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Quiz for Introduction to Health Services Research Module 2

Module 2 discussed how health services research came about and provided you with information on key projects and milestones that have occurred in the field over the past two hundred or so years. Upon successful completion of this quiz you may request a Certificate of Success by clicking on the button located at the bottom of the answer page.


1. Health services research encompasses a single | multiple discipline(s). (Select the correct answer).

single
multiple


2. The European and American health care systems are identical. True | False

True
False


3. William Petty was remarkable for his attempt to apply _______________ to assess the benefits of physician practice and hospital care. (fill in the correct words)

socioeconomic factors
a reporting system
effectiveness research
quantitative reasoning


4. Health services research conducted before World War I described the impact of disease on society. True | False

True
False


5. Alice Hamilton was (select her occupation)

a midwife
a surgeon
a labor agitator
an occupational health advocate and researcher


6. The Committee on the Costs of Medical Care (select the correct answer)

lead to the stock market crash of 1929
documented that health care costs were negligeable - only US$85.00 per person in 1929
published 27 important research reports on health services costs and distribution
issued a relatively unimportant set of reports on medical care costs
all of the above
none of the above


7. The Social Security Act was passed in (which year)?

1928
1933
1935
1942


8. JCAH changed its name in 1987 to better reflect its purpose. The new acronym was (what)?

JCAHA
JCAHO
JCAHON
JCAHAJ


9. Which organization was formed as the result of a merger between the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) and the Alpha Center?

CRISP
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
AcademyHealth
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation


10. What is the name of the management process that measures a physician's use of medical resources compared to similar physicians? (Select correct name from list below).

physician reassignment
resource sharing
healthcare under-resourcing
physician credentialing

 

Last updated: 21 May 2004
First published: 05 December 2003
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