Health systems: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Health systems

Sample item

What is primary health care intended to provide?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Accessible first-contact, comprehensive, coordinated care

Primary health care provides accessible first-contact care with prevention, treatment, continuity, coordination, and community-oriented services.

Option by option

  • A. Only specialist surgery in tertiary hospitals

    Tertiary surgery is not the main primary-care function.

  • B. Insurance billing without clinical care

    Billing alone is not health-care delivery.

  • C. Emergency transport without prevention services

    Prevention is central rather than absent.

  • D. Accessible first-contact, comprehensive, coordinated care (correct)

    Correct: first-contact comprehensive care is the primary health-care model.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Accessible first-contact, comprehensive, coordinated care. Primary health care provides accessible first-contact care with prevention, treatment, continuity, coordination, and community-oriented services.

Why is "Only specialist surgery in tertiary hospitals" not the answer?

Tertiary surgery is not the main primary-care function.

Why is "Insurance billing without clinical care" not the answer?

Billing alone is not health-care delivery.

Why is "Emergency transport without prevention services" not the answer?

Prevention is central rather than absent.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Health systems in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: first-contact comprehensive care is the primary health-care model.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Health systems?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.