CAHIMS REVIEW COMPLETE
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● True or false? The US healthcare system is a mixed model because it
incorporates both public and private healthcare options.
True
False
Answer: True. The US healthcare system is a mixed model because
citizens have access to both publicly provided and commercially
provided healthcare systems.
●● True or false? Information has become an important function in
healthcare. Some aspects of patient care involve direct use of
information.
True
False
Answer: True. Information and information technology, such as the
EHR, have become critical elements in patient diagnosis and treatment.
The EHR contains patient history and captures treatment at the point of
care, and the information is immediately available to the next provider
treating the patient. This information exchange has a significant impact
on the patient's healthcare outcome.
,●● Which of the following best identifies a healthcare provider of
secondary care? Select Yes or No for each option.
Primary care physician (PCP)
Hospital
Orthopedist
Center for advanced medicine specializing in rare cancers
Answer: No. A primary care physician (PCP) provides primary care, not
secondary care. Primary care might also be provided by an outpatient
clinic.
Yes. Hospitals do provide secondary care.
Yes. An orthopedist is considered a provider of secondary care.
No. Advanced medicine such as treatment of rare cancers is an example
of tertiary care rather than secondary care.
●● The continuum of care can be defined as the provision of care from
the entry of the patient into the healthcare system until care is no longer
needed.
True
False
Answer: True
The continuum of care is the provision of care from the entry of the
patient into the healthcare system until care is no longer needed.
,●● Studies and trials designed and executed with particular
consideration for eliminating bias are examples of public health
methodology for --infrastructure, training, data collection, data analysis.
Answer: data collection
Data collection in public health is crucial and must be done with care to
ensure the factors being studied are the factors being measured.
●● Lucas lives in a big city, has private health insurance, and needs
treatment for a rare form of cancer that will require several nights' stay
after the procedure and probably extensive follow-up with specialized
chemotherapy trials. Where will the procedure most likely occur?
Community hospital
Managed care consortium hospital
Teaching hospital
Critical access hospital (CAH)
Answer: Teaching hospital.
Lucas requires the treatment, research, and experimentation provided by
a teaching hospital
●● True or false? If you are not physically ill, you are healthy.
True
False
Answer: False. Good health is more than just lack of illness. Mental and
social well-being are also critical factors of good health.
, ●● What two divisions may be combined to form a single diagnostic and
therapeutic division?
Nursing and ancillary services
Nursing and clinical support
Clinical support and ancillary services
Clinical support and medical staff
Answer: Clinical support and ancillary services
●● To which of the following types of providers do primary care
physicians (PCPs) typically refer patients?
Secondary care providers only
Tertiary care providers only
Both secondary and tertiary care providers
Answer: Both secondary and tertiary care providers.
Primary care organizations may refer patients either to secondary care
(specialty care) or tertiary care organizations (providers of highly
specialized diagnostic procedures or treatment).
●● It is important to establish benchmarks to measure whether a
healthcare system is providing safe and effective treatment.
True
False
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● True or false? The US healthcare system is a mixed model because it
incorporates both public and private healthcare options.
True
False
Answer: True. The US healthcare system is a mixed model because
citizens have access to both publicly provided and commercially
provided healthcare systems.
●● True or false? Information has become an important function in
healthcare. Some aspects of patient care involve direct use of
information.
True
False
Answer: True. Information and information technology, such as the
EHR, have become critical elements in patient diagnosis and treatment.
The EHR contains patient history and captures treatment at the point of
care, and the information is immediately available to the next provider
treating the patient. This information exchange has a significant impact
on the patient's healthcare outcome.
,●● Which of the following best identifies a healthcare provider of
secondary care? Select Yes or No for each option.
Primary care physician (PCP)
Hospital
Orthopedist
Center for advanced medicine specializing in rare cancers
Answer: No. A primary care physician (PCP) provides primary care, not
secondary care. Primary care might also be provided by an outpatient
clinic.
Yes. Hospitals do provide secondary care.
Yes. An orthopedist is considered a provider of secondary care.
No. Advanced medicine such as treatment of rare cancers is an example
of tertiary care rather than secondary care.
●● The continuum of care can be defined as the provision of care from
the entry of the patient into the healthcare system until care is no longer
needed.
True
False
Answer: True
The continuum of care is the provision of care from the entry of the
patient into the healthcare system until care is no longer needed.
,●● Studies and trials designed and executed with particular
consideration for eliminating bias are examples of public health
methodology for --infrastructure, training, data collection, data analysis.
Answer: data collection
Data collection in public health is crucial and must be done with care to
ensure the factors being studied are the factors being measured.
●● Lucas lives in a big city, has private health insurance, and needs
treatment for a rare form of cancer that will require several nights' stay
after the procedure and probably extensive follow-up with specialized
chemotherapy trials. Where will the procedure most likely occur?
Community hospital
Managed care consortium hospital
Teaching hospital
Critical access hospital (CAH)
Answer: Teaching hospital.
Lucas requires the treatment, research, and experimentation provided by
a teaching hospital
●● True or false? If you are not physically ill, you are healthy.
True
False
Answer: False. Good health is more than just lack of illness. Mental and
social well-being are also critical factors of good health.
, ●● What two divisions may be combined to form a single diagnostic and
therapeutic division?
Nursing and ancillary services
Nursing and clinical support
Clinical support and ancillary services
Clinical support and medical staff
Answer: Clinical support and ancillary services
●● To which of the following types of providers do primary care
physicians (PCPs) typically refer patients?
Secondary care providers only
Tertiary care providers only
Both secondary and tertiary care providers
Answer: Both secondary and tertiary care providers.
Primary care organizations may refer patients either to secondary care
(specialty care) or tertiary care organizations (providers of highly
specialized diagnostic procedures or treatment).
●● It is important to establish benchmarks to measure whether a
healthcare system is providing safe and effective treatment.
True
False
