US Healthcare Systems Exam 1 practice
chapters 1-4 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Major subsystems of the United States Health System included Managed Care System, Military
and Veterans systems, Vulnerable Population System, Indian Health System, Integrated Delivery
Systems, Long-term Care System, Public Health System, and: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Behavioral Care System
The Institute for Health Care Improvement developed a framework for healthcare improvement
in response to increasing healthcare costs, quality concerns, chronic health conditions, and an
aging population. This framework best describes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Triple Aim
Attributes of Complex Adaptive Systems include which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Agents, interconnections, self-organization, emergence, and co-evolution
An integrated delivery system (IDS) is best described as: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
network of organizations that provide, a coordinated continuum of services to a defined
population and is willing to be held clinically and fiscally accountable for the outcomes and
health status of that population.
True/False? Health determinants are the varied factors that affect the health status of populations
or groups of people. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim for Populations consists of which of the
following dimensions? - CORRECT ANSWER - A: Population Health
B : Per Capita Cost
C: Experience of care
D: All of these are correct
Answer: D. All of these are correct
, True or False? All Health systems have common elements or building blocks necessary for a
functioning health system despite the unique health determinants and population health. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The United States does not have a well-integrated and coordinated healthcare delivery system
everyone enjoys. Which of the following describes the major subsystems of United States
Healthcare Delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER - There are multiple subsystems developed
either though market forces or as a result of policy initiatives to address the needs of certain
population segments
Allowing healthcare professionals to assess the interactions and interdependencies among parts
of a system and seek out opportunities to generate sustainable solutions describes: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systems thinking
Basic characteristics that differentiate the United States healthcare delivery system from that of
other countries include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - - No central
governing agency and little integration and coordination.
- A technology-driven delivery system focusing on acute care.
- Delivery of health care under imperfect market conditions.
= All of these are correct.
Health determinants include which of the following five categories? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, and biology
and genetics.
True or False? A stakeholder is an individual, group, organization, or entity interested in an
issue, topic, or outcome. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
chapters 1-4 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Major subsystems of the United States Health System included Managed Care System, Military
and Veterans systems, Vulnerable Population System, Indian Health System, Integrated Delivery
Systems, Long-term Care System, Public Health System, and: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Behavioral Care System
The Institute for Health Care Improvement developed a framework for healthcare improvement
in response to increasing healthcare costs, quality concerns, chronic health conditions, and an
aging population. This framework best describes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Triple Aim
Attributes of Complex Adaptive Systems include which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Agents, interconnections, self-organization, emergence, and co-evolution
An integrated delivery system (IDS) is best described as: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
network of organizations that provide, a coordinated continuum of services to a defined
population and is willing to be held clinically and fiscally accountable for the outcomes and
health status of that population.
True/False? Health determinants are the varied factors that affect the health status of populations
or groups of people. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim for Populations consists of which of the
following dimensions? - CORRECT ANSWER - A: Population Health
B : Per Capita Cost
C: Experience of care
D: All of these are correct
Answer: D. All of these are correct
, True or False? All Health systems have common elements or building blocks necessary for a
functioning health system despite the unique health determinants and population health. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The United States does not have a well-integrated and coordinated healthcare delivery system
everyone enjoys. Which of the following describes the major subsystems of United States
Healthcare Delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER - There are multiple subsystems developed
either though market forces or as a result of policy initiatives to address the needs of certain
population segments
Allowing healthcare professionals to assess the interactions and interdependencies among parts
of a system and seek out opportunities to generate sustainable solutions describes: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systems thinking
Basic characteristics that differentiate the United States healthcare delivery system from that of
other countries include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - - No central
governing agency and little integration and coordination.
- A technology-driven delivery system focusing on acute care.
- Delivery of health care under imperfect market conditions.
= All of these are correct.
Health determinants include which of the following five categories? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, and biology
and genetics.
True or False? A stakeholder is an individual, group, organization, or entity interested in an
issue, topic, or outcome. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
