Health Care Administration Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers

Health Care
Administration Final
Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
2026\2027
AcademicBMedicalBCentersB-
BAnswerBHospitalsBandBotherBtypesBofBprovidersBthatBareBaffiliatedBwithBaBmedicalBs
choolBandBplayBactiveBrolesBinBtrainingBnewBhealthBcareBproviders,BespeciallyBphysicia
ns,BandBinBclinicalBresearchBinBcollaborationBwithBaBmedicalBschool.



AccessB-
BAnswerBAnBindividual'sBabilityBtoBobtainBmedicalBservicesBonBaBtimelyBandBfinanciall
yBacceptableBbasis.BFactorsBdeterminingBeaseBofBaccessBalsoBincludeBavailabilityBofBhe
althBcareBfacilities,BtransportationBtoBthem,BandBreasonableBhoursBofBoperation.



AccountableBCareBOrganizationB(ACOs)B-BAnswerBAnBentity--
usuallyBaBhospitalBorBaBphysicianBgroup--
thatBacceptsBresponsibilityBforBtheBmedicalBcareBofBaBpopulationBofBpeople.BAnBinsur
erBorBgovernmentBpayerBdevelopsBsomeBformBofBfinancialBincentivesBtoBmotivateBthe
BACOBtoBensureBthatBhealthBcareBcostBpatternsBforBtheBcoveredBgroupBareBbetterBth
anBtheBpatternsBforBcomparableBpeopleBnotBinBtheBgroup.BFirstBinitiatedBbyBtheBMed
icareBprogram,BvariousBversionsBofBtheBACOBideaBareBbeingBtriedBbyBaBrangeBofBpay
ers.



AccreditationB-
BAnswerBABdecisionBmadeBbyBaBrecognizedBorganizationBthatBanBinstitutionBsubstanti
allyBmeetsBappropriateBstandards.

,ActivitiesBofBDailyBLivingB(ADLs)B-
BAnswerBTasksBrequiredBforBaBperson'sBnormalBfunctioning.



AcuteBCareB-
BAnswerBMedicalBcareBofBaBlimitedBduration,BprovidedBinBaBhospitalBorBoutpatientBs
etting,BtoBtreatBanBinjuryBorBshort-termBillness.



AdvancedBpracticeBnurseB-
BAnswerBRegisteredBnurse,BsuchBasBaBclinicalBnurseBspecialist,BnurseBpractitioner,Bnur
seBanesthetist,BorBnurseBmidwife,BwithBaBmaster'sBorBdoctoralBdegreeBconcentratingB
onBaBspecificBareaBofBpractice



AdverseBSelectionB-
BAnswerBOccursBwhenBaBpopulationBcharacteristic,BsuchBasBage,BincreasesBhealthBser
vicesButilizationBandBcostsBaboveBtheBcapitationBrate.



AdvocacyB-
BAnswerBActionsBtakenBbyBanBindividualBorBgroupBaimingBtoBinfluenceBpublicBpolicy,B
resourceBallocation,BandBotherBdecisions.BActivitiesBmayBincludeBmediaBcampaigns,Bpu
blicBspeaking,Bfunding,BandBpublishingBresearch,BconductingBpolls,BandBlobbying.



AllianceB-BAnswerBOrganizationalBrelationshipBforBspecificBpurposes.



AmbulatoryBCareBSensitiveBConditionsB-
BAnswerBConditionsBforBwhichBpatientsBareBhospitalizedBthatBcouldBhaveBbeenBhandl
edBonBanBoutpatientBbasis.



AppropriateBCareB-
BAnswerBCareBforBwhichBexpectedBhealthBexceedBnegativeBconsequences.



AssistedBLivingB-
BAnswerBServicesBprovidedBtoBindividualsBwhoBneedBassistanceBwithBactivitiesBofBdail
yBliving.

, AttendingBphysiciansB-
BAnswerBDoctorsBwhoBhaveB"privileges"BtoBuseBaBparticularBhospitalBforBinpatientBca
reBofBtheirBpatients.



AverageBDailyBCensusB-
BAnswerBTheBnumberBofBpeopleBhoBstayBovernightBinBaBhospitalBbedBonBaBtypicalBd
ayBatBaBspecificBhospital.



AvoidableBMortalityB-
BAnswerBABcountBofBunnecessaryBdeathsBfromBdiseasesBforBwhichBeffectiveBpublicBhe
althBandBmedicalBinterventionsBareBavailable.



BayesBtheoremB-
BAnswerBABformulaBfroBdeterminingBconditionalBprobabilityB(theBlikelihoodBofBanBeve
ntBoccurringBgivenBthatBanotherBeventBhasBoccurred)BthatBallowsBforBrevisingBexisting
BpredictionsBorBtheoriesBgivenBnewBevidence.



BehavioralBHealthBServicesB-
BAnswerBClinicalBandBsupportiveBactivitiesBintendedBtoBtreatBorBmanageBmentalBillnes
sesBand/orBalcoholBorBsubstanceBabuseB(chemicalBdependency).



BehavioralBRiskBFactorsB-BAnswerBAnBelementBofBpersonalBbehavior--
suchBasBunbalancedBnutrition,BuseBofBtobaccoBproducts,BleadingBaBsedentaryBlifestyle,
BorBtheBabuseBofBalcohol--
thatBleadsBtoBanBincreasedBriskBofBdevelopingBoneBorBmoreBdiseasesBorBnegativeBhe
althBconditions.



BenchmarkB-BAnswerBTheBbestBknownBvalueBforBaBspecificBmeasure,fromBanyBsource.



BeneficiaryB-
BAnswerBAnyBperson,BeitherBaBsubscriberBorBaBdependent,BeligibleBforBserviceBunder
BaBhealthBplanBcontract.