Healthcare Delivery Systems Quiz

What is the purpose of a general hospital?

• To provide care for special populations

• To provide outpatient services

• To provide short term care to a wide range of medical, surgical, and emergency populations

• To provide care for elderly or geriatric patients

Which type of facility provides care for psychiatric and chronic disease populations?

• Health Care Facility

• General hospital

• Specialty hospital

• Convalescent centers

What services does a home healthcare agency provide?

• Nursing, therapy services, and personal care

• Outpatient support for individuals requiring therapy services

• Healthcare to voluntarily enrolled individuals and families

• Care for terminally ill individuals

Which organization is responsible for providing global leadership through health research and statistical analysis of serious health problems throughout the world?

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

What is the purpose of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

• To provide research that helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services

• To set and enforce standards that assure safe and healthful working conditions for employees

• To regulate food, drugs, and devices sold to the public and used for medical treatment

• To provide coverage for individuals over the age of 65, a select disability population, and those with end stage renal disease (ESRD)

This is an agency that provides care for terminally ill patients either in the patients home or in a specialty hospital such as an inpatient hospice.

• Home healthcare

• Hospice

• Ambulatory Care

• Non-profit Agency

A national agency responsible for medical research on diseases.

• CDC

• FDA

• AHRQ

• NIH

An agency supported by donations and grants is called a _________________. Examples are the American​ Cancer Society and American Red Cross.

• Non-profit Agency
• Rehabilitation Center
• Specialty Hospital

• Long-term care facilities

Health care program for military service members.

• Tricare

• HMO

• Medicare

• Medicaid

Health insurance plan providing care for workers who are injured while on the job.

• Medicare

• Private Insurance

• Worker's Compensation

• Medicaid