The U.S. Healthcare System - Chapter 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - CORRECT ANSWER - a federal
agency established to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for
Americans
Almshouses - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as poorhouses, established in the 19th
century to serve the indigent.
American Medical Association (AMA) - CORRECT ANSWER - is a professional
membership organization for physicians established in 1847. Responsible for standardizing
medical education.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER - The
purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economic
recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments needed
to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-
term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax
increases
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality,
or ability of someone or something
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on evaluating any processes that have been
put in place to ensure that the programs are being implement appropriately.
Centers for Mental Health Services (CMHS) - CORRECT ANSWER - In partnership with
state health departments, leads national efforts to assess mental health delivery services.
, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CORRECT ANSWER - federal
governmental agency that issues guidelines relative to protection and manners to improve health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a federal
agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for
Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities.
Certificate of Need (CON) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1974 law that was passed that
required approval from the state before a hospital or medical facility could be built or expanded.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) - CORRECT ANSWER -
COBRA was passed to provide health insurance protection if an individual changed
employment.
Constitutional factors - CORRECT ANSWER - a fundamental psychological propensity to
add to character, nature, and the philosophy of certain physical and cognitive diseases. Said
elements are inclusive of genetic exposures and physiological traits
Cost Sharing - CORRECT ANSWER - a situation where insured individuals pay a portion
of the healthcare costs, such as deductibles, coinsurance or co-payments
Determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER - Factors that raise or lower a level of
health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends in
health and why some groups have better or worse health than others.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - This was enacted to ensure that patients without health insurance were not
refused treatment for an emergency.
Employer Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - A health insurance policy provided
by an employer for the employees of a company.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - CORRECT ANSWER - a federal
agency established to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for
Americans
Almshouses - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as poorhouses, established in the 19th
century to serve the indigent.
American Medical Association (AMA) - CORRECT ANSWER - is a professional
membership organization for physicians established in 1847. Responsible for standardizing
medical education.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER - The
purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economic
recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments needed
to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-
term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax
increases
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality,
or ability of someone or something
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on evaluating any processes that have been
put in place to ensure that the programs are being implement appropriately.
Centers for Mental Health Services (CMHS) - CORRECT ANSWER - In partnership with
state health departments, leads national efforts to assess mental health delivery services.
, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CORRECT ANSWER - federal
governmental agency that issues guidelines relative to protection and manners to improve health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a federal
agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for
Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities.
Certificate of Need (CON) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1974 law that was passed that
required approval from the state before a hospital or medical facility could be built or expanded.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) - CORRECT ANSWER -
COBRA was passed to provide health insurance protection if an individual changed
employment.
Constitutional factors - CORRECT ANSWER - a fundamental psychological propensity to
add to character, nature, and the philosophy of certain physical and cognitive diseases. Said
elements are inclusive of genetic exposures and physiological traits
Cost Sharing - CORRECT ANSWER - a situation where insured individuals pay a portion
of the healthcare costs, such as deductibles, coinsurance or co-payments
Determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER - Factors that raise or lower a level of
health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends in
health and why some groups have better or worse health than others.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - This was enacted to ensure that patients without health insurance were not
refused treatment for an emergency.
Employer Health Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - A health insurance policy provided
by an employer for the employees of a company.
