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True or false
1 point
True or false: A clinic treating an individual patient and a health department tracking community disease trends contribute to different but complementary health functions.
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02
Choose one
1 point
A country gives its provincial authorities substantial responsibility for organizing health services and making decisions. Which description best fits how authority is distributed?
- A
A centralized system, because national agencies make many decisions
- B
A decentralized system, because local or regional authorities have more responsibility
- C
A fee-for-service system, because local authorities pay for each service
- D
A pooled system, because local authorities combine prepaid funds
03
Written response
1 point
What provider payment method pays for each service delivered?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
In a connected clinical network, is often the first point of contact; more specialized services are provided through .
05
Choose one
1 point
A health system sets standards for providers, regulates their work, coordinates planning, and holds organizations accountable. Which function is being described?
- A
Pooling prepaid funds so costs are shared across people
- B
Delivering every clinical service directly through government agencies
- C
Coordinating actors through planning, standards, regulation, and accountability
- D
Paying providers a set amount for each person covered
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: A fixed payment per covered person can encourage cost control, so a system should also safeguard access and quality.
- A
True
- B
False
07
Written response
1 point
What provider payment method pays a set amount for each person covered over a period?
08
Choose all
1 point
A reporting initiative trains epidemiologists and laboratory staff, builds better data systems, and establishes rules and accountability for data exchange. Which WHO health system components does it directly strengthen? Select all that apply.
- A
Service delivery
- B
Health workforce
- C
Health information
- D
Medical products and technologies
- E
Financing
- F
Leadership and governance
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
In health financing, collecting money through taxes or premiums is ; combining prepaid funds so costs are shared is ; and allocating funds to providers and services is .
10
Choose one
1 point
A health system is comparing payment incentives. Which statement best describes a possible difference between fee-for-service and capitation?
- A
Fee-for-service limits payment to one fixed amount per covered person, while capitation pays for each service
- B
Both methods guarantee that patients face no costs at the point of care
- C
Fee-for-service pays per service and may encourage more services; capitation pays a set amount per person and can encourage cost control
- D
Capitation always improves quality, while fee-for-service always reduces access
11
Choose all
1 point
Several clinics detect a possible foodborne illness cluster. Which actions support an effective public health response? Select all that apply.
- A
Clinicians and laboratories report suspected cases to public health authorities
- B
Investigators combine reports from different facilities to look for a common exposure
- C
Public health agencies share recommendations with the public and health-care system
- D
Each clinic independently announces the outbreak source before reports are compared
- E
Health-care organizations and public health agencies keep relevant findings from one another
12
Choose one
1 point
A purchaser uses data about community health needs and provider performance to decide which services to fund and how providers will be paid. What approach is this?
- A
Collecting taxes and premiums, without deciding how funds are used
- B
Using information about population needs and provider performance to guide funding and payment choices
- C
Combining prepaid funds so illness costs are shared across people
- D
Paying a provider separately for every service delivered
13
Choose one
1 point
A country relies heavily on patients paying directly when they receive care. What is a likely risk of this financing approach?
- A
It guarantees that all people can afford every needed service
- B
It combines prepaid funds so the cost of illness is shared across people
- C
It can make needed services unaffordable for some people
- D
It determines that providers must be paid by capitation
14
Open ended
1 point
Several clinics and laboratories identify cases of a possible foodborne illness. Explain how clinical care and public health agencies could work together to investigate the problem and reduce further risk. Include the role of reporting, analysis, and communication.
15
Choose one
1 point
A patient first visits a clinic for a general health concern. The clinician provides continuing care and arranges a referral for specialized treatment. Which level of care is playing the coordinating role?
- A
Hospital care
- B
Primary care
- C
Public health emergency response
- D
Health financing
16
True or false
1 point
Clinical care and public health are isolated functions that do not depend on one another.
- A
True
- B
False
17
Choose one
1 point
A country gives its provincial governments substantial responsibility for decisions about health services. Which description best fits how authority is distributed?
- A
A centralized system, because local authorities make more decisions
- B
A centralized system, because national agencies make more decisions
- C
A decentralized system, because local authorities have more responsibility
- D
A decentralized system, because private organizations deliver all care
18
Choose one
1 point
A government collects taxes to obtain money for health services. Which health-financing function does this action illustrate?
- A
Revenue raising
- B
Pooling
- C
Purchasing
- D
Provider referral
19
Written response
1 point
What payment model pays a provider for each service delivered?
20
Written response
1 point
What payment model pays a set amount for each person covered over a period?