Answer Options:
True or False?
Answer: False
Question: What is a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system?
Answer Options:
a. A system where Medicare pays a fixed amount to hospitals based on the diagnosis that the patient has when admitted to the hospital, rather than on the length of stay or the extent of care given
b. An electronic health records system that groups patients based on their diagnosis
c. A group of people with the same diagnosis
d. None of the above
Answer: a. A system where Medicare pays a fixed amount to hospitals based on the diagnosis that the patient has when admitted to the hospital, rather than on the length of stay or the extent of care given
Question: Charity care is:
Answer Options:
A. Care provided to a charitable organization
B. Care provided to a patient that the hospital knows cannot pay
C. Written off as bad debt
D. Care in lieu of a bill
Answer: B. Care provided to a patient that the hospital knows cannot pay
Question: The identification phase of problem solving involves which of the following?
Answer: Identifying causes of problems and generating solutions
Question: For a health provider’s action to be considered negligent, which of the following factors is NOT necessary?
Answer Options:
A. Duty toward the harmed party (duty to care)
B. Breach of duty
C. Causation
D. Injury or damages
E. Malice
Answer: E. Malice
Question: Which of the following is a new trend for health care governance?
Answer: Managing change
Question:
Extrinsic rewards include things like promotions, a flexible scheduling, and nurturing organizational culture.
Correct Answer:
TRUE
Question: Why do PDCA’s fail?
Answer Options:
a. Poor planning
b. Not enough resources
c. Tested too many things at one time
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
Question: True or False? The Affordable Care Act has had little impact on the number of uninsured individuals in the U.S.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The “failure to provide a service whose benefit is greater than its risk” is the definition of which of the following terms?
Answer Options:
a. Abuse
b. Overuse
c. Misuse
d. Underuse
e. Reuse
Answer: d. Underuse
Question: The chief financial officer (CFO) of a hospital supervises all of the following officers EXCEPT:
Answer Options:
A. The independent auditor
B. The controller
C. The internal auditor
D. The treasurer
Answer: A. The independent auditor
Question: True or False? The Sherman Anti Trust Act prohibits mergers and acquisitions that lessen competition.
Answer Options:
True or False?
Answer: True
Question: Home health aides who work for agencies reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid must:
Answer Options:
(A) Work at their own homes.
(B) Accept whatever assignment they get.
(C) Work at the same level as LPNs.
(D) Receive a minimum number of hours of training and pass a competency exam.
(E) Be prepared to travel long distances to work.
Answer: (D) Receive a minimum number of hours of training and pass a competency exam.