Deck 14: Future Trends in Healthcare

Question 1

The Children's Health Initiative Program was established to provide care for which population?

A)Children from all incomes
B)Children with chronic illnesses
C)Children in the foster care system
D)Children from low-income households

Answer 1

Children from low-income households

Question 2

How is the Children's Health Initiative Program funded?

A)State governments
B)Federal governments
C)State and federal governments
D)Volunteer donations

Answer 2

State and federal governments

Question 3

What are health exchanges designed to offer?

A)Medical record organization
B)Medical record computerization
C)Requested health services
D)Essential health benefits

Answer 3

Essential health benefits

Question 4

The estimated number of children who are covered under the Children's Health Initiative Program is

A)4 million.
B)5 million.
C)6 million.
D)7 million.

Question 5

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,what repercussion will occur in hospitals with high infection rates?

A)The Joint Commission accreditation will be revoked.
B)The hospital will be forced to close its doors.
C)The Medicare reimbursement rate will decrease.
D)The Center for Disease Control will intervene.

Question 6

What is the highest percentage of income an individual may pay for health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

A)11%
B)10%
C)9%
D)8%

Question 7

What is the name of the standard measurement of healthcare costs?

A)Milliman Medical Index
B)Standard and Poor's Financial Index
C)Copayment
D)Deductible

Question 8

The state administered program established to provide care for children from low-income families is

A)the National Institutes of Health.
B)the Children's Health Initiative Program.
C)the National Institute of Health Statistics.
D)the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Question 9

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,which population is exempt from the requirement of health insurance coverage?

A)Those who fall below the poverty line
B)Those who are self-employed
C)Those who are unemployed
D)Those who have declared bankruptcy

Question 10

In recent years,the number of physicians who provide care to impoverished populations has

A)increased dramatically.
B)decreased dramatically.
C)increased slightly.
D)decreased slightly.

Question 11

What is the name of the organizations that will allow consumers to review and compare online health insurance plans established in each state?

A)Health maintenance organizations
B)Health exchanges
C)Preferred provider organizations
D)Health co-ops

Question 12

What is fraud?

A)A wrongful act that results in damage to a person's reputation or property
B)Intentional deception or injury to another person
C)A wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal liability
D)A failure to act with the level of care that someone of ordinary discretion would have behaved

Question 13

Which condition will the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services refuse to reimburse?

A)Wrong type blood transfusions
B)Bedsores
C)Catheter-induced urinary tract infections
D)all of the above

Question 14

All of the following are preventable medical errors except

A)needle infections.
B)incorrect diagnosis.
C)in-hospital cardiac arrest.
D)wrong-site surgical procedures.

Question 15

Which proactive do many hospitals establish in order to decrease preventable errors?

A)Staff educational programs
B)Electronic health records
C)Sentinel event committees
D)Non-disciplinary adverse event reporting system

Question 16

Health benefits offered by medical exchanges include

A)hospitalizations.
B)occupational nursing.
C)skilled nursing care.
D)assisted living.

Question 17

The Children's Health Initiative Program (CHIP)is an extension of which government program?

A)Welfare
B)Medicare
C)Medicaid
D)Social Security

Question 18

What is the role of robotics in surgical procedures?

A)Robotics enhance the surgeon's skills.
B)Robotics replace the surgeon's skills.
C)Robotics automate the procedure.
D)Robotics decrease surgical errors.

Question 19

What agency has developed guidelines for preventing infections in procedures such as insertion of central-line catheters?

A)The World Health Organization
B)The National Institute of Health Statistics
C)The National Institutes of Health
D)The Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 20

According to an Institute of Medicine's report,medical errors kill how many American every year?

A)1,000
B)10,000
C)100,000
D)1,000,000

Question 21

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),an individual with a preexisting condition is

A)eligible for insurance coverage.
B)not eligible for insurance coverage.
C)eligible for insurance coverage after required co-insurance is paid.
D)not eligible for coverage,but may have a discount on medical services.

Question 22

What is a benefit of Medical Exchanges?

A)The ability for an individual to review and compare online plans offered
B)The ability for an individual to choose any health insurance desired
C)Federally-funded insurance provided is less expensive.
D)State-funded insurance provided allows for more choices.

Question 23

When a small business needs to purchase health insurance for its employees,the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)provides what benefit?

A)Discounted rates
B)Partial exemption
C)Complete exemption
D)Immediate tax breaks

Question 24

What is the goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)?

A)To protect individual protected health information
B)To expand insurance coverage throughout the country
C)To protect individuals from insurance premiums and deductibles
D)To expand the health care provider's rights to individual protected health information

Question 25

What is true regarding the cost of medical exchanges?

A)Services are free.
B)Services are priced based on a sliding scale.
C)Services are priced based on a national average.
D)Services are covered under the Affordable Care Act.