Health Welfare

True or False? The Green House Project is an example of trend in nursing home care which emphasizes removing elderly patients from their homes and placing in nursing homes for safety reasons

False

True or False? The term outpatient services, sometimes referred to as ambulatory care services, refers to health care in which the patient remains in the hospital for a minimum of 48 hours

False

According to CMS website, Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are composed of doctors, hospital and other healthcare providers and suppliers to provide coordinated, high quality care at lower cost. Examples of ACO programs includes all but which of the following

Federal Care Model

There are three major types of hospitals by ownership. Which of the following hospitals types does not serve member of the general public

Federal hospitals

What is the purpose of a care coordinator?

Individuals who combine nursing, social work, and disability assistance to help those who are Medicare and Medicaid eligible and suffer from chronic conditions

Which statement is correct about Switzerland's healthcare system

All of these are correct

Which statements are correct about drugstore clinics

All of these are correct

Hospitals systems can be classified in a variety of ways and may operate as a single unit or multi-unit operations. Which of the following is not a hospital classification

Academic medical center hospitals which are organized around a state

Which business cost containment approach is being used in the healthcare industry?

All of these are correct

Within a healthcare organization such as a hospital, a variety of personnel types are needed in order to function effectively. Which of the following positions is responsible for overseeing the day to operations of the healthcare organization

Board of Trustees

Which statement is correct about Japan's healthcare system?

Both Japan is very focused on integrating technology into their healthcare system and Japan's healthcare system is based largely on an employer-based insurance

True or False? Pay-for-performance (P4P) and value-based purchasing (VBP) are terms that describe a healthcare payment system that rewards healthcare providers regardless of efficiency or quality of care

False

Private hospitals are the oldest type of hospital and are owned by the federal, state, or local government

False

True or False? In 1789 the Public Hospital of Baltimore was established to care for the indigent and later became John Hopkins Hospital

False

True or False? In France, their consumers have had no restrictions on physician selection. They may visit several physicians before they find a physician they prefer. This type of medical tourism drives up health care costs

False

True or False? Licensure, certification and accreditation represents various models of setting standards and measuring efficiency of a hospital or entity. All hospitals facilities must be licensed and accredited to operate within a state

False

With the merging of medicine and technology, robots are now being used to perform robotic surgery? The advantages of robotic surgery include all but which of the following

Longer then normal hospital sty following the surgery

Health centers (HCs) originated in the 1960s as part of the war on poverty and were expanded as part of the Affordable Care Act. HCs are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration and operate on four fundamental values. Which of the following is not a core value of health centers

Proved only a few select specialty services

What is the purpose of the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990

Requires hospitals that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients to provide information to the patients about their rights when they are admitted

The history of hospitals date back to the early 1600s. Which of the following is not correct about the evolution of hospitals in the United States

The first almshouses, developed primarily to serve the poor, was established in Washington, D.C

Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips transmit date to receivers have become more useful to healthcare organizations and to increase patient safety. Which of following is not an advantageous use of RFID within the medical community

Track down a patient's relatives when a patient is in the hospital

A long-term care hospital focuses on patients who stay on an average greater than 30 days. Rehabilitation and chronic disease hospitals are examples

True

The board of trustees is legally responsible for hospital operations. It approves strategic plans and budgets and has authority for appointing, evaluating, and terminating the CEO

True

True or False? Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is medical care that is not considered part of traditional medicine. It is an emerging trend that uses non-mainstream approaches in place of conventional medicine

True

True or False? The Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008 and its subsequent final rule of 2013 support mental care by requiring insurance plans to offer benefits for mental health services similar to that of traditional medical care benefits

True

True or False? Voluntary hospitals are non-government owned, private, and not for profit. They are considered "voluntary" because their financial support is the result of community organizational efforts. Their focus is their community

True

True or False? While legal standards are the minimal standard of action established for individuals in a society, ethical standards are considered one level above and refer to the "right thing to do" which is not required by law

True