Why do HMOs encourage healthy lifestyles practices?

Its cheaper to prevent illness than to treat an illness

Which of the following is true about a PPO?

the insured person does not need to choose a PCP to coordinate care

How are nursing homes and independent living facilities alike?

They both care for elderly, disabled, & rehabilitation pts

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

What is the purpose of the Food and Drug Administration?

Regulate food & drug products sold in the United States

What is the main type of healthcare system in the United States?

a private system funded by insurance and out-of-pocket payments

paid every month, amount charged by the insurer to provide coverage

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 caused controversy because it mandated:

health-care coverage for 32 million uninsured persons.

What is the reason for using the "systems theory" to study a health care facility?

It helps the facility to focus on its mission

Which of the following is true about organizational structures in healthcare facilities?

employees must respect the roles of other team members

Which of the following describes a system?

A group if individual parts that work together to form a unified whole

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1
Treatment in outpatient settings is an example of which of the following?
Cost containment
A desire from patients to return home as soon as possible
The shortage of some types of health care workers
The increasing level of care today's patients receive
2
Medication management is an example of a Services component of the healthcare delivery system.
False
True
3
Why do HMOs encourage healthy lifestyles practices?
Your doctor reports unhealthy practices to your HMO
The know whats best for your health
HMO is concerned about your quality of life
Its cheaper to prevent illness than to treat an illness
4
Medicaid is run by the ____ government.
local
state
federal
5
What activity in the renaissance period helped change the understanding of human anatomy?
stealing dead bodies
reading
witchcraft
6
what is the name of the world's first pandemic, which occured during the Dark Ages?
Flu
Zika
Small Pox
Bubonic Plague
7
Why is geriatric care in high demand?
there is high employee turnover
insurance is paying for more services for elderly people
people are living longer
older people can afford more expensive healthcare
8
Which of the following is true about a PPO?
the PPO selects providers that an insured person must choose from
the insured person must slect a primary care physician
the insured person does not need to choose a PCP to coordinate care
9
In ancient times, which of the following helped to slow the spread of disease?
Increased population in cities
Development of sewer systems
The Bubonic Plague
Use of witchcraft and medicine men
10
How are nursing homes and independent living facilities alike?
They both care for elderly, disabled, & rehabilitation pts
They both care for pts who need help with basic needs
They are both very large agencies that have 1,000s of wrkrs
They are both proprietary agencies
11
What is HIPAA?
Helpful Interested People are At Attention
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Help Iris Peter and Alex Arrested
Health Insurance People are Actually Awesome
12
Who is the father of medicine?
Socrates
Plato
Hippocrates
Aristotle
13
What is the purpose of the Food and Drug Administration?
Disperse tax money worldwide to research drugs for epidemics
Regulate food & drug products sold in the United States
Identify standards for treatment in health care facilities
Research the cause of infectious diseases
14
What is the main type of healthcare system in the United States?
a private system funded by insurance and out-of-pocket payments
a private system funded by tax dollars
a public system funded by tax dollars
a public system funded by insurance and the out-of-pocket payments
15
what is a premium?
paid every month, amount charged by the insurer to provide coverage
financed through a payroll tax paid by employees
annual percent increase in gross domestic product.
protect s people and organizations against risk
16
Mark insurance pays 100% of physician visits after his deductible of $100. Mark's bill is $250. How much will he pay?
$150
$250
$100
17
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 caused controversy because it mandated:
all recipients must have a picture identification card.
strict confidentiality of all medical records and medical communications.
health-care coverage for 32 million uninsured persons.
limited treatment for specified illnesses.
18
What is the reason for using the "systems theory" to study a health care facility?
It helps the facility to define its mission
It allows patients to compare facilities
It helps the facility to focus on its mission
It helps the facility to ignore minor flaws in its operation
19
Which of the following is true about organizational structures in healthcare facilities?
team members do not expect new employees to follow the line of authority
employees can talk to only those below them in the line of authority
employees must respect the roles of other team members
20
Which of the following describes a system?
The patients that a healthcare facility cares for
The Process of Creating Goals for a healthcare facility
A group if individual parts that work together to form a unified whole
An area of a healthcare system with a record of success

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