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Healthcare Quiz
June 2004

You want your employees to get real value for the ever-increasing healthcare dollar. Good consumers compare quality and cost. How are we doing as healthcare consumers?

  1. The U.S. healthcare budget in dollars last year was:
      a. Hundreds of thousands
      b. Millions
      c. Billions
      d. Trillions

  2. The percentage of time Americans receive medical treatment that conforms to quality standards, such as getting the flu shot as recommended and getting the right medication after a heart attack, is:
      a. 90%
      b. 80%
      c. 70%
      d. less than 60%

  3. Last year, as healthcare costs increased 9.3%, prescription drug costs increased:
      a. 9%
      b. 10%
      c. 12%
      d. more than 15%

  4. The percentage of patients who follow their doctors' instructions for taking their medication is:
      a. 98%
      b. 90%
      c. 60%
      d. 50%

  5. About 20% of healthcare costs are paid out-of-pocket by patients.
    The percentage of time patients want to talk with their doctors about out-of-pocket expenses is:
      a. 80%
      b. 60%
      c. 35%
      d. 15%

    The percentage of time patients actually talk with their doctors about out-of-pocket expenses is:
      a. 80%
      b. 60%
      c. 35%
      d. 15%

    The percentage of time doctors think that their patients talk about out-of-pocket expenses is:
      a. 80%
      b. 60%
      c. 35%
      d. 15%

    The percentage of time doctors actually talk with their patients about out-of-pocket expenses is:
      a. 80%
      b. 60%
      c. 35%
      d. 15%

  6. Loss of employee productivity time due to common pain conditions such as headache, low back and arthritis pain, and other types of musculoskeletal pain costs American businesses each year in dollars:
      a. Tens of millions
      b. Hundreds of million
      c Billions
      d. Tens of billions

  7. The number of patients that die in the hospital each year as a result of preventable medical errors is:
      a. 900
      b. 2,000
      c. 25,000
      d. 100,000

  8. The average cost to an employee who becomes a victim of medical error while hospitalized is:
      a. $40,000
      b. Hospital stay increased by 10 days
      c. Death in 4% of those with infection
      d. All of the above

  9. Your employees get quality healthcare that is safe and effective when they:
      a. Communicate honestly with members of their healthcare team
      b. Trust their doctors, who have records of success
      c. Actively participate in their healthcare
      d. All of the above

  10. There are simple things your employees can do to avoid becoming a victim of medical error.
      True
      False

  11. There are simple, effective, low-cost strategies you can implement at work to help your employees avoid illness.
      True
      False

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