Chapter 03: The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems Stanhope:
Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health
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Questions And Answers 2022/2023
A public health agency is planning to implement the electronic health record. Which of
the
following is a benefit of this choice?
a. Facilitation of interprofessional care
b. Improved client compliance with medical regimens
c. Cost savings to the agency
d. Compliance with JCAHO standards - ANS: A
The electronic medical record facilitates interprofessional care in chronic disease
management
and coordination of referrals; 24-hour availability of records with downloaded laboratory
results and up-to-date assessments; incorporation of protocol reminders for prevention,
screening, and management of chronic disease; improvement of quality measurement
and
monitoring; increased client safety; and decline in medication errors. There is not
evidence
that an electronic health record improves client compliance with medical regimens.
Electronic
health records can increase costs to an agency. JCAHO does not accredit public health
agencies.
Which of the following best describes the cost of health care in the United States?
a. Health care costs are kept low, and the indicators of health are among the best
worldwide.
b. Health care costs are low which has resulted in poor health outcomes.
c. Health care costs are the highest in the world, but the indicators of health are not
the best worldwide.
d. Health care costs and indicators of health are the highest in the world. - ANS: C
Health care costs in the United States are the highest in the world and comprise the
greatest
percentage of the gross domestic product, the indicators of what constitutes good health
do not
document that Americans are really getting their money's worth. Health care costs are
not low
in comparison to the rest of the world. The health outcomes in the United States are
poor in
comparison to other countries who spend less money on health care.
A nurse is explaining the health care system in the United States to a group of
physicians
visiting from South America. How would the nurse best describe the current health care
system?
a. "It is a logical, rational approach to meeting expressed needs while still trying to
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