Chapter 11B- Healthcare Delivery Systems * Check Your Understanding Review Questions From The Textbook!*

Front 1

What healhcare professional assists physicians in clinical assessments and pationt education?

Back 1

Physician assistants

Front 2

Licensure tests to practice medicine are administered by:

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State licensure boards

Front 3

What is true about nurses registration?

Back 3

Nurses are required to have a license in teh state in which they practice

Front 4

Which of the following professions is generally considered to be an allied health career?

Clinical laboratory science

Physician

Nurse

Medical student

Back 4

Clinical laboratory science

Front 5

To become board-cerifiied in pediatrics, what would an internal medicine physician need to do?

Back 5

Complete graduate training in pediatric medicine and pass a national examination

Front 6

The adoption of the Minimum Standards marked the beginning of what modern practice for healthcare organizations?

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Accreditation

Front 7

According to the AMA, which of the following incorporates the healthcare related professions that function to assist, facilitate, and/or complement the work of physicians and other clinical specialists?

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Allied health

Front 8

True or False

Respiratory therapists treat patients with limited mobility.

Back 8

False (PT's do)

Front 9

True or False

Physical therapy assistants develop treatment plans.

Back 9

False (PT's do)

Front 10

True or False

A sonographer is a specialization of diagnostic imaging technologists.

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True

Front 11

Which of the following laws created the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabiliy Act?

Back 11

Healthcare Quality Improvement Act

Front 12

What government agency supports medical research?

Back 12

National Institutes of Health

Front 13

A HIT student has asked you why Medicare reimburses healthcare providers through prospective payment systems. What piece of legislation would you use as your explanation?

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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982

Front 14

A friend and I are debating cell based technologies. What is a reason why I might argue for this technology?

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Diseases could be diagnosed earlier

Front 15

What is the best description of Medicaid?

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Federally mandated healthcare program for low income people

Front 16

What did the Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986 establish?

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The National Practitioner Data Bank

Front 17

What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990?

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It required PRO's (Peer Review Organization) to report actions taken against physicians to state medical boards and licensing agencies

Front 18

Public Law 92-603 of 1972 required what?

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it required concurrent review of Medicare and Medicaid patients

Front 19

What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989?

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It instituted and researched the Agency for Healthcare Policy

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What is the Hill-Burton Act?

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It authorized grants for states to construct new hospitals

Front 21

What organization has the mission of promoting the science and art of medicine and to imprive publec health?

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American Medical Association

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What organization can certify the EHR?

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Commission of Certification of Health Information Technology

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A college wants to start a new HIT program. Who should the staff contact for program accreditation information?

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Commission an Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education

Front 24

At our hospital, a patient died in childbirth. As this is a sentinel event, what do we need to do?

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Perform a root cause analysis

Front 25

I need to order the Coding Clinic for our coders. Who should I contact?

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American Hospital Association

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The Joint Commission?

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This organization developed the National Patient Safety Guidelines

Front 27

The Commission of Certification of Health Information Technology?

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This organization's mission is to certify electronic health records

Front 28

The American Nurses Association?

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Part of this organization's mission is to work for the improvement of health standards and the availability of healthcare services

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The American Medical Association?

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This organization shares information on health and medical practices

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The American Health Information Management Association?

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This association was founded in 1928 under the name of Association of Record Librarians of North America

Front 31

What kind of hospital is a voluntary hospital?

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A not-for-profit hospital owned by a church

Front 32

I have been asked who has the primary responsibility to guide the direction of the hospital. My response should be:

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Board of Directors

Front 33

The HIM Department is condidered to be what type of department?

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Clinical support services

Front 34

What service uses work and play to help the patient improve independent functioning?

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Occupational therapy

Front 35

Dr. Smith has been granted permission by Community hospital to perform cardiac catheterizations. This permission is called:

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clinical privileges

Front 36

True or False

General hospitals provide short term care to diagnose and /or treat an illness.

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True

Front 37

True or False

A registered nurse qualified by advanced education and clinical and management experience usually administers patient care services.

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True

Front 38

True or False

Healthcare reform results in closing of some hospitals.

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True

Front 39

True or False

The average length of stay for an acute care hospital is 21 days or less.

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False

Front 40

True or False

Rehabilitation services include only physical therapy and occupational therapy.

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False

Front 41

I have been asked to describe quality of healthcare, which would include my definition?

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The right care is provided at the right time

Front 42

I work for an organization that owns a hospital , a skilled nursing facility, and physician practices. I work for what type of organization?

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An integrated delivery system

Front 43

What is true regarding Medicare certification of hospitals?

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Must be in compliance with conditions of participation

Front 44

I have been asked what is the purpose of evidence-based guidelines. How would I respond?

Back 44

They help to improve the quality of patient care

Front 45

At our facility, our staff on the nursing units are cross-trained to perform many tasks for a small group of patients. This concept is called?

Back 45

Patient-focused care

Front 46

Quality has several components, including appropriateness, technical excellence, acceptability, and:

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Accessibility

Front 47

What type of program has been in place in hospitals for years and is required by the Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as accreditation standards?

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Quality improvement (QI)

Front 48

What is a true statement about peer review?

Back 48

Involves assessment of the work of colleagues by those in the same profession

Front 49

What program attempts to contain hospital inpatient cost and improve quality by restructuring services so that more is done in the nursing unit?

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Patient focused care

Front 50

I am a patient. I went to see the Doctor Who owns her own office practice. This type of care is called:

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Private medical practice

Front 51

My daughter fell and cut herself tonight. I believe that she needs stitches. It I s not an emergency but I believe that she really needs to see someone tonight for treatment. What type of setting would I most likely access?

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Freestanding ambulatory care center

Front 52

I work for a healthcare provider that provides ambulatory care to low-income patients. We receive funding from many sources. What type of setting do I work for?

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Voluntary agency

Front 53

A physician needs to find palliative care services for a terminally ill patient. What type of long-term care setting is the most appropriate?

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Hospice

Front 54

Which statement is true about behavioral health?

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Insurance coverage generally places restrictions on the psychiatric care such as a limit on the number of outpatient visits.

Front 55

This provides alternatives to inpatient care or services as a transition from inpatient to outpatient care or discharge:

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Day-treatment program

Front 56

Healthcare rendered in a non-acute care facility to patients who require inpatient nursing and related services for more than 30 consecutive days:

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Skilled nursing facilities (SNF's)

Front 57

These are designed to meet patients daily living, schooling, recreational, socialization, and routine medical care needs:

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Residential care facility

Front 58

This has an analysis and leadership role for health promotion and disease prevention:

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Public health services

Front 59

This kind of care is provided by different caregivers at several different levels of the healthcare system:

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Continuum of care