US Healthcare System Chapter 5 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Administrative information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Designed to assist in
carrying out financial and administrative support activities such as payroll, patient accounting,
materials management, and office automation.
Asynchronous technology - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of store-and-forward technology
that allows the users to review the information at a later time.
Biologics - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological products which include a wide range of
products such as vaccines, blood and blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapy,
tissues, and recombinant therapeutic proteins.
Clinical information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Involve the organized processing,
storage, and retrieval of information to support patient care processes.
Clinical practice guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - Systematically developed protocols
to assist practitioners in delivering appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
Clinical trial - CORRECT ANSWER - A research study, generally based on random
assignments, designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug, device, or treatment.
Cost benefit analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to evaluate benefits in relation to
costs when both are expressed in dollar terms. Hence, cost benefit analysis is subject to a more
rigorous quantitative analysis compared to cost-effectiveness analysis.
Cost-effectiveness analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A step beyond the determination of
efficacy. Whereas efficacy is concerned only with the benefit to be derived from the use of
technology, cost-effectiveness evaluates the additional (marginal) benefits to be derived in
relation to the additional (marginal) costs to be incurred.
, Cost-efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Cost-effectiveness; benefits exceed the costs in
medical care delivery.
Cost-utility analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analysis
in which quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are used as a measure of health benefits.
Decision support systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer-based information and
analytical tools to support managerial decision making in health care organizations.
Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - See efficacy
Efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - In a general sense, efficacy refers to the effectiveness
of a medical procedure or intervention. If a product or service actually produces some health
benefits, it can be considered efficacious or effective.
E-health - CORRECT ANSWER - All forms of electronic health care delivered over the
Internet.
Electronic health records - CORRECT ANSWER - IT applications that enable the
processing of any electronically-stored information pertaining to individual patients for the
purpose of delivering health care services.
E-therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Any type of professional therapeutic interaction that
makes use of the Internet to connect qualified mental health professionals and their clients.
Flat of the curve - CORRECT ANSWER - A point in the health production function where
the potential health benefits from additional delivery of medical care approach zero.
Traditionally, much of the medical care delivered in America has been at the flat of the curve,
which represents a waste of health care resources.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Administrative information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Designed to assist in
carrying out financial and administrative support activities such as payroll, patient accounting,
materials management, and office automation.
Asynchronous technology - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of store-and-forward technology
that allows the users to review the information at a later time.
Biologics - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological products which include a wide range of
products such as vaccines, blood and blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapy,
tissues, and recombinant therapeutic proteins.
Clinical information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Involve the organized processing,
storage, and retrieval of information to support patient care processes.
Clinical practice guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - Systematically developed protocols
to assist practitioners in delivering appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
Clinical trial - CORRECT ANSWER - A research study, generally based on random
assignments, designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug, device, or treatment.
Cost benefit analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to evaluate benefits in relation to
costs when both are expressed in dollar terms. Hence, cost benefit analysis is subject to a more
rigorous quantitative analysis compared to cost-effectiveness analysis.
Cost-effectiveness analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A step beyond the determination of
efficacy. Whereas efficacy is concerned only with the benefit to be derived from the use of
technology, cost-effectiveness evaluates the additional (marginal) benefits to be derived in
relation to the additional (marginal) costs to be incurred.
, Cost-efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Cost-effectiveness; benefits exceed the costs in
medical care delivery.
Cost-utility analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analysis
in which quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are used as a measure of health benefits.
Decision support systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Computer-based information and
analytical tools to support managerial decision making in health care organizations.
Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - See efficacy
Efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - In a general sense, efficacy refers to the effectiveness
of a medical procedure or intervention. If a product or service actually produces some health
benefits, it can be considered efficacious or effective.
E-health - CORRECT ANSWER - All forms of electronic health care delivered over the
Internet.
Electronic health records - CORRECT ANSWER - IT applications that enable the
processing of any electronically-stored information pertaining to individual patients for the
purpose of delivering health care services.
E-therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Any type of professional therapeutic interaction that
makes use of the Internet to connect qualified mental health professionals and their clients.
Flat of the curve - CORRECT ANSWER - A point in the health production function where
the potential health benefits from additional delivery of medical care approach zero.
Traditionally, much of the medical care delivered in America has been at the flat of the curve,
which represents a waste of health care resources.
