HCM 340 (HCM340)

HCM 340 is focused on healthcare delivery systems, exploring how healthcare is structured, financed, and delivered in the U.S. source

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5 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A

juanitaonasanya

Rapid Cycle Improvement Process - Answer Continuous quality improvement method that can accomplish targeted improvement goals more effectively and efficiently Retrospective Data - Answer Looking at past records and do not follow up with patients like prospective study Assessment of quality of care is based on 3 functions of outcomes: - Answer 1. Management 2. Measurement 3. Monitoring Marketing Role - Answer used to be: involves identifying product, price, promotion, and ...

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7 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

T or F: Epidemiology focuses heavily on individuals and how they contract diseases that may impact their lives - Answer False Which of the following is NOT a part of managerial epidemiology? Treat infectious diseases in healthcare facilities Develop health policy Achieve goals of population health care management model Design health services - Answer Treat infectious diseases in healthcare facilities Which of the following is NOT considered a vital statistic? Birth certifica...

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4 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, whose primary goal was to address the inequities in health care, extended former health care reform efforts through policies that included: - Answer All of the above Hospitals can be classified by a variety of criteria, including: - Answer All of the above An estimated 80% to 95% of health problems are never brought forward to a physician or otherwise involve professional medical care. - Answer True People were more likely to have poor acc...

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3 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

Care for mental illness: - Answer Includes several thousand public or voluntary mental health clinics serving primarily low-income patients Determinants of health include: - Answer Alll of the above Emplyees with high psychological demands and low decision making latitude are - Answer At risk for poor health outcomes Healthcare system performance is generally Evaluated on - Answer All of the above How does age affect the US healthcare system - Answer More need for elde...

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3 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

A fixed prepayment per person to the healthcare provider for an agreed upon array of services is which of the following? - Answer Capitation Medicare Insurance pay hospitals for their patients' inpatient stays per-discharge, based on the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) assigned to that discharge. - Answer True Most of the top 10 medical conditions by total expenditures in 2015 were chronic diseases, trauma-related disorders and infectious diseases. - Answer True Value-based pu...

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3 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), how did the United States rank in the terms of life expectancy at birth for females in 2016? - Answer 30th According to the OCED, 2016, THE US Infant Morality Rate (IMR) was 5.9 per 1000 live births. How many countries among the OCED members stayed had a higher IMR? - Answer 3 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the Triple Aim framework for optimizing health system performance the fra...

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2 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

COCOSOLUTIONS

you discussed the ways healthcare performance can be measured through examining quality, equity, and efficiency in the healthcare system. You were introduced to the concept of the Quadruple Aim, an extension of the Triple Aim as defined by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The Quadruple Aim is focused on improving outcomes and care for individuals, providing better care for populations, lowering per capita costs in our healthcare system, and improving the work life of healthcare pr...

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6 pages

Written in 2025/2026

juanitaonasanya

, you discovered some of the important stakeholders in the financing of healthcare services in the United States. You also considered the role each of these stakeholders play in the overall rise in expenditures for healthcare services over the last few decades. Additionally, you explored the government programs that provide health insurance services for specific individuals in the U.S. population, as well as the common modes of paying for healthcare services.

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5 pages

Written in 2025/2026

juanitaonasanya