A nurse who speaks at a health fair states that current attempts to increase efficiency of health care include: (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. an increase in acute care, so that specialized care can be provided.
b. the growing use of outpatient services.
c. shifting toward health promotion and prevention.
d. allowing physicians to control health care decision making.
e. the use of technology to educate the public about cost-effective measures.

Answer 1

ANS: B, C, E
Correct:
b. Economic forces are motivating the shift toward providing more services and procedures in outpatient settings.
c. Economic forces are motivating the shift toward a model of health promotion and preventive.
e. The Internet can inform and educate consumers (or clients) about how to access health care educational resources more effectively.
Incorrect:
a. Health care is shifting from acute care services to preventive and community-based services such as ambulatory care and home care.
d. Physicians no longer control all health care decision making; insurance companies play an increasingly stronger role in health care decision making through requirements for preauthorization of procedures and treatment plans.