Ambulatory Care Exam Questions and Answers Grade A+
What characterizes Inpatient Care stays? - Answer-They are at least one overnight
stay
"ambul" means - Answer-walking
Three interrelated trends regarding inpatient care and ambulatory care: - Answer-
Because inpatient care is so expensive, payers won't pay for an overnight stay if it
isn't medically necessary
Hospital based outpatient care is more expensive than non-hospital based
outpatient care
Busy people demand convenient care
Hospitals must maintain all the expensive services and technology in order to: -
Answer-Be properly accredited and licensed, as well as attract various insurers,
patients, and good physicians
What does this high overhead do resulting in competition? - Answer-It puts them
at a competitive cost disadvantage relative to free-standing, single focus
ambulatory facilities, including even surgical centers or imaging centers
7 Types of Ambulatory Care Settings: - Answer-1) Hospital emergency
departments (EDs)
2) Hospital-based outpatient departments (OPDs)
3) Outpatient offices; physician private practices
4) Urgent Care Centers
5) Retail clinics
6) Concierge medicine
7) Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
What is EMTALA (1986), and what does it require? - Answer-Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act. It requires hospitals and ambulances to provide care to
, anyone needing it regardless of ability to pay, citizenship, and legal status. A
functional safety net.
What was one issue with the act in terms of financing? - Answer-It provided no
money to accomplish this; classic "unfunded mandate"
What did the act try to counteract? - Answer-"dumping" of uninsured or
unprofitable patients
From 1997-2007, the amount of emergency room visits ______ by ___%, however
the annual visit rate ______ by ___% - Answer-Increased, 23% (116.8 million
visits)
Increased, 11%
Visit rate for nursing home residents was ___x that of those living at home.
Visit rate for homeless was ___x that of those with homes.
Visit rate for blacks was ____x that of whites. - Answer-4x
2x
2x
What percent of people are admitted to hospitals from emergency rooms? -
Answer-12%
What are the leading diagnoses for those admitted? - Answer-Heart disease, chest
pain, pneumonia, and cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
What percent of visits are by uninsured patients? - Answer-15.3%
Historically, general practitioners provided first contact care in US, however now,
only ___% of annual visits for acute care (treatment for newly arising health
What characterizes Inpatient Care stays? - Answer-They are at least one overnight
stay
"ambul" means - Answer-walking
Three interrelated trends regarding inpatient care and ambulatory care: - Answer-
Because inpatient care is so expensive, payers won't pay for an overnight stay if it
isn't medically necessary
Hospital based outpatient care is more expensive than non-hospital based
outpatient care
Busy people demand convenient care
Hospitals must maintain all the expensive services and technology in order to: -
Answer-Be properly accredited and licensed, as well as attract various insurers,
patients, and good physicians
What does this high overhead do resulting in competition? - Answer-It puts them
at a competitive cost disadvantage relative to free-standing, single focus
ambulatory facilities, including even surgical centers or imaging centers
7 Types of Ambulatory Care Settings: - Answer-1) Hospital emergency
departments (EDs)
2) Hospital-based outpatient departments (OPDs)
3) Outpatient offices; physician private practices
4) Urgent Care Centers
5) Retail clinics
6) Concierge medicine
7) Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
What is EMTALA (1986), and what does it require? - Answer-Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act. It requires hospitals and ambulances to provide care to
, anyone needing it regardless of ability to pay, citizenship, and legal status. A
functional safety net.
What was one issue with the act in terms of financing? - Answer-It provided no
money to accomplish this; classic "unfunded mandate"
What did the act try to counteract? - Answer-"dumping" of uninsured or
unprofitable patients
From 1997-2007, the amount of emergency room visits ______ by ___%, however
the annual visit rate ______ by ___% - Answer-Increased, 23% (116.8 million
visits)
Increased, 11%
Visit rate for nursing home residents was ___x that of those living at home.
Visit rate for homeless was ___x that of those with homes.
Visit rate for blacks was ____x that of whites. - Answer-4x
2x
2x
What percent of people are admitted to hospitals from emergency rooms? -
Answer-12%
What are the leading diagnoses for those admitted? - Answer-Heart disease, chest
pain, pneumonia, and cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
What percent of visits are by uninsured patients? - Answer-15.3%
Historically, general practitioners provided first contact care in US, however now,
only ___% of annual visits for acute care (treatment for newly arising health
