cpatient cper cyear. cHSO cis cresponsible cfor coverall ccare, cencouraging cprevention. cIt ccan clead cto
cdecreased cinitiative cto ccare cfor ca cpatient cwho cneeds ca clot cof cmedical ccare
What care cFamily cHealth cOrganizations? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔When c3 cor cmore cphysicians cwork ctogether cas ca cgroup cto
cgive cthe cfamily cpersonalized chelp. cThey chave cregular coffice chours cplus cextended chours, cas cwell cas cnurse-staffed, cafter-
hours ctelephone chealth cadvisory. cThey coften cemploy cpharmacists cand csocial cworkers
What cmight cthe cgovernment cdo cif cyou cgo cto ca cwalk-in-clinic cif cyou chave ca cfamily cdoctor? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cgovernment cmight cbill cyour cfamily cdoctor cbecause cthey'd csee cit cas cthough cyou're cgoing cto ca cdifferent cdoctor cbecause cyour
cfamily cdoctor cisn't cdoing ca cgood cenough cjob
What care cthe clevels cof ccare? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Primary, csecondary, ctertiary
What cdo cthe clevels cof ccare cby chospitals cvary cby? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cownership c- cprivate cor cpublic c(most cof cpublic cin
cCanada)
2. cservices cprovided cand csize c(in-patient, cout-patient, cspecialty, cetc)
3. cif ca cteaching caffiliated chospital cor cnot
How ccan cyou cbe cadmitted cto cthe chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔By cdirect cadmission cor cthrough cthe cemergency cdepartment
Who care cfrequent cemergency cdepartment cusers? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individuals cwith cco-morbid cconditions cand cthe celderly
What cis ca ctrademark cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Continual caccess cto cservices c(open c24/7)
How cis cage crelated cto ctime cspent cin cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cyounger cyou care, cthe cless ctime
cyou cwill cspend cin cthe cemergency cdepartment
What chappens cat ctriage? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔They cget ca chistory, crapid cassessment, cfirst caid cif cnecessary. cThey cdetermine
cseverity cand cpatient cpriority
What cis cthe cchronic, csystematic cproblem cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? cWhat cis cit ccaused cby? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Overcrowding. cIt cis ccaused cby: c
- clack cof cbeds cfor cpatients cadmitted cto chospital
- cincreases cin cpatient cvolumes c- cshortage cof cnursing cstaff
-delays cin cservice cprovided cby cradiology, claboratory, cetc.
- cshortage cof con-call cspecially cconsultants
What care cthe ceffects cof covercrowding cin cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cpublic csafety cat crisk
- clong cwait ctimes cand cpatient cdissatisfaction
- cdecreased cphysician cproductivity
What care cpossible csolutions cto csolve covercrowding cin cthe cemergency cdepartments? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cexpand csupply
cof cqualified cemergency cnurses
- crecruitment/retention cinitiatives cfor cemergency cdepartment cphysicians
- cincreased ccapacity cfor cinpatient, ccritical ccare, clong-term ccare
- chealth cinformatics c(E-records)
What cdo csome cmed cschools cdo cbecause cof cthe clack cof cdoctors cat cthat chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔They coffer cto chelp
cpay cfor cmed cschool cin chopes cthat cthe cdoctors cend cup cstaying cafter cmed cschool
What care cthe c2 cways cout cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Being cdischarged cor cdeath
What cservices care cprovided cafter cbeing cdischarged cfrom cthe chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cCommunity cCare cAccess
cCentre c(CCAC) c- cprovides ccontinuing ccare cin cyour chome
- cretirement chomes c- cprivately cowned, cminimal csupport, cnot csubsidized, cregulated cby cRetirement cHome cRegulation cAuthority
- clong-term ccare c- c24 chour cnursing, cpersonal ccare, caccess cto cphysician, cregulated cby cMinistry cof cHealth
ANSWERS
Why cdo cCanadians cconsider ctheir chealthcare cas cthe cmost csuccessful cgovernment cprogram? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Because
cit cis cbased con cequity, cfairness, ccompassion, cdignity, cand csolidarity
What cdoes cthe cCanadian chealthcare csystem cassure? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cassures cthat call cCanadians chave creasonable
caccess cto cmedically cnecessary chospitals/services con ca cpre-paid cbasis
Is cCanadian chealthcare cfree? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Canadians cpay cfor cit cthrough ctaxes
What cis can cincreasing cconcern cregarding cCanadian chealthcare? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sustainability. cHow cwe ccan callow
cresources cto cstill cbe cthere cin cthe cfuture
How cdid chealthcare cin cCanada cbegin? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In c1947 cSK cPremier cTommy cDouglas cintroduced cthe cfirst
csingle cpair cnational chealth ccare csystem cin cSaskatchewan.
From c1948-1955 cBritish cColumbia, cNewfoundland, cAlberta, cand cOntario cgot chospital cinsurance cplans.
In c1957 cthe cHospital cInsurance cand cDiagnostic cServices cAct cwas cissued.
In c1966 cthe cNational cMedical cCare cact cwas cissued
What cis cthe ccorrelation cbetween chealth ccare cexpenditures cand clife cexpectancy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Weak cpositive
ccorrelation. cSome cOECD ccountries cspend cless con chealth cand chave chigher clife cexpectancy
What cis cthe cNational cMedical cCare cAct? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cact cissued cby cthe cfederal cgovernment cwhere cthey cagreed
cto cpay caround chalf cof cthe cmedical cprograms
Does cspending con chealth ccare ccontinue cto cincrease cor cdecrease? cWhich cmedical cservices cdo cpeople cspend cthe cmost con?
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increase. cIn c2015, c29.5% cof chealth cspending cwent cto chospitals, c15.7% cwent cto cdrugs cand
cpharmacology, cand c15.5% cwent cto cphysicians
Why cis chealth ccare cspending cmore cin cthe cUS cthan cCanada? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔US chas cmore cexpensive chealth ccare
cdue cto cmore ctests/procedures cthan cCanada. cCanada cdoesn't chave cas cmany cmachines cso cwe cdon't cget ctests cdone cas
cquickly
What cdid cthe cCanadian cHealth cAct cof c1984 cstate? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cUniversality c- call cCanadians cwill chave caccess cto
cthe csame chealth ccare
2. cComprehensiveness c- chealth cplans chave cto censure call cservices cthat care cmedically cnecessary
3. cAccessibility c- cinsured cpersons cmust chave creasonable caccess cto chave cneeds cmet
4. cPublicly cadministered con ca cnon-profit cbasis c- cadministered cby cpublic cauthority
5. cPortability c- cresidents chave cto cbe ccovered cwhile ctheir ctemporarily cabsent cfrom cthe cprovince/Canada
What care cthe cresponsibilities cof cthe cfederal cgovernment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cEnsure caccess cto cspecific cgroups c(e.g.
cFirst cNation cand cInuit ccommunities, cRCMP, cArmed cForces)
2. cHealth cprotection c- chealth cpromotion, cdisease, cprevention, cand ceducation
3. cHealth cResearch c- cfunding cto cCanadian cinstitute cfor chealth cinformation
4. cFinancial csupport c- ctransfuse cpayments cto cprovinces c(the cfederal cgovernment cgives cmoney cfor chealth ccare
cunconditionally)
5. cEnsures chealth ccare cis c"portable" cacross cCanada c(health ccare cneeds cwill cbe cmet cno cmatter cwhere cyou care cin cCanada)
What care cthe cresponsibilities cof cthe cprovincial cgovernment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Planning, cmanaging, cand cdelivery
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween cpublic cand cprivate cfunding cof cthe cCanadian cHealth cCare cAct? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Public:
cfinanced cprimarily cthrough ctaxation c(provincial cand cfederal cpersonal cand ccorporate cincome ctax, cand cmedically cnecessary
chospital cand cphysician cservices)
Private: cprivate chealth cinsurance c(employee cbenefits cto cindividual cpremiums, cdental, cvision, cprescription cmeds, cetc) cand
cpaying cout-of-pocket c(required cif cno cinsurance cor cif cinsurance cdoesn't ccover)
What cis cthe cOntario cDrug cBenefit cProgram c(ODB)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cprogram cfor cpeople cwithout cprivate cinsurance cto
cget cprescription cdrugs. cIt cis cfor cseniors, clow cincomes, csocial cassistance, cetc
What cis caccess cto chealth ccare cinfluenced cby? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- csupply cof cproviders
, - csupply cof cfacilities
- cperson's chealth cstatus
- cgeographical clocation
Which cmedical cservices care ccommunity cbased? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cfamily cphysicians
- cwalk-in-clinics
- cout-patient clab/x-ray/ultrasound
- cemergency cmedical cservices c(EMS)
What care cthe cfamily cmedical cpractice cmodels? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Solo cpractitioners c- cwork cby cthemselves, cset chours
Group cpractice c- cmany cdoctors cin c1 cpractice c(becoming cmore cpopular)
What cis cfee-for-service caka cphysician cbills cprovincial chealth cplan? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cpayment cmodel cwhere cservices
care cunbundled cand ctherefor cpaid cseparately. cBased con cquantity cnot cquality cof cservice
Who care cmore clikely cto chave cfamily cdoctors? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Women
What care cHealth cService cOrganizations c(HSO)? cWhat ccan cit clead cto? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cnew cmodel cof chealth ccare. cIt
cfunds ca cset cfee cper cpatient cper cyear. cHSO cis cresponsible cfor coverall ccare, cencouraging cprevention. cIt ccan clead cto
cdecreased cinitiative cto ccare cfor ca cpatient cwho cneeds ca clot cof cmedical ccare
What care cFamily cHealth cOrganizations? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔When c3 cor cmore cphysicians cwork ctogether cas ca cgroup cto
cgive cthe cfamily cpersonalized chelp. cThey chave cregular coffice chours cplus cextended chours, cas cwell cas cnurse-staffed, cafter-
hours ctelephone chealth cadvisory. cThey coften cemploy cpharmacists cand csocial cworkers
What cmight cthe cgovernment cdo cif cyou cgo cto ca cwalk-in-clinic cif cyou chave ca cfamily cdoctor? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cgovernment cmight cbill cyour cfamily cdoctor cbecause cthey'd csee cit cas cthough cyou're cgoing cto ca cdifferent cdoctor cbecause cyour
cfamily cdoctor cisn't cdoing ca cgood cenough cjob
What care cthe clevels cof ccare? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Primary, csecondary, ctertiary
What cdo cthe clevels cof ccare cby chospitals cvary cby? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cownership c- cprivate cor cpublic c(most cof cpublic cin
cCanada)
2. cservices cprovided cand csize c(in-patient, cout-patient, cspecialty, cetc)
3. cif ca cteaching caffiliated chospital cor cnot
How ccan cyou cbe cadmitted cto cthe chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔By cdirect cadmission cor cthrough cthe cemergency cdepartment
Who care cfrequent cemergency cdepartment cusers? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individuals cwith cco-morbid cconditions cand cthe celderly
What cis ca ctrademark cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Continual caccess cto cservices c(open c24/7)
How cis cage crelated cto ctime cspent cin cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cyounger cyou care, cthe cless ctime
cyou cwill cspend cin cthe cemergency cdepartment
What chappens cat ctriage? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔They cget ca chistory, crapid cassessment, cfirst caid cif cnecessary. cThey cdetermine
cseverity cand cpatient cpriority
What cis cthe cchronic, csystematic cproblem cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? cWhat cis cit ccaused cby? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Overcrowding. cIt cis ccaused cby: c
- clack cof cbeds cfor cpatients cadmitted cto chospital
- cincreases cin cpatient cvolumes c- cshortage cof cnursing cstaff
-delays cin cservice cprovided cby cradiology, claboratory, cetc.
- cshortage cof con-call cspecially cconsultants
What care cthe ceffects cof covercrowding cin cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cpublic csafety cat crisk
- clong cwait ctimes cand cpatient cdissatisfaction
- cdecreased cphysician cproductivity
What care cpossible csolutions cto csolve covercrowding cin cthe cemergency cdepartments? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cexpand csupply
cof cqualified cemergency cnurses
- crecruitment/retention cinitiatives cfor cemergency cdepartment cphysicians
- cincreased ccapacity cfor cinpatient, ccritical ccare, clong-term ccare
- chealth cinformatics c(E-records)
What cdo csome cmed cschools cdo cbecause cof cthe clack cof cdoctors cat cthat chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔They coffer cto chelp
cpay cfor cmed cschool cin chopes cthat cthe cdoctors cend cup cstaying cafter cmed cschool
What care cthe c2 cways cout cof cthe cemergency cdepartment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Being cdischarged cor cdeath
What cservices care cprovided cafter cbeing cdischarged cfrom cthe chospital? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cCommunity cCare cAccess
cCentre c(CCAC) c- cprovides ccontinuing ccare cin cyour chome
- cretirement chomes c- cprivately cowned, cminimal csupport, cnot csubsidized, cregulated cby cRetirement cHome cRegulation cAuthority
- clong-term ccare c- c24 chour cnursing, cpersonal ccare, caccess cto cphysician, cregulated cby cMinistry cof cHealth
