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Unit 1 Health Science 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select ALL the factors that influence the development of health care systems:

a)

Changing demographics

b)

Evolving patterns of disease

c)

Expectations of the public

d)

Technology

e)

Economy

2.
To pay for the costs of health care, most people rely on ...?
a)
Health Departments
b)
Health Insurance Plans
c)
Healthy eating
d)
HIPPA
3.
Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay. 
a)
Co-insurance
b)
HMO
c)
Deductible 
d)
PPO
4.
Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company. 
a)
Co-insurance
b)
Deductible
c)
Co-payment
d)
Medigap
5.
One disadvantage of this type of insurance is the insured is required to use only in network affiliated health care providers for health care. If a non-affiliated health care provider is used the insured must pay for the care. 
a)
Tricare
b)
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
c)
Managed Care
d)
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
6.

Why is geriatric care in high-demand?

a)

Insurance is paying for more services for elderly patients

b)

People are living longer

c)

Older people can afford more expensive health care

d)

There is high employee turnover

7.

Which of the following is an example of cost containment?

a)

Shift from preventing disease to treating disease

b)

Increasing the length of hospital stays

c)

Ordering more tests than is necessary

d)

Treatment in outpatient settings

8.

Which health care trend is focuses on the study of diseases and development of vaccines?

a)

Technology

b)

Wellness

c)

Cost containment

d)

Epidemiology

9.

Which health care trend is improving office efficiency and patient convenience

a)

Technology

b)

Wellness

c)

Cost containment

d)

Epidemiology

10.

Which health care trend is focused on attempting to reduce health care expenses

a)

Technology

b)

Wellness

c)

Cost containment

d)

Epidemiology

11.
What type of insurance allows people to see any provider they wish but has discounted rates for their specific list of providers?
a)
HMO
b)
PPO
c)
Medicare
d)
Medicaid
12.
Dalton is in the Army. He and his family are eligible for what type of insurance?
a)
TRICARE
b)
Medicaid
c)
Private Insurance
d)
HMO
13.
Which of the following would qualify for worker's comp?
a)
Sally trips in parking lot at her job while she exercises after work.
b)
Susie falls in her office building because the wet floor wasn't marked.
c)
Sadie slips on the bleachers at the basketball game watching her daughter play.
d)
Sari breaks a nail on her keyboard at work.
14.
This type of insurance provides coverage benefits for Americans over age 65.
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Tricare
d)
HMO
15.
Medicaid exists to provide coverage for what populations?
a)
low SES and disabled
b)
over 65 years old
c)
armed forces members
d)
injured employees
16.
All are examples of  communicating non-verbally expect...
a)
Gestures
b)
Voice
c)
Posture
d)
Touch
17.
Which of the following are rules for good listening?
a)
Stop Talking
b)
Put talker at ease
c)
Remove distractions
d)
All of the above
18.
Making eye contact is a form of body language.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
The message must be clear and concise
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Frances asked Dr. Jones, "What is a hysterectomy?" Dr. Jones responds, "removal of the uterus."  Which part of the communication model does Frances's question represent?
a)
feedback
b)
message
c)
receiver
d)
sender
21.
When Mr. Bell is admitted for glaucoma surgery, he has trouble seeing the documents in order to sign them.  What barrier is inhibiting effective communication?
a)
cultural
b)
environmental
c)
personal
d)
physical
22.
Tom was injured while serving with the U.S. Marines.  His medical expenses will be covered by:
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Medigap
d)
TRICARE
23.
Abby goes to see her physician because of hypertension.  Doctors check her BP, run an EKG, and draw blood for lab work.  She has to pay $25.00 for this visit.  This payment is known as:
a)
co-insurance
b)
co-pay
c)
deductible
d)
out-of-pocket
24.
A hospital fee for a patient's outpatient appendectomy totals $5,000.  The patient's insurance plan pays $4,000.  The plan states that the hospital will not charge the patient the difference.  This is an example of a:
a)
Diagnostic related group
b)
Health Maintenance Organization
c)
Preferred Provider Organization
d)
Reimbursement Organizatiobn