HIM 410 QUIZ 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A service is cost-efficient when:
A. the insurance company did not lose money and the patient did not have to pay out of
pocket.
B. the patient's insurance plan saves money.
C. the desired health outcome is achieved.
D. the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service. -
Answers - D. the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the
service.
A study on telehealth in the form of electronic consultation platforms found that their use
was not associated with which of the following?
A. Improved access to specialty care
B. Higher patient and clinician satisfaction
C. Higher costs
D. Higher efficiency - Answers - C. Higher costs
Of the five dimensions of access to care, which one refers to the fit between service
capacity and individuals' requirements?
A. Acceptability
B. Accommodation
C. Accessibility
D. Availability - Answers - B. Accommodation
What is the primary purpose of certificate-of-need statutes?
A. To control capital expenditures by health facilities B. To decrease Medicaid
reimbursements for specialty care
C. To reduce provision of unnecessary health care services
D. To increase utilization of primary care services - Answers - A. To control capital
expenditures by health facilities
When a provider bills for a higher-priced service but actually delivers a lower-priced
service, this is known as:
A. upbilling.
B. upcharging.
C. upringing.
D. upcoding. - Answers - D. upcoding.
Which of the following is not a competitive strategy to contain health care costs?
A. Supply-side regulation
B. Payer-driven competition
ANSWERS
A service is cost-efficient when:
A. the insurance company did not lose money and the patient did not have to pay out of
pocket.
B. the patient's insurance plan saves money.
C. the desired health outcome is achieved.
D. the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service. -
Answers - D. the benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the
service.
A study on telehealth in the form of electronic consultation platforms found that their use
was not associated with which of the following?
A. Improved access to specialty care
B. Higher patient and clinician satisfaction
C. Higher costs
D. Higher efficiency - Answers - C. Higher costs
Of the five dimensions of access to care, which one refers to the fit between service
capacity and individuals' requirements?
A. Acceptability
B. Accommodation
C. Accessibility
D. Availability - Answers - B. Accommodation
What is the primary purpose of certificate-of-need statutes?
A. To control capital expenditures by health facilities B. To decrease Medicaid
reimbursements for specialty care
C. To reduce provision of unnecessary health care services
D. To increase utilization of primary care services - Answers - A. To control capital
expenditures by health facilities
When a provider bills for a higher-priced service but actually delivers a lower-priced
service, this is known as:
A. upbilling.
B. upcharging.
C. upringing.
D. upcoding. - Answers - D. upcoding.
Which of the following is not a competitive strategy to contain health care costs?
A. Supply-side regulation
B. Payer-driven competition
