Healthcare Quizbowl

A common belief was that illness and disease were punishments from the Gods.

• Middle ages
• The renaissance
• Ancient times

The healthcare industry has advanced far enough that there will be no more technological advancements.

• True

• False

The ancient Greeks were the first people to record heath records.

• True
• False

Healthcare in the United States is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

• Healthcare Career Ladders

• The state of the economy

• The law of supply and demand

• Technological Advancements

Became first female physician in U.S. 

• Florence Nightingale
• Christian Barnard
• Marie Curie
• Elizabeth Blackwell

Discovered X-rays in 1895

• William Harvey

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Koch

• Wilhelm Roentgen

Certification is

• Legal authority to perform an activity

• A complimentary therapy

• Completion of a particular course or skills

• A license to perform a medical service

Which healthcare trend is explained as trying to control the rising cost of healthcare and achieving the maximum benefit for every dollar spent?

• Obamacare

• HMO

• cost containment

• Wellness initiative

An occupation that requires special training is a

• career

• profession

• job

• college degree

Medicare is an insurance for people over the age of 65, and some disable and end-stage diseases.

• True

• False