HCA STUDY SHEET RESOURCES 2026
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS READY
◍ Define outpatient care. Answer: Any health service not requiring an
overnight hospital stay.
◍ Define ambulatory care. Answer: Outpatient services provided on a
walk-in, walk-out basis.
◍ What are the three main functions of primary care? Answer: Point
of entry, coordination of care, and essential/continuous care.
◍ What is the purpose of a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)?
Answer: To offer coordinated, team-based, patient-centered primary
care.
◍ What is hospice care? Answer: Palliative and supportive end-of-life
care for terminally ill patients.
◍ What are the basic requirements for an institution to be considered
a hospital? Answer: ≥6 beds, medical staff, 24-hour nursing,
governing body, diagnostics, pharmacy, and medical records.
◍ What are the three main ownership types of hospitals? Answer:
Public, Private Nonprofit, and Private For-Profit.
, ◍ What federal act provided major funding for hospital construction?
Answer: Hill-Burton Act of 1946.
◍ How do you calculate hospital occupancy rate? Answer: Average
daily census ÷ number of staffed beds.
◍ What does ALOS stand for? Answer: Average Length of Stay.
◍ What is a Managed Care Organization (MCO)? Answer: A system
integrating financing, insurance, delivery, and payment to control cost
& quality.
◍ What is the main feature of an HMO plan? Answer: Gatekeeping
and in-network-only care.
◍ What distinguishes a PPO from an HMO? Answer: PPOs allow
out-of-network providers without a gatekeeper.
◍ What is gatekeeping? Answer: A primary care provider authorizes
access to specialty services.
◍ What are the three types of utilization reviews? Answer:
Prospective, concurrent, retrospective.
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS READY
◍ Define outpatient care. Answer: Any health service not requiring an
overnight hospital stay.
◍ Define ambulatory care. Answer: Outpatient services provided on a
walk-in, walk-out basis.
◍ What are the three main functions of primary care? Answer: Point
of entry, coordination of care, and essential/continuous care.
◍ What is the purpose of a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)?
Answer: To offer coordinated, team-based, patient-centered primary
care.
◍ What is hospice care? Answer: Palliative and supportive end-of-life
care for terminally ill patients.
◍ What are the basic requirements for an institution to be considered
a hospital? Answer: ≥6 beds, medical staff, 24-hour nursing,
governing body, diagnostics, pharmacy, and medical records.
◍ What are the three main ownership types of hospitals? Answer:
Public, Private Nonprofit, and Private For-Profit.
, ◍ What federal act provided major funding for hospital construction?
Answer: Hill-Burton Act of 1946.
◍ How do you calculate hospital occupancy rate? Answer: Average
daily census ÷ number of staffed beds.
◍ What does ALOS stand for? Answer: Average Length of Stay.
◍ What is a Managed Care Organization (MCO)? Answer: A system
integrating financing, insurance, delivery, and payment to control cost
& quality.
◍ What is the main feature of an HMO plan? Answer: Gatekeeping
and in-network-only care.
◍ What distinguishes a PPO from an HMO? Answer: PPOs allow
out-of-network providers without a gatekeeper.
◍ What is gatekeeping? Answer: A primary care provider authorizes
access to specialty services.
◍ What are the three types of utilization reviews? Answer:
Prospective, concurrent, retrospective.
