Marie - final quiz prep
"Pepper" referred to
A robot that is interactive and was seen by the instructor at O'Hare Airport
the largest killer of American citizens was
1918 Spanish Flu - compared to WWI, WWII, U.S. Civil War
According to Joszt, as posted in American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), the LGBTQ community is considered a vulnerable population. Which of the following is NOT correct?
A focus on LGBTZ people since 2014 has created enough knowledgeable and culturally competent practitioners, in LGBTQ health to meet the needs of this community.
Obesity is an increasing health problem in the US and is a risk factor for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. One 32-ounce big gulp refers soda contains
About 25% of your daily caloric need and 360% of the recommended daily limit of sugar.
In 2019, 28.9 million Americans were without health insurance. According to the lecture, which statement is NOT true about uninsured Americans?
Adult out-of-pocket spending has declined over the past 6 years, largely because of strict limits imposed by the federal government on insurance companies to make health insurance more affordable.
THE ACA:
Allowed children to stay on parent polices to age 26, and eliminated medical underwriting and restrictions on pre-existing conditions.
According to the lecture, which of the following statement is NOT correct regarding the common cold and/or flu?
The flu vaccine can cause flu illness although symptoms are mild; the attenuated vaccine caused 28,000 cases in 2019-2020
According to the lecture, which of the following statement is NOT true about the ACA?
Although there was interest in the ACA Medicaid expansion when it was introduced, the number of states who have expanded Medicaid through the ACA is now less than the number who have not expanded Medicaid.
According to the text, the majority of physician/provider to patient contact in the US occurs in:
Ambulatory care settings
The transfer of health care expenses from the uninsured to those with insurance via higher premiums and/or co-pays is called:
Cost Shifting
In the movie Escape Fire, Dr.Erin Martin, a primary care physician in Oregon, relocates her practice to Washington. What statement best fits Dr.Martin's situation?
Dr.Martin joined a practice that allowed her to spend more time with patients, but economic cutbacks may soon force her to see more patients per hour.
According to the lecture, war has often been a force that expands health care services. Which of the following item is most correct?
During the Revolutionary War. George Washington ordered women to serve as nurses, but they were largely untrained helpers who delivered meals.
TANF is a program providing temporary assistance for needy families. What answer correctly describes TANF?
Each state creates its own version of TANF
The ACA did NOT:
Expand the ability of insurance companies to issue coverage using medical underwriting for pre-existing conditions
Health care and social assistance is one of the largest industries in the US Future employment in this field is:
Expected to increase due to demographics including the increasing age of the population
In the movie Escape Fire, Dr.Steven and Dr.Leslie Cho of the Cleveland clinic discuss care delivery in the US. Which of the following is not correct? THEN CORRECT ANSWERS
FDA conducts independent tests on new drugs before approving them for the prescription market. US does more angioplasties, heart catheterizations and heart biopsies than anywhere else/Clinical health tech acquisitions in the US has increased cost of care and may also cause additional testing/ Insured patients may be receiving medical procedures that they don't necessarily need.
During the US civil war
For every soldier killed in battle, two died of disease
Prior to the ACA which one of the following was NOT true?
Health insurance could be defined for pre-existing conditions through Medical Underwriting
Technology continues to influence health care. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
Health tech innovation has reduced ove3rall healthcare cost in the US by automating functions and reducing duplicative equipment.
According to Joszt, as posted in the AJMC which of the following is NOT correct regarding vulnerable populations?
Homeless people may not have a safe place to stay, but, due to a network of free clinics, they are more likely to have a regular source of care than other vulnerable populations.
Florence Nightingale
Implemented sanitary condition in hospitals that was later proven to reduce mortality
Based on material presented in the lecture, select the statement that is the most accurate about US Health Care outcomes.
In every state, African Americans were more likely than whites or hispanics to die before age 75 from preventable and treatable conditions.
According to Rishi Manchanda:
Living and working conditions have more impact than genetics or interventions from health care professionals
It has been over 100 years since the 1918 Flu pandemic. Which of the following statements is not correct?
Mask wearing was widely accepted in 1918 as a prevention method, but it has become controversial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Colonial America, hospitals were
Often connected to asylums and not considered places for "respectable people"
Technology continues to influence health care. Which of the following statements is correct?
Patients and families might be better able to search for information and be in better control of their health. / Similar to the days of the "Snake Oil Salesman", information found on the internet is often unregulated and may contain false or misleading data that is represented as facts. / Health tech can expend quality and quantity of life through new drugs or treatments that can change outcomes from a certain death to a chronic condition.
There are a number of benefits and drawbacks with an electronic medical record/electronic health record. What is the most correct statement about the EMR?
Patients may feel a loss of personalized care as clinicians example the patient's EMR and enter data during appointments.
According to the Schuchat, et al. Which of the following is NOT correct?
Since the formation of communist china, the CDC has been prevented from collaborating with Chinese health authorities to prevent the spread of viruses, thus, data sharing and scientific exchanges have been impossible to arrange.
The ACA has been at the center of political discussions and disagreements since it was introduced. Which of the following statements is most true?
President Trump's administration stopped paying cost-sharing subsidies and new catastrophic health care plans were introduced.
One of the benefits of the EHR/EMR, as stated in the lecture is?
Providers can access the chart from anywhere, monitor their patient's progress and adjust orders.
Professor Thomas LaVeist, in his work "Place. Not Race" states:
Racial health disparities narrowed or were eliminated when racially integrated neighborhoods in Baltimore were studied as a community. Focusing on increasing resources for unhealthy communities as a whole improves outcomes for all.
Which statement about infant mortality (the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births) is correct?
The US has a high infant mortality rate (more infant deaths) than the average OECD nation.
The article by Lorenzoni states?
The US has the highest total health expenditure per person than like-nations covered in the article, but ranks last for coverage.
According to the lecture, which of the following statements about the flu pandemic of 1918 is NOT correct?
The flu Pandemic of 1918 killed between 2 and 4 million people worldwide CORRECT - The flu pandemic of 1918 killed almost 700,000 Americans The 1918 flu caused more deaths in a single year than the infamous "Black Death Bubonic Plague: from 1347 to 1351 Of US soldiers who died during WWI in Europe, half died from influenza
According to the lecture, which of the following statement is CORRECT regarding the common cold and/or flu?
The flu vaccine reduces flu infections, flu-related hospitalizations, and death/ Flu numbers were down in 2020-2021, likely because many people were wearing masks, washing hands and staying home due to COVID-19 / The flu shot is available during certain times of the year on campus.
Hans Rosling states:
The historical gap between the West and the rest is now closing, and it is possible that all nations can make it to the healthy, wealthy corner.
Which is true regarding individual SES?
There is an inverse relationship between levels of income/education and mortality.
In Escape Fire, Dr.Andrew Weil say we should let food be our medicine and medicine be our food. Weil says that food in America has "changed" and that we eat differently than our grandparents. Select the statement that best corresponds with Dr/Weil's comments
Today's less expensive food increases the glycemic index, which increases the risk of diabetes.
The country with the highest obesity rate (percent of population aged 15 or over) is?
US
The average number of prescription drugs taken regularly is highest in
United States
Main Point of the article by Freedman in Politico is best represented by which of the following statements?
Upstream social services spending may shift money away from health care but improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs.
As we have seen throughout the course, the U.S. healthcare system is very complex. Which one statement is most correct about the US healthcare system?
Your insurance coverage determines where you can obtain care, what services are covered, and how much it will cost.
The ACA did:
create an individual mandate that required health insurance coverage/ expand eligibility for Medicaid in states that agreed to participate/ Improve access to health care in states who expanded coverage.