Question 1

What are the two ways the processes generated within the healthcare system can be viewed?

Accepted Answer

The first approach is to directly examine factors that influence health. The second approach measures how much health is being produced.

Question 2

DRGs are a patient classification system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Why is survival time considered to be a good indicator of health status?

Accepted Answer

Survival-time indicators place emphasis on the duration component of health status a person's well-being is a function of the time spent in each health state, not merely the health state at a given moment in time.

Question 4

A general measure of hospital utilization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Complexity of procedures performed. 
B)  Hospital discharges per 10,000 population. 
C)  Intensity of services available in hospitals. 
D)  A and C. 
A)  Complexity of procedures performed. 
B)  Hospital discharges per 10,000 population. 
C)  Intensity of services available in hospitals. 
D)  A and C.

Question 5

Unemployed adults are the major contributor to the uninsured adult population under age 65.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Medical care is the process of combining certain inputs to yield an output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An individual has a medical problem and is being treated for 10 weeks, after which quality of life will return to normal. During the 10 weeks, the individual has a quality of life of 0.4 for the first three weeks and 0.8 for the remaining seven weeks. The individual's total adjusted quality of life for the 10 weeks is:

Accepted Answer

A)  6.8 
B)  1.2 
C)  5.1 
D)  0.6 
A)  6.8 
B)  1.2 
C)  5.1 
D)  0.6

Question 8

If a person has a medical condition that has a quality of life index of 0.75, and the condition persisted for two years, then the individual would experience:

Accepted Answer

A)  0.75 QALYs during that two-year period 
B)  1.50 QALYs during that two-year period 
C)  0.25 QALYs during that two-year period 
D)  0.50 QALYs during that two-year period 
A)  0.75 QALYs during that two-year period 
B)  1.50 QALYs during that two-year period 
C)  0.25 QALYs during that two-year period 
D)  0.50 QALYs during that two-year period

Question 9

What are the three components of health as defined by the World Health Organization?

Accepted Answer

1) physical well-bei

Question 10

Premature deaths occur at an age later than the target age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Crude rates are numbers of events that occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Structural quality refers to what is actually done in the provision and receipt of care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If the expected age of death for a male aged 20 is 75, then a 20-year-old man who dies is considered to have lost how many years of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 years of life 
B)  75 years of life 
C)  55 years of life 
D)  None of the above 
A)  20 years of life 
B)  75 years of life 
C)  55 years of life 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

Crude rates enable better comparisons among populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The decline in hospital days per 10,000 population between 1980 and 2007 reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in number of times individuals were admitted/discharged from the hospital. 
B)  A decrease in the average length of time they stayed in the hospital once admitted. 
C)  A decrease in number of times individuals were admitted/discharged from the hospital. 
D)  A and B. 
E)  B and C. 
A)  An increase in number of times individuals were admitted/discharged from the hospital. 
B)  A decrease in the average length of time they stayed in the hospital once admitted. 
C)  A decrease in number of times individuals were admitted/discharged from the hospital. 
D)  A and B. 
E)  B and C.

What are the two ways the processes generated within the healthcare system can be viewed?

DRGs are a patient classification system.

Why is survival time considered to be a good indicator of health status?

A general measure of hospital utilization is:

Unemployed adults are the major contributor to the uninsured adult population under age 65.

Medical care is the process of combining certain inputs to yield an output.

If a person has a medical condition that has a quality of life index of 0.75, and the condition persisted for two years, then the individual would experience:

What are the three components of health as defined by the World Health Organization?

Premature deaths occur at an age later than the target age.

Crude rates are numbers of events that occurred.

Structural quality refers to what is actually done in the provision and receipt of care.

If the expected age of death for a male aged 20 is 75, then a 20-year-old man who dies is considered to have lost how many years of life?

Crude rates enable better comparisons among populations.

The decline in hospital days per 10,000 population between 1980 and 2007 reflects:

Overview of Economics

Economic Dimensions of the Healthcare System

Demand for Health and Medical Care

Healthcare Production and Costs

Behavior of Supply

Provider Payment

Competitive Markets

Market Power in Health Care

Health Insurance

The Labor Market

Economic Evaluation of Health Services

Value Judgements and Economic Evaluation

Finance Health Care

Public Health Insurance

Regulation and Antitrust Policy in Health Care

Reform of the Healthcare Market

Filters

Exam 2: Output of the Healthcare Sector

What are the two ways the processes generated within the healthcare system can be viewed?

DRGs are a patient classification system.

Why is survival time considered to be a good indicator of health status?

A general measure of hospital utilization is:

Unemployed adults are the major contributor to the uninsured adult population under age 65.

Medical care is the process of combining certain inputs to yield an output.

If a person has a medical condition that has a quality of life index of 0.75, and the condition persisted for two years, then the individual would experience:

What are the three components of health as defined by the World Health Organization?

Premature deaths occur at an age later than the target age.

Crude rates are numbers of events that occurred.

Structural quality refers to what is actually done in the provision and receipt of care.

If the expected age of death for a male aged 20 is 75, then a 20-year-old man who dies is considered to have lost how many years of life?

Crude rates enable better comparisons among populations.

The decline in hospital days per 10,000 population between 1980 and 2007 reflects:

Overview of Economics

Economic Dimensions of the Healthcare System

Demand for Health and Medical Care

Healthcare Production and Costs

Behavior of Supply

Provider Payment

Competitive Markets

Market Power in Health Care

Health Insurance

The Labor Market

Economic Evaluation of Health Services

Value Judgements and Economic Evaluation

Finance Health Care

Public Health Insurance

Regulation and Antitrust Policy in Health Care

Reform of the Healthcare Market

Filters