HSA 3111 EXAM TEST PAPER ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An integrated delivery system (IDS) is best described as - ✔✔a network of
organizations that provides, or arranges to 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
✔✔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 US Healthcare Delivery? - ✔✔There are multiple subsystems developed
either through market forces or as a result of policy initiatives to address the needs of
certain population segments
✔✔The Triple Aim framework consists of pursuing which of the following dimensions? -
✔✔Improving the health of the population, Improving the patient experience of
care(including the ability of patients to access high quality care that patients are
satisfied with) and reducing the per capita cost of health
✔✔Basic characteristics that differentiate the US healthcare delivery system from that of
other countries included which of the following? - ✔✔No central governing agency and
little integration and coordination, delivery of health care under imperfect market
conditions, a technology driven delivery system focusing on acute care
✔✔Which of the following was enacted under the Clinton administration in 1996 and
had two primary purposes: to help ensure that workers could maintain uninterrupted
health insurance coverage if they lost or changed jobs and to ensure privacy of personal
health information? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
✔✔The shift from a fee-for-service retrospective mode to a pre-paid prospective mode
based on patient diagnosis for hospital reimbursement describes: - ✔✔Diagnosis-
related groups (DRGs)
, ✔✔Following World War 2, the federal governement excluded health insurance benefits
from wages and excluded workers contributions to health insurance from taxable
income. What was one of the effects of this? - ✔✔It enabled employees to take wage
increases in the form of health insurance fringe benefits rather than cash
✔✔A health maintenance organization (HMO) - ✔✔is an organization responsible for
the financing and delivery of comprehensive health services to an enrolled population
for a prepaid, fixed fee
✔✔The primary purpose of Medicare as enacted in 1965 was to - ✔✔provide health
insurance for older Americans
✔✔True/False? The federal government maintains broad policymaking and operational
responsibilities to promote and protect the health of US citizens while ensuring the
implementation of both preventative and protective public health practices - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False? Local health departments support and deliver health and health related
services and provide direct patient care services in clinics or health centers, referrals for
care, and other services mainly focused on underserved populations - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False? The federal government is not responsible for ensuring that all levels of
government have the capabilities to provide essential public health services - ✔✔False
✔✔True/False? Systems thinking is a straightforward approach to problem solving that
relies on immediate reactions to present problems or situations - ✔✔False
✔✔Daniel Dawes' political determinants of health refer to which of the following? -
✔✔When a policy issue aligns with a private sector interest or commercial interest and
a government value interest, there is a greater likelihood of advancing an effective
agenda
✔✔Which level of government has significant influences on healthcare delivery and
public health through their departments and agencies such as health, insurance,
education, and social services - ✔✔State
✔✔Which of the following is a general category of public policy? - ✔✔Social, Economic
and Foreign Policy
✔✔How are agencies at every level of government embracing systems thinking as a
means for achieving greater effectiveness? - ✔✔By including health in all policies,
within domains beyond the typical scope of healthcare or public health
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An integrated delivery system (IDS) is best described as - ✔✔a network of
organizations that provides, or arranges to 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
✔✔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 US Healthcare Delivery? - ✔✔There are multiple subsystems developed
either through market forces or as a result of policy initiatives to address the needs of
certain population segments
✔✔The Triple Aim framework consists of pursuing which of the following dimensions? -
✔✔Improving the health of the population, Improving the patient experience of
care(including the ability of patients to access high quality care that patients are
satisfied with) and reducing the per capita cost of health
✔✔Basic characteristics that differentiate the US healthcare delivery system from that of
other countries included which of the following? - ✔✔No central governing agency and
little integration and coordination, delivery of health care under imperfect market
conditions, a technology driven delivery system focusing on acute care
✔✔Which of the following was enacted under the Clinton administration in 1996 and
had two primary purposes: to help ensure that workers could maintain uninterrupted
health insurance coverage if they lost or changed jobs and to ensure privacy of personal
health information? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
✔✔The shift from a fee-for-service retrospective mode to a pre-paid prospective mode
based on patient diagnosis for hospital reimbursement describes: - ✔✔Diagnosis-
related groups (DRGs)
, ✔✔Following World War 2, the federal governement excluded health insurance benefits
from wages and excluded workers contributions to health insurance from taxable
income. What was one of the effects of this? - ✔✔It enabled employees to take wage
increases in the form of health insurance fringe benefits rather than cash
✔✔A health maintenance organization (HMO) - ✔✔is an organization responsible for
the financing and delivery of comprehensive health services to an enrolled population
for a prepaid, fixed fee
✔✔The primary purpose of Medicare as enacted in 1965 was to - ✔✔provide health
insurance for older Americans
✔✔True/False? The federal government maintains broad policymaking and operational
responsibilities to promote and protect the health of US citizens while ensuring the
implementation of both preventative and protective public health practices - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False? Local health departments support and deliver health and health related
services and provide direct patient care services in clinics or health centers, referrals for
care, and other services mainly focused on underserved populations - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False? The federal government is not responsible for ensuring that all levels of
government have the capabilities to provide essential public health services - ✔✔False
✔✔True/False? Systems thinking is a straightforward approach to problem solving that
relies on immediate reactions to present problems or situations - ✔✔False
✔✔Daniel Dawes' political determinants of health refer to which of the following? -
✔✔When a policy issue aligns with a private sector interest or commercial interest and
a government value interest, there is a greater likelihood of advancing an effective
agenda
✔✔Which level of government has significant influences on healthcare delivery and
public health through their departments and agencies such as health, insurance,
education, and social services - ✔✔State
✔✔Which of the following is a general category of public policy? - ✔✔Social, Economic
and Foreign Policy
✔✔How are agencies at every level of government embracing systems thinking as a
means for achieving greater effectiveness? - ✔✔By including health in all policies,
within domains beyond the typical scope of healthcare or public health
