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- What describes the basic purpose of a healthcare system anywhere in
the world? Correct Answer: To provide services that prevent sickness and care for people in medical need
- What are the main roles of the World Health Organization in the global
healthcare system? Correct Answer: To connect nations to resources and scientific evidence and to coordinate responses to emergencies
- How does the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services manage to
oversee so many aspects of healthcare for American citizens? Correct Answer: HHS divides its respon- sibilities among 11 divisions and many smaller agencies to appropriately address ditterent health needs.By dividing a huge set of responsibilities into more manageable subsets, HHS is able to address those smaller areas within healthcare adequately.
- How are health services for low-income mothers and children, the
elderly, and people with disabilities affected by whether their particular state has adopted Medicaid expansion? Correct Answer: The states that adopted Medicaid expansion are able to provide more services for longer time frames.n a state with Medicaid expansion, services are much more generous.
- How would healthcare management at the local county health
department level be accurately described? Correct Answer: Coordination of services for specific areas and populations
- Which of these are typically provided by community health services?
Correct Answer: Regulation of food safety in grocery stores and restaurants
- There are four main models of healthcare systems represented
across the globe Correct Answer: What are they. Correct Answer: Single-payer systems Employer-provided health insurance systems National health insurance systems Out-of-pocket systems
- The lowest level of healthcare management is? Correct Answer: The local level,
where community health departments are common.
- What is the vital role that The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services oversee? Correct Answer: DHHS is the primary branch of government that oversees
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healthcare in the United States, and is an umbrella organization that includes 11 operating divisions and many subsidiary agencies.
- Why is the United States' healthcare different from other countries?
Correct Answer: The United States' healthcare system is ditterent from those in many other developed countries in that it does not have a centralized
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healthcare organizations to develop and maintain policies and procedures, and support management of a facility or organization's statt, finances, and programs
- What are the roles of pat. advocate and mobilizer? Correct Answer:
Patient advocates and mobilizers support individuals in asking providers the right questions and locating resources within the healthcare system and community.
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- Roles of a Healthcare administrators Correct Answer: Healthcare administrators
help develop and implement policies and procedures and provide overall management in various areas of a healthcare organization.
- what type of training do Health educators provide? Correct Answer: Health
educators provide education and training on topics related from healthcare and wellness to healthcare consumers and individuals within organiza- tions and communities.
- What are the roles and careers in Health and human services
system? Correct Answer: There are various roles and careers within the health and human services systems, which include care coordinator, patient advocate and mobilizer, health educator, social and human services assistant, health information technology manager, and healthcare administrator.
- Describe the roles of healthcare administrators and their purpose in
a healthcare organization. Correct Answer: Healthcare administrators help develop and implement policies and procedures and provider overall management in many areas of a healthcare organization
- Which statement describes an individual whose purpose is to
collaborate with certified professionals such as social workers to support and provide social services within a community? Correct Answer: A social and human services assistant
- Which statement describes the purpose of a patient advocate for
an indi- vidual and healthcare team? Correct Answer: A patient advocate is a health and human services worker who helps support individuals within the healthcare system by helping them understand their care, ask the correct questions, and understand their healthcare options.
- Which statement describes the role and purpose of the care
coordinator? Correct Answer: An individual who helps arrange access, facilitates communication, and provides clear information to individuals about their healthcare
- Why is it essential for health and human service workers to work
effectively with other teams? Correct Answer: health and human service workers must collaborate with various teams to provide the best treatment and services possible. Ettective teamwork leads to fewer errors and better patient care
- What Are Multidisciplinary Teams? Correct Answer: composed of people from
ditterent fields who work together to achieve a common goal—involved in a client's service. For example, a care coordinator communicates with medical providers, insurance companies, and medical facilities to ensure services are tailored to the client's needs.
- what is interdisciplinary teams Correct Answer: teams work together to
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- health and human services... Correct Answer: Health and human services workers
must identify problems, create a plan, and organize the ditterent services needed for their clients.
- What is an example of a multidisciplinary team? Correct Answer: Doctors,
social workers, and neighbor- hood health workers
- What are some examples of multiple Health and Human Services
(HHS) entities or organizations that build up the larger HHS infrastructure? Correct Answer: There are various entities and organizations that make up the HHS system, with the goal of providing prevention and care needs for patients. Some of these include Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Other entities may include World Health Organization (WHO), State agencies and Local community health departments, private sector, charitable organizations, pharmaceutical companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), insurance companies and individual providers.
- dentify some Health and Human Services entities or organizations
and de- scribe how they can assist with a patient's present and future prevention and care needs. Correct Answer: Below is a sample list of HHS entities and their roles in patient's present and future prevention and care needs. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Correct Answer: responsible for reviewing, approving and regulating medical products, including pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. It also regulates various other products, including food, cosmetics, veteri- nary drugs, radiation-emitting products, biological products and tobacco. (www.fda.gov) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Correct Answer: seeks knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and application of knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Correct Answer: leads public health ettorts to advance the behavioral health and improve lives of people with mental and substance use disorders, and their families. (www.samh- sa.gov) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Correct Answer: provides ettective health care coverage and promotes quality care for people with
- Which HHS entity should the health clinic reach out to for more help
and how can that entity assist? Correct Answer: the CDC would be able to assist best in this scenario. The CDC is a national public health agency that monitors and responds to outbreaks of
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infectious diseases. In a situation like this, CDC may send a
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comprehensive care, patient-centered care, coordinated care, accessible services, and quality and safety.
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- Comprehensive care involves... Correct Answer: a team of health professionals
coming together to meet patient needs.
- Which statement describes an attitudinal barrier to healthcare? Correct
Answer: Service providers with limited knowledge and understanding of the rights of people with disabilities and their health needs also have inadequate training and professional development about disabilities.
- Which conditions are examples of chronic illnesses? Correct Answer:
Asthma, heart disease, arthritis
- Which scenario requires short-term accommodation in an
educational set- ting? Correct Answer: Desk alterations to accommodate a full-leg cast
- Which statement differentiates how the healthcare needs of an
individual with a temporary disability differ from an individual with a long- term disabili- ty? Correct Answer: An individual with a long-term disability might need a wheelchair ramp built for their home.
- A 74 year- old-male is discharged from the local hospital after
undergoing open heart surgery. He doesn't have any family to assist with his recovery. He requires round-the-clock monitoring, wound care, and bathing. Which facility should the client be referred to based on his condition? Correct Answer: Long-term care facility
- A 33-year-old client presents to a local hospital complaining of a
severe and sudden difficulty breathing. After running some tests, the doctor shares with the patient that she is having an asthma attack. What type of care should this patient receive? Correct Answer: Acute care
- Which therapy is used to help an individual with a long-term
physical disabil- ity adapt to normal activities of daily living? Correct Answer: Occupational therapy
- A doctor discusses various treatment options with a patient
using plain language and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each with facts. Which attribute describes this relationship-building technique for establishing trust with patients? Correct Answer: Logic
- A primary care provider begins a patient visit by asking "Are you
feeling well?" and "Do you have any concerns?" What relationship-building technique would improve this interaction? Correct Answer: Using open-ended questions
- What actions should a provider take to create a safe zone for a
patient? Correct Answer: An- nounce their presence, welcome the client with a smile, and ask if there is anything the client needs
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led to success. What is this an example of? Correct Answer: Aflrmations.The element of motivational interviewing where a professional expresses empathy by repeating back to the patient what they said is aflrmations.
- There are five main goals of the PCMH Correct Answer: comprehensive care,
patient-centered care, coordinated care, accessible services, and quality and safety.
- Patient-centered care Correct Answer: focuses on a patient's needs and preferences
and supports patient involvement at their chosen level.
- The ultimate outcomes of the PCMH Correct Answer: are cost-ettective and
high-quality care.
- Accessible services allow carehours, and telehealth. Correct Answer: to be
available on various platforms to meet a patient's needs and wants, including telephone, email, extended in-person
- patient- and family-centered engagement model Correct Answer: is
healthcare that emphasizes a part- nership between health professionals and patients and families instead of a situation in which a health professional dictates what will happen to a patient
- Clients receive complete and unbiased information to help them make
Correct Answer: Clients receive complete and unbiased information to help them make informed decisions about their care, which is the element of information-sharing.
- what is the element of collaboration? Correct Answer: Clients participate in
their actual care and are part of developing programs, policies, new facilities, and other activities in their healthcare community,
- In the PCMH model, the element of respect and dignity is when
clients and their family members are care partners. The health professional acknowledges and adheres to a client's choices and beliefs and incorporates them into care plans. Correct Answer:
- What does the patient and family engagement model emphasize?
Correct Answer: Partnership between the patient/family and their health professionals
- Which element of the patient- and family-centered engagement
model em- phasizes the partnership between clients, their families, and the health profes- sional? Correct Answer: Collaboration.Clients participating in their actual care and being a part of developing programs, policies, new facilities, and other activities in their healthcare community is the element of collaboration.
- How does the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
manage to oversee so many aspects of healthcare for American citizens? Correct Answer: HHS divides its responsibilities among 11 divisions and many smaller
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agencies to appropriately address ditterent health needs.
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community members to share the history, culture, and uniqueness of their community that would be unknown to those from outside.
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- Which ACE model goal is focused on forming and improving
beneficial rela- tionships and ensuring the relationships continue? Correct Answer: Strengthened partnerships and alliances in the ACE model goal focuses on forming and improving beneficial relationships and ensuring the relationships continue.
- n which strategy are community members in control of decisions to
address issues facing the community; addressing social determinants of health, many of which fall into the "neighborhoods and built environments" category? Correct Answer: Com- munity-owned approach
- If Mark shows no signs or symptoms of the hepatitis but is still able
to infect others with this disease this is know as which of the following?
-pathogens Correct Answer: carrier
- The time in which a person can spread the disease and
infect others is know as period.
- growing
- infectious
- spreading
-bacteria Correct Answer: growing
- If a report shows that 2 out of 1,000 people die from a disease after
being infected this is known as what? Correct Answer: case fatality. Case fatality is the measure of the severity of a disease. It is the proportion of plp that die from the disease after being infected.
- Which of the following tells us how infectious a disease is?
-case fatality -basic reproductive rate
-incubation Correct Answer: basic repro rate
- The time from when someone gets infected until the symptoms
start is the period. incubation
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sional experience and knowing what reaction to expect
- Logic- a professional demonstrating both the ability to treat a client properly and the use of
sound judgment and reasoning
- Empathy- care for a client's well-being
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- Which of the following is the cause of the distrust a patient
experiences when they feel that a professional has not acted in their best interest or disregarded their right to make their own decisions? Lack of communication Implicit bias Ethical conflict Proper communication Correct Answer: Ethical conflicts are the cause of the distrust a patient experiences when they feel that a professional has not acted in their best interest or disregarded their right to make their own decisions.
- What are the attitudes and stereotypes that involuntarily cloud
deci- sion-making and interactions? Correct Answer: Implicit biases are attitudes and stereotypes that involuntarily cloud decision-making and interactions.
- Which element of the patient- and family-centered engagement
model emphasizes the partnership between clients, their families, and the health professional? Correct Answer: Collaboration Clients participating in their actual care and being a part of developing programs, policies, new facilities, and other activities in their healthcare community is the element of collaboration.
- Which ACE model goal encourages the inclusion of community
members to share the history, culture, and uniqueness of their community that would be unknown to those from outside? Correct Answer: expanded knowledge encourages the inclusion of community members to share the history, culture, and uniqueness of their community that would be unknown to those from outside.
- Which concept is achieved when individuals and groups find their
health- care needs are being met? Correct Answer: Communities can achieve equity when individuals and groups find their needs are being met at the level they need.
- What becomes lower when communities engage in activities to help
their members receive preventive care and avoid disease? Correct Answer: Cost of care.When communities engage in activities to help their members receive preventive care to avoid disease in the long term, they help to lower the cost of care.
- What is the goal of Reflection in the Open-end questions,
Affirmation, Reflections, Summarizing (OARS) technique? Correct Answer: To empathize with the client
