Question 1

Managed care is a system of healthcare delivery that focuses on:&#10;A) efficiency.&#10;B) control overutilization.&#10;C) the price of services.&#10;D) All of these are correct.

Accepted Answer

Managed care is a system of healthcare delivery that (1) seeks to achieve efficiency by integrating the four functions of healthcare delivery; (2) employs mechanisms to control (manage) utilization of medical services; and (3) determines the price at which the services are purchased, and consequently, how much the providers get paid.

Question 2

The type of healthcare practice that incorporates interventions aimed at disease prevention and health promotion is:&#10;A) population-based public health practice.&#10;B) medical practice.&#10;C) long-term practice.&#10;D) end-of-life practice.

Accepted Answer

Public health practice incorporates the development and application of preventive strategies and interventions to promote and protect the health of populations.

Question 3

Restorative care is a component of:&#10;A) population-based public health practice.&#10;B) medical practice.&#10;C) long-term practice.&#10;D) end-of-life practice.

Accepted Answer

Long-term practice can be divided into two subcategories: restorative care and long-term care.

Question 4

Healthcare delivery in the United States is very similar to other developed countries.

Accepted Answer

The process by which health care is delivered in the United States is unlike the processes used in other countries of the world. Other developed countries have national health insurance run or organized by the government and paid for, in large part, by general taxes, and almost all citizens are entitled to receive healthcare services.

Question 5

Self-care has been used historically in America and is still used today.

Accepted Answer

For as long as humankind has been concerned with disease, injury, and health, there has always been a category of health care in which people have tried to help or treat themselves: self-care. This type of care continues today.

Question 6

The Hill-Burton Act provided substantial funds for medical education.

Accepted Answer

The Hill-Burton Act provided substantial funds for hospital construction.

Question 7

The spectrum of healthcare delivery refers to the various types of care.

Accepted Answer

Because health care in the United States is delivered by an array of providers in a variety of settings, reference is sometimes made to the spectrum of healthcare delivery.

Question 8

The largest number of all healthcare workers today are employed in nursing/residential facilities.

Accepted Answer

About two-fifths (39%) of all healthcare employees work in hospitals; more than one-fourth (26%) work in offices of health practitioners (i.e., offices and clinics); one-fifth (20%) work in nursing and residential care facilities; and 8% each work in home health services and outpatient, laboratory, and other ambulatory care services.

Question 9

Laboratory technicians are considered to be allied healthcare professionals.

Accepted Answer

Allied healthcare professionals can be categorized into several groups: laboratory technologists and technicians; therapeutic science practitioners; behavioral scientists; and support services.

Question 10

Public hospitals are often found in small, rural communities.

Accepted Answer

Public hospitals are usually found in larger cities.

Question 11

A clinic is a facility in which two or more physicians practice as a group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A clinic is a facility in which...

Question 12

Name and describe the four levels of medical practice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name and describe the four levels of...

Deck 13: Health Care Delivery in the United States