HSCC 311 Exam 2

What is the main advantage of interoperability within an electronic health records (EHR) system?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires:

What is the main intent of the Stark laws?

Which department of the DHHS supports research on health care quality, cost, and access?

What is the main function of the National Institutes of Health?

Evaluation of the appropriateness of medical technology is referred to as:

What main purpose do Clinical Practice Guidelines serve?

Analytical tools for advanced decision making are examples of:

Electronic patient charts are examples of:

Some states use _______________ to control technology diffusion.

Telemedicine technology that allows a specialist located at a distance to directly interview and examine a patient is referred to as:

What is the main application of quality-adjusted life years?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires:

The asynchronous form of telemedicine uses which type of technology?

The expectations that Americans have about what medical technology can do to cure illness are driven by which of the following?

Resource inputs, such as staff time, required to increase patient satisfaction or increase the number of sick days avoided is one example of the elements that pertain to which of the following?

Which of the following is true regarding President Donald Trump's pledge to repeal and replace the ACA?

The United States controls the diffusion of medical technology through central planning.

The ACA of 2010 imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices.

Technological diffusion precedes innovation.

State children's health insurance programs (CHIP):

Physician practices that participate in Medicare received reimbursement based on:

What is the main advantage of group insurance?

A health insurance plan pays for medical care only after the insured has first paid $500 out of pocket on an annual basis. The $500 annual cost is called:

A copayment is generally paid:

What is the main function of the Medicare payment advisory commission (MedPAC)?

For Medicare beneficiaries, the maximum covered stay in a SNF during a benefit period cannot exceed:

Medicare part B premiums are:

Medigap policies are sold by:

The amount of reimbursement is determined before the services are delivered under:

The phenomenon called "moral hazard" results directly from:

Self-insurance was spurred by:

When a fixed monthly fee per enrollee is paid to a provider, it is called:

What is the incentive under fee-for-service reimbursement?

An MS-DRG is a refined DRG that includes:

Under retrospective reimbursement, a health care organization is paid according to:

By law, a health insurance plan must cover work-related injuries.

Under the ACA, private health insurance will no longer be the main source of coverage.

The government plays a significant role in financing health care services in the United States.

You don't have to be enrolled in Medicare par A and B to be enrolled in Medicare part C.

Men visit health care providers more often than women.

Typically, tertiary care is highly specialized.

The percentage of medical school graduates choosing careers in primary care is:

What is palliation?

Why have hospitals been in a competitive position to develop outpatient services?

Countries whose health systems are oriented more toward primary care achieve:

The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in hospitals is:

What does "PPS" stand for?

One reason women's health centers were created is:

What advantage would a physician have in joining a group practice versus solo practice?

What is gatekeeping?

How is community-oriented primary care (COPC) different from primary care?

Prior authorization and pre-certification are examples of:

Reasons for growth in outpatient services include:

A patient with special needs could expect to receive efficient, appropriate, team-approach care from which of the following?

Which of the following is a reason for the growth in outpatient services?

The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in hospitals is:

There are more solo physician practices than group physician practices in the US.

Historically, inpatient care developed ________ outpatient care.

A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission:

Non-profit hospitals:

Which entity in hospital governance is legally responsible for the hospital's operations?

The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed

Unlike the United States, the first hospitals in Europe were established by:

What is the main drawback of a living will?

An organization that covers a large geographic area with a variety of facilities such as satellite hospitals, physician clinics, rehab centers, etc. is called a:

In recent years, the nonprofit hospital sector has continued to gain market share.

What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care inpatient sector?

The first proprietary hospitals in the United States were established by

Magnet hospitals have been found to:

According to U.S. law, nonprofit organizations:

Which ownership type constitutes the larges group of hospitals and hospital beds in the United States?

The ethical principle of fidelity requires a medical practitioner to:

Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision making?

The affluent use hospital services more intensively than the poor.

How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?

A hospital that offers a wide variety of specialized services is called a:

In terms of hospital governance, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) reports to:

A hospital that admits only certain types of patients or only patients with certain types of conditions is a: