Healthcare Management Review
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Course Introduction
Healthcare Management explores the essential principles and practices necessary for effective administration within healthcare organizations. This course covers topics such as healthcare policy, organizational structure, financial management, human resource management, and quality improvement. Students will gain an understanding of the unique challenges faced by healthcare managers, including regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and patient-centered care. Through case studies and real-world scenarios, learners will develop the analytical and leadership skills required to navigate the complex healthcare environment and drive organizational success.
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Health Economics and Policy 5th Edition by James W. Henderson
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Chapter 1: Usmedical Care: A System in Transition
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Q1) Economists use the term "marginal" to describe costs and benefits
A)that are minimal and hardly worth noting.
B)that are incremental and thus relevant to decision making.
C)that are noteworthy but not the most important.
D)whose importance can be minimized through hard work.
E)none of the above.
Answer: B
Q2) What phrase best describes medical care spending in the United States in 1998?
A)Total spending of more than $2 trillion represents 17 percent of GDP and approximately $8,000 per capita.
B)Total spending of more than $1 trillion represents 14.8 percent of GDP and almost $6,000 per capita.
C)Total spending of less than $1 trillion represents less than 13 percent of GDP and almost $3,000 per capita.
D)Total spending is rising at double-digit rates and spending is soaring to over $5,000 per capita.
E)Total spending is under control and represents a shrinking percentage of GDP.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Using E Conomics to Study Health Care Issues
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Q1) Suppose the demand curve for medical care services is perfectly inelastic.What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity if supply increases?
A)Price and quantity will rise.
B)Price will stay the same and quantity will rise.
C)Price and quantity will fall.
D)Price will fall and quantity will increase.
E)Price will fall and quantity will stay the same.
Answer: E
Q2) Within the framework of economics, optimization means providing a good or service until
A)total benefits are maximized.
B)total benefits and total costs are equal.
C)marginal benefits exceed marginal costs by the greatest amount possible.
D)marginal benefits and marginal costs are equal.
E)as long as total benefits are greater than total costs, any amount may be optimal under the right circumstances.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Analyzing Medical Care Markets
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Q1) Inoculation programs against certain diseases such as small pox, polio, and whooping cough create
A) public goods.
B) positive externalities in consumption.
C) nonrival goods.
D) nonexcludable goods.
E) external costs to society equal to the costs of the program.
Answer: B
Q2) The concept deadweight loss refers to
A)lost profit that results from government action.
B)lost revenue because competition forces prices down.
C)lost surplus resulting from prices being set above competitive equilibrium.
D)lost utility due to goods costing more that consumers can afford.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Economic Evaluation in Health Care
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Q1) The direct costs in an economic evaluation include the all the following except A)hospitalization
B)medical devices
C)transportation to and from the physician's office
D)reduced productivity at work
E)All of the above
Q2) Researchers use cost-of-illness studies to
A)study the burden of a disease
B)determine the low-cost option to treat a disease
C)compare two or more treatment options when the medical outcome is identical
D)increase public awareness of cost of treating certain diseases
E)All of the above
Q3) The intangible costs associated with reduced quality of life include
A)Pain and suffering
B)Lost productivity at work
C)The cost of home remodeling to accommodate a physical handicap
D)Potential income lost due to premature death
E)All of the above are intangible costs
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Chapter 5: The De Mand for Health and Medical Care
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Q1) The concept quality-adjusted life year (QALY)
A)is a multidisciplinary approach to measuring health status.
B)has little application to medical decision making.
C)is used extensively in the U.S.to evaluate health care programs.
D)is used extensively to evaluate medical care resource allocation within government-run programs on fixed budgets, especially in Europe.
E)none of the above.
Q2) The top ten causes of death in the United States in 2005 included all of the following but
A)heart disease.
B)cancer.
C)suicide.
D)kidney failure.
E)AIDS.
Q3) Factors affecting medical care demand include
A)health status.
B)demographic characteristics.
C)economic standing.
D)physician factors.
E)all of the above.
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Chapter 6: The Market for Health Insurance
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Q1) Insurers try to minimize moral hazard by
A)only selling policies to individuals with high ethical standards.
B)requiring advance payments of premiums.
C)charging higher premiums to individuals than to groups.
D)charging deductibles and coinsurance.
E)refusing to sell insurance to individuals with chronic illnesses.
Q2) Indemnity insurance
A)reimburses for certain types of losses including fire and theft.
B)in the basis for most of the health insurance coverage in the U.S.
C)is often experience-rated with premiums based on expected losses.
D)is sometimes called "casualty insurance."
E)all of the above.
Q3) Premiums based on experience ratings
A)are uniform across age groups.
B)are based on the loss experience of the insured.
C)vary depending on the income of the insured.
D)are illegal in most states in the U.S.
E)are only used in property-casualty insurance underwriting.
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Chapter 7: Managed Care
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Q1) The health maintenance organization where the physicians are salaried employees of the HMO is called
A)a group-model HMO.
B)a staff-model HMO.
C)a network-model HMO.
D)an IPA.
E)a direct-contract HMO.
Q2) Capitation
A)creates pressures to provide fewer services.
B)is a fixed payment determined in advance to pay for all medically-necessary care.
C)is the maximum allowable fee in a fee-for-service system.
D)shifts financial risk onto patients.
E)Both a and b are correct.
Q3) Managed care
A)establishes a system of retrospective payment determined ex ante.
B)combines the responsibilities of payer and provider of medical services.
C)attempts to shift a portion of the financial risk onto providers.
D)attempts to shift a portion of the financial risk onto patients.
E)Both b and c are correct.
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Chapter 8: The Physicians Servic ES Market
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Q1) Surgical specialists earn more than general/family practice physicians.Which of the following statements is not true regarding this income differential?
A)Surgeons earn more because their practice costs, including medical malpractice insurance is higher.
B)Surgeons earn more to compensate them for the extra years spent as residents.
C)Physicians' incomes are determined to a large extent by supply and demand conditions with respect to each specialty.
D)Surgeons will always earn more than general practitioners because they are smarter than general practitioners.
E)Surgeons earn more than general practitioners because cutting into people is messy.
Q2) Starting salaries for female OB/GYNs are higher than those of male OB/GYNs.What is the best explanation for this?
A)Female OB/GYNs have more human capital than male OB/GYNs.
B)Female OB/GYNs are smarter than male OB/GYNs.
C)The demand for female OB/GYNs is greater than the demand for male OB/GYNs.
D)The demand for female OB/GYNs is less than the demand for male OB/GYNs.
E)More males are in OB/GYN residency programs than females.
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Chapter 9: The Hospital Services Market
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Q1) This study was the catalyst for the early 20<sup>th</sup> century reform of medical education in the United States.What was it?
A)Coolidge Commission.
B)Hill-Burton Committee.
C)Mangrum Report.
D)Flexner Report.
E)Kaiser Foundation Study.
Q2) Horizontal integration allows firms to do all of the following except
A)take advantage of cost savings due to economies of scale.
B)reduce administrative costs.
C)create brand identity.
D)fully integrate with primary care clinics and acute care nursing facilities.
Q3) The predominate organizational form for U.S.hospitals is not-for-profit.Why?
A)The profit motive corrupts human behavior.
B)For-profit hospitals do not provide charity care.
C)Private not-for-profit hospitals engage in most of the medical research.
D)The not-for-profit form provides the most benefits to physicians.
E)All of the above.
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Chapter 10: The Market for Pharmaceuticals
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Q1) The best description of the technological imperative is as follows:
A)If the procedure is available, use it.
B)If the procedure is available, use it if it works.
C)If the procedure is available, use it no matter how much it costs.
D)If the procedure is available and used, use it even if the patient can not afford it.
Q2) The regulatory agency with oversight responsibility for the pharmaceutical industry is the A)IRS.
B)FDA.
C)SEC.
D)ITC.
E)ATT.
Q3) Of the new drugs introduced in the United States between 1940 and 1990, what percentage were discovered by U.S.firms?
A)15.
B)30. C)45.
D)60.
E)75.
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Chapter 11: Confounding Factors
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Q1) Which of the following is not a true statement concerning infant mortality in the United States?
A)Low birth weight infants have a better chance of survival in the U.S.than either Japan or Norway.
B)International comparisons of infant mortality rates are difficult to interpret due to different definitions of infant death.
C)Teenage pregnancy and illegitimacy are highly correlated with infant mortality.
D)Infant mortality rates are among the lowest in the developed world.
E)A primary cause of infant mortality is low birth weight.
Q2) Malpractice premiums amount to approximately _____ percent of total health care spending nationwide.
A)one.
B)two.
C)five.
D)eight.
E)ten.
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Chapter 12: Policies That Enha Nce Access
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Q1) The most significant expansion of Medicaid since its inception occurred in 1997 and is referred to as
A)SCHIP.
B)SHIP.
C)TANF.
D)AFDC.
Q2) Empirical research indicates that the expansion of Medicaid has led to a number of unintended consequences including
A)an increase in the incidence of low-birth weight babies among participants.
B)fewer pregnant women seeking prenatal care.
C)an increase in the birthrate among the eligible population.
D)all of the above.
Q3) One of the most serious weaknesses in the Medicare system is that
A)patients are not able to choose their own physicians.
B)the definition of an episode of illness is too restrictive.
C)it provides poor insurance coverage for unusually long hospital stays.
D)patients must pay a deductible every time they enter the hospital.
E)Part B is voluntary.
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Chapter 13: Policies to Contain Costs
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true concerning DRGs?
A)Soon after their implementation in 1983, the average length of stay in U.S.hospitals fell significantly.
B)Hospital operating margins fell dramatically immediately after implementation of the program.
C)The system encourages over-treatment of elderly patients.
D)The system encourages physicians to over-diagnose, referred to as "DRG creep."
E)Both a and d are true.
Q2) Suppose a price ceiling is set below the current market price.If the goal of the price ceiling is to reduce total expenditures, it will be successful
A)if the percentage change is price is greater than the percentage change in quantity.
B)if the percentage change is price is less than the percentage change in quantity.
C)if the percentage change is price is equal to the percentage change in quantity.
D)under all circumstances.Price ceilings always lower total spending.
E)if the markets remains in equilibrium.
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Chapter 14: Medical Care Systems Worldwide
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Q1) The Japanese health care system most closely resembles the health care system of _______, from which it was copied.
A)the United States.
B)France.
C)Great Britain.
D)Germany.
E)Canada.
Q2) The strengths of the British National Health System include A)GP shareholders running their practices like U.S.HMOs.
B)the ability of critically-ill patients to jump to the top of slow moving waiting lists for life-saving treatment.
C)the low cost of the NHS relative to the U.S.system.
D)the opportunities for foreign-trained physicians and nurses to practice in Britain. E)all of the above are strengths.
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