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What historical event in 1910 initiated the trend towards scientific assessments in the medicine and health care field?
What historical event in 1910 initiated the trend towards scientific assessments in the medicine and health care field?
- The Salk Vaccine Discovery
- The Nightingale Report
- The Hippocratic Oath
- The Flexner Report (correct)
How did electronic computing capacity in the 1970s impact health systems assessments?
How did electronic computing capacity in the 1970s impact health systems assessments?
- It had no significant impact on health system assessments
- It resulted in small-scale evaluations based on narrow data sets
- It led to time-consuming studies with limited findings
- It transformed assessments into 'big health data' analyses (correct)
Why is it crucial for health care professionals to understand the assessment process according to the text?
Why is it crucial for health care professionals to understand the assessment process according to the text?
- To avoid contributing to system improvements
- To limit their involvement in assessing system performance
- To reduce the impact of assessments on their work
- To contribute to and improve system performance (correct)
What do macrolevel efficiency analyses in health care focus on?
What do macrolevel efficiency analyses in health care focus on?
Which country spent the highest proportion of its gross domestic product on health services in 2010 and 2014?
Which country spent the highest proportion of its gross domestic product on health services in 2010 and 2014?
How did the United States compare to other countries in terms of per capita total expenditures on health care according to the text?
How did the United States compare to other countries in terms of per capita total expenditures on health care according to the text?
Which factors were consistently associated with inequities in health care access and quality prior to the Affordable Care Act?
Which factors were consistently associated with inequities in health care access and quality prior to the Affordable Care Act?
Which groups were found to be more likely to have poor access to care and poor-quality health care according to various studies?
Which groups were found to be more likely to have poor access to care and poor-quality health care according to various studies?
What were some of the minority racial and ethnic groups mentioned in the text that were particularly identified as having poor access to care?
What were some of the minority racial and ethnic groups mentioned in the text that were particularly identified as having poor access to care?
What were the main concerns regarding inequities in health care quality and access highlighted in the text?
What were the main concerns regarding inequities in health care quality and access highlighted in the text?
