Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US: Delivering Healthcare
(Part 1)
Self-assessment key
Choose the most correct answer.
1. The major branch of the US government that provides healthcare for all Americans is
the:
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
*b. Department of Health and Human Services
c. Health Resources and Services Administration
d. National Institutes of Health
Answer: c.
Objective(s): 1. Describe the organization of healthcare at the federal, state and local
levels
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): a4
2. Besides food and drugs, the Food and Drug Administration also regulates:
a. Cosmetics
b. Medical devices
c. Tobacco
*d. All of the above
Answer: d
Objective(s): 1. Describe the organization of healthcare at the federal, state and local
levels
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): a12
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Introduction to Healthcare and
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Delivering Healthcare (Part 1)
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3. Which of the following is NOT true of US healthcare at the state level?
a. All states have a Department of Health.
b. Some states work together to improve access to healthcare.
c. State governments partner with the federal government to provide healthcare.
*d. State healthcare is regulated by the Office of Inspector General.
Answer: d
Objective(s): 1. Describe the organization of healthcare at the federal, state and local
levels
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): a16, a18
4. The three major divisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs are the:
a. Military Health System, Veterans Benefits Administration, and Veterans Health
Administration
b. Military Health System, Veterans Domiciliary Care Program, and Veterans Integrated
Services Networks
*c. Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and National
Cemetery Administration
d. Veterans Health Administration, Military Health System, and TRICARE
Answer: c.
Objective(s): 2. Describe the organization of the VA system and Military Health System
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): b4
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Introduction to Healthcare and
Public Health in the US
Delivering Healthcare (Part 1)
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Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015.
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5. The Department of Veterans Affairs offers all of the following types of healthcare
EXCEPT:
*a. Nursing care at the patient’s home
b. Outpatient clinics
c. Residential treatment for substance abuse
d. Skilled nursing facilities
Answer: a.
Objective(s): 2. Describe the organization of the VA system and Military Health System
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): b7-12
6. What is the difference between the ICU and CCU departments of a hospital?
a. An ICU is for adults and a CCU is for very premature or very ill infants.
*b. An ICU is for general intensive care and a CCU is intensive care for patients with
cardiac disease.
c. An ICU is for patients who need intravenous drugs and a CCU is for patients who
need catheters.
d. An ICU is for the most severely ill patients and a CCU is step-down care, where they
go once they are out of danger.
Answer: b.
Objective(s): 3. Describe the structure and function of hospital clinical and
administrative units
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): c16
7. The person responsible for the daily operations of a hospital is called the:
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*a. Chief executive officer
b. Chief of staff
c. Executive director
d. President
Answer: a.
Objective(s): 3. Describe the structure and function of hospital clinical and
administrative units
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): c20
8. Which of the following provide(s) assistance with activities of daily living?
a. Home healthcare
b. Board and care homes
c. Assisted living
*d. All of the above
Answer: d.
Objective(s): 4. Describe different types of long term care facilities, with an emphasis on
their function
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d9-11
9. Which of the following is/are never funded by Medicare?
a. Home healthcare
b. Board and care homes
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Introduction to Healthcare and
Public Health in the US
Delivering Healthcare (Part 1)
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Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015.
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*c. Assisted living
d. None of the above is ever funded by Medicare
Answer: c.
Objective(s): 4. Describe different types of long term care facilities, with an emphasis on
their function
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d9-11
10. Of the following, the main way in which a board and care home differs from a
nursing home is that:
a. A board and care home does not provide assistance with activities of daily living.
*b. A board and care home does not provide medical care.
c. People are not admitted to a board and care home if they have mental disabilities.
d. People do not stay overnight at a board and care home.
Answer: b.
Objective(s): 4. Describe different types of long term care facilities, with an emphasis on
their function
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d10, d13
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 3.0/Spring 2012
Introduction to Healthcare and
Public Health in the US
Delivering Healthcare (Part 1)
This material (Comp1_Unit2) was developed by Oregon Health and Science University, funded by the Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015.
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