ADMINISTRATOR EXAM
PRACTICE TEST
What are the three main components of a Continuous Quality
Improvement
program?
A. Collect and evaluate data, staff involvement in all phases of the
process, and
look for opportunities to improve.
B. Collect data, respond to concerns and complaints, and progressive
corrective
action plans.
C. Collect and evaluate data, creation of corrective action plans, and
implement a
process improvement plan.
D. Collect survey data, have staff review complaints, and perform
SWOT analysis
for all complaints. - ANSWERS-A. Collect and evaluate data, staff
involvement in all phases of the process, and
look for opportunities to improve.
Which performance improvement method encourages employees to
look
,everywhere for waste and inefficiency and to think creatively for
ways to eliminate
them?
A. Lean Methodology
B. Risk Management
C. Management By Objective
D. Cost Benefit Analysis - ANSWERS-A. Lean Methodology
A radiology administrator is planning a new outpatient radiology
facility and
anticipates performing 75,000 procedures annually. The assumption is
that 6,000
procedures a year can be performed per room utilizing conventional
radiographic
equipment and film processing. The new department will employ
fully digital
radiography equipment with a 25% increase in productivity. How
many DR rooms
should be planned?
A. 6.0
B. 7.5
C. 10.0
D. 12.5 - ANSWERS-C. 10.0
A SWOT analysis is utilized to measure _________ of an imaging
department.
, A. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
B. Supplies, weekly hours, opportunities and territory
C. Strengths, weekly hours, open appointments and threats
D. Strengths, weaknesses, open appointments and threats -
ANSWERS-A. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
The inflationary spiral states that when resource inputs grow at a
faster rate than
system outputs, the cost to the consumer increases. This is due to:
A. Indirect costs.
B. Lower reimbursements.
C. Higher supply costs.
D. Lower efficiency. - ANSWERS-D. Lower efficiency.
The three MOST commonly used techniques to analyze quantitative
data are
calculating and comparing means, frequency distribution, and:
A. Pareto charts.
B. Gap measurement.
C. Cross tabulating.
D. Fishbone analysis. - ANSWERS-C. Cross tabulating.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of leasing?
A. Tax deduction
B. Fixed payments