Ch15 The Future Of Health Care Delivery Verified Test Bank

Jonas & Kovner’s Health Care Delivery in the United States, 12^th Edition

Test Bank

Chapter 15, The Future of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following looks at a patient’s past use of services, past behavioral choices, and existing health needs to forecast his or her future use of health care?

A. Prevention-oriented intervention

B. Predictive analytics

C. Electronic health record (EHR)

D. Patient advocacy program

1. Which of the following has had an unanticipated but sizable impact on the communal approach to financing health care and access to care?

A. A stark change in political leadership

B. Calls for more patient privacy

C. A shortage of primary care physicians

D. The aging of the U.S. population

1. The health care industry is expected to make increasing use of which of the following in sophisticated forecasts about a broad range of issues, including at the individual patient level?

A. Cost-benefit analysis

B. The Triple Aim

C. Big data

D. E-prescriptions

1. Which of the following is currently the key driver of potential change in the health care system?

A. Patient privacy concerns

B. Emerging technology and medical know-how

C. The Triple Aim

D. Demographic trends

1. Which of the following holds promise for the future development of personalized medicine?

A. Individual genome maps

B. Organ transplants

C. Skin grafting

D. Cure for Alzheimer’s disease

1. Which technology has the potential to help overcome the body’s tendency to reject transplants?

A. Blood transfusion

B. Stem-cell technology

C. Immunization

D. Artificial intelligence

1. Which of the following is a potential drawback of new technologies like personalized medicine and the use of artificial intelligence in health care?

A. They can help only a few patients at a time

B. They are not sufficiently oriented toward prevention

C. They are more invasive than traditional techniques

D. They are likely to be expensive when first introduced

1. One of the decisions the public will have to make about the adoption of new medical technologies is

A. Whether to make them available to everyone or only to those who can pay for them

B. Who should be allowed to own the patents on them

C. How to measure whether medical innovations are worth the money

D. Whether the new technologies are really safe to use

MULTIPLE RESPONSE

1. Which of the following are true about forecasting the future of health care? Select all that apply.

A. Forecasting offers health care workers insight into employment trends

B. It informs health care providers’ choices when preparing for change

C. It identifies for policy makers the external forces might affect health policy

D. It presents stakeholders with a reliably accurate picture of coming events

1. Which of the following are true about new medical technologies? Select all that apply.

A. They can likely lower medical care costs over time

B. They will probably expand the lifespan of some individuals

C. They will be readily affordable by all

D. They will make personalized treatment more common

E. They will likely be prevention-oriented

1. Which of the following are potential applications of stem-cell research? Select all that apply.

A. Growing specific organs

B. Overcoming the body’s tendency to reject transplants

C. Testing treatment interventions to find the most effective ones

D. Improving the use of artificial intelligence in surgery

1. Which of the following are examples of disruptive innovation in health care? Select all that apply.

A. Patient access to providers via email and telehealth tools

B. Apps that help people manage chronic conditions

C. High co-pays and deductibles

D. Insurance companies that focus on prevention-oriented services

1. Which of the following factors help account for the fundamental problem that health care is too expensive for the average person in the United States? Select all that apply.

A. Shortage of primary care physicians

B. Delivery of low-value services that do not markedly improve health

C. A market approach to price setting

D. Unhealthy lifestyles

1. Which of the following would help markets for health care work better in the United States? Select all that apply.

A. Adequate competition among providers to deliver valued services at low prices

B. Elimination of generic drugs

C. Negotiation by government entities of the prices they pay for services

D. Higher insurance premiums

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is increasingly a focus of the U.S. health care system?

A. Reducing the rate of medical errors

B. Helping people live healthy lifestyles to reduce their need for care

C. Improving diagnostic tools for identifying chronic diseases

D. Introducing robotics to the operating room

1. The rapid spread of urgent care centers is an example of which of the following?

A. Disruptive innovation

B. Integrated health care

C. Response to changing demographics

D. Focus on a new culture of health

1. Which of the following is a possible result of future changes in health care finance?

A. Higher profits for insurance companies

B. Higher profits for hospitals

C. Lower incomes for some physicians

D. More government debt due to Medicare costs

1. One predictable result of the aging of the U.S. population is that

A. The government’s overall cost for Medicare will increase

B. Some insurance companies will exit the industry

C. Large health care providers will begin to offer health insurance

D. The integration of the health care industry will speed up

1. Which of the following should be the goal of every sector of the health care industry?

A. To return as much profit to shareholders as possible

B. To place consumers at the center of every transaction and decision

C. To be the first adopter of new medical technologies

D. To lobby state governments to expand their Medicaid programs

1. Which of the following is one of the most critical requirements for achieving an improved health care system in the United States?

A. Motivated and well-trained leadership

B. More government investment in health care

C. Better-funded research to find cures

D. More committed stakeholders

SHORT ANSWER

1. Identify the six key forces health care workers should keep in mind when developing forecasts for the future.
2. Identify key challenges the health care industry will face in coming years.
3. Briefly discuss the potential for artificial intelligence (or machine learning techniques) to transform future health care.
4. Describe the goals of the Triple Aim initiative intended to improve the health of all Americans.
5. Contrast the views of the two major ideologies about health care in the United States.

ESSAY

1. Explain some of the future challenges the health care industry will face because of income disparities in the United States.
2. Describe the challenges to health care posed by the United States’ aging population.
3. Summarize what we know so far about the possible results of increasingly integrated health care systems, discussing their impact on patient outcomes and competition across providers.