Which data would be beneficial for policy makers to use to reduce health care spending in the United States?

A health reporter is interviewing a hospital director about the concept of the Triple Aim and what outcomes to expect. What would be a response?

A student team is asked to draw comparisons between how governments differ in their supervisory roles over their county’s health care infrastructure. How would the U.S. supervision over the U.S. health care compare to how other governments supervise their own country?

A director of physicians is interested in learning more about the NAM Action Collaborative on Clinical Well-Being and Resilience. What would be the precipitating cause for the director’s interest in this research?

A mother and grandmother were discussing the new grandchild and their upcoming pediatric visit. The grandmother recalls how her pediatrician helped her get through a bad case of strep throat and now she sees an internist that encouraged her to lower her cholesterol. They both reflect on how medical care never seems to stop through the years. What are they essentially describing?

A nursing school class is studying issues and concerns within the health system. One is-sue includes the rapid growth of health care expenditures. The class was asked to create two broad categories in which to place solutions to this expenditure issue. What could be possible categories?

Joe recently experienced a heart attack and recently received a referral for cardiac rehabilitation. This is a blend of medical treatment and prevention. What level of prevention would this patient be receiving?

A group of students are tasked with creating a time-line of events that led up to our current health system. What would it look like?

A leadership team of a hospital is discussing how improving quality remains a chal-lenge to the health care system. What areas could the leadership team research to ad-dress improving quality?  

A public health expert is speaking at a conference on the challenges faced by the current health care system. The challenges were essentially placed into two broad categories. What best describes those categories?