Question 1
What are the "four pillars" of the healthcare environment?
A. Ownership, classification, cost and tax status
B. Quality, care setting, physicians, and access
C. Cost, access, value and quality
D. Quality, cost, ownership and location
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Hospitals may be classified many different ways. Which of the following statements is true
regarding hospital classification?
A. Private hospitals are always for-profit organizations
B. Urban, rural and children's hospitals are classified by their geographic locations
C. Rural hospitals are most frequently classified as teaching hospitals
D. Hospitals may be classified in more than one way; for example, an urban hospital might
also be classified as a government-owned hospital or as a general hospital
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
An ambulatory surgery center would be best classified as
1
, A. A teaching hospital
B. An outpatient care setting
C. A general hospital
D. A rehabilitation hospital
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
From the perspective of the healthcare delivery organization, payments generally come
from three types of entities:
A. Employers, employees and government entities
B. Government-financed and managed programs, insurance programs managed by private
entities and patients' personal funds
C. National health systems, national insurance systems and multipayer systems
D. Uninsured, underinsured and insured
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
In considering the purpose for interrelationships among healthcare organizations, identify
the purpose below that is correct:
A. Enable access to comprehensive care services from only one healthcare organization
B. Ensure effective transfers of care facilitated by the provision of essential health
information
C. Facilitate obtaining appropriate rewards for care referrals
D. Facilitate marketing of healthcare services regardless of patients' consent
CORRECT ANSWER
2
What are the "four pillars" of the healthcare environment?
A. Ownership, classification, cost and tax status
B. Quality, care setting, physicians, and access
C. Cost, access, value and quality
D. Quality, cost, ownership and location
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Hospitals may be classified many different ways. Which of the following statements is true
regarding hospital classification?
A. Private hospitals are always for-profit organizations
B. Urban, rural and children's hospitals are classified by their geographic locations
C. Rural hospitals are most frequently classified as teaching hospitals
D. Hospitals may be classified in more than one way; for example, an urban hospital might
also be classified as a government-owned hospital or as a general hospital
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
An ambulatory surgery center would be best classified as
1
, A. A teaching hospital
B. An outpatient care setting
C. A general hospital
D. A rehabilitation hospital
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
From the perspective of the healthcare delivery organization, payments generally come
from three types of entities:
A. Employers, employees and government entities
B. Government-financed and managed programs, insurance programs managed by private
entities and patients' personal funds
C. National health systems, national insurance systems and multipayer systems
D. Uninsured, underinsured and insured
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
In considering the purpose for interrelationships among healthcare organizations, identify
the purpose below that is correct:
A. Enable access to comprehensive care services from only one healthcare organization
B. Ensure effective transfers of care facilitated by the provision of essential health
information
C. Facilitate obtaining appropriate rewards for care referrals
D. Facilitate marketing of healthcare services regardless of patients' consent
CORRECT ANSWER
2
