HCD 303 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
System - CORRECT ANSWER -a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole,
in particular.
-set of principles or procedures according to which something is done, an organized scheme or
method
Quality - CORRECT ANSWER -patient safety
-patient outcomes
-patient satisfaction
*to improve overall health, need to focus upon incentives that influence personal behaviors
*huge variability
Access - CORRECT ANSWER (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an
increase; (v) to get at, obtain
-US has less access to insurance
-US has less access to primary care
-US has much more access to latest expensive tech.
-huge variance in technology use across US
Cost - CORRECT ANSWER health expenditures
-US spends significantly more per capita
-significant variability in the cost of care across the US
-high spending does not translate into better outcomes
Universal coverage - CORRECT ANSWER Health care systems that provide access to health
care for all legal residents of a nation.
Social solidarity - CORRECT ANSWER belief that government is obliged to provide a wide
range of social benefits to all citizens including medical care, old age pensions, unemployment
insurance, disability payments, maternity benefits, and other forms of social welfare
, Globalization - CORRECT ANSWER -A process of interaction and integration among the
people, companies, and government of different nations, a process driven by international trade and
investment and aided by information technology.
Centralized - CORRECT ANSWER concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a
single authority
Decentralized - CORRECT ANSWER transfer (authority) from central to local government.
Federal - CORRECT ANSWER A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
Regional - CORRECT ANSWER state government run
Public Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER Federal and state government health programs
(e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, TRICARE) available to eligible individuals.
Private Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER health insurance that can be purchased from
private insurance companies to provide coverage for health care expenses
Copayment - CORRECT ANSWER a fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit
Coinsurance - CORRECT ANSWER the sharing of expenses by the policyholder and the
insurance company
Deductible - CORRECT ANSWER Amount you must pay before you begin receiving any
benefits from your insurance company
Premium - CORRECT ANSWER Amount you pay monthly, quarterly, semiannually or
annually to purchase different types of insurance
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
System - CORRECT ANSWER -a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole,
in particular.
-set of principles or procedures according to which something is done, an organized scheme or
method
Quality - CORRECT ANSWER -patient safety
-patient outcomes
-patient satisfaction
*to improve overall health, need to focus upon incentives that influence personal behaviors
*huge variability
Access - CORRECT ANSWER (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an
increase; (v) to get at, obtain
-US has less access to insurance
-US has less access to primary care
-US has much more access to latest expensive tech.
-huge variance in technology use across US
Cost - CORRECT ANSWER health expenditures
-US spends significantly more per capita
-significant variability in the cost of care across the US
-high spending does not translate into better outcomes
Universal coverage - CORRECT ANSWER Health care systems that provide access to health
care for all legal residents of a nation.
Social solidarity - CORRECT ANSWER belief that government is obliged to provide a wide
range of social benefits to all citizens including medical care, old age pensions, unemployment
insurance, disability payments, maternity benefits, and other forms of social welfare
, Globalization - CORRECT ANSWER -A process of interaction and integration among the
people, companies, and government of different nations, a process driven by international trade and
investment and aided by information technology.
Centralized - CORRECT ANSWER concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a
single authority
Decentralized - CORRECT ANSWER transfer (authority) from central to local government.
Federal - CORRECT ANSWER A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
Regional - CORRECT ANSWER state government run
Public Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER Federal and state government health programs
(e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, TRICARE) available to eligible individuals.
Private Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER health insurance that can be purchased from
private insurance companies to provide coverage for health care expenses
Copayment - CORRECT ANSWER a fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit
Coinsurance - CORRECT ANSWER the sharing of expenses by the policyholder and the
insurance company
Deductible - CORRECT ANSWER Amount you must pay before you begin receiving any
benefits from your insurance company
Premium - CORRECT ANSWER Amount you pay monthly, quarterly, semiannually or
annually to purchase different types of insurance
