SMQT – SURVEY & CERTIFICATION BACKGROUND EXAM
2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
To advance the health of individuals and communities, hospitals and health care
networks are represented by the - ANS-american hospital association
The medicaid integrity program, a fraud and abuse detection program, was established
by the - ANS-deficit reduction act
Which medical staff committee is responsible for the review of preoperative and
pathologic diagnosis to determine the necessity of surgery? - ANS-tissue review
Funding for health care for the homeless was provided by the ____ Act. - ANS-
McKinney
A patient's entry to the health care system in most nonemergency situations - which
include health maintenance and coordination of referrals - is called ____ care. - ANS-
primary
Abstracted patient information is used to generate diagnosis and procedure indexes.
True or False - ANS-True
The health care quality improvement act of 1986 requires that consumers to be
provided with informed consent guidance and with information about state laws that
impact health care decisions
True or False - ANS-False
the primary purpose of the joint commission is the mandatory accreditation of health
care facilities
True or False - ANS-False
during ancient times, antyllos performed and described new procedures, and he
became an authority on aneuryms
True or false - ANS-true
Since 1951, the organization that has developed professionally based standards to
evaluate the compliance of health care organizations is the - ANS-the joint
commission
The preparation of a final meeting agenda is the joint responsibility of the committee
chairperson and secretary
true or false - ANS-true
, the focus of health care consumers is on primary and preventative care
true or false - ANS-true
ICD-10-PCS is the abbreviation for international classification of diseases, tenth
revision, _______ - ANS-procedural coding system
preadmission testing on a outpatient basis is more frequently performed than is
admitting patients a day or two early to perform such tests
true or false - ANS-true
measurements of a health care organization's level of performance in specific areas that
are created by accrediting agencies are called ___ - ANS-standards
Prehistoric Medicine and Ancient Medicine were characterized by an interest in the arts
and sciences
true or false - ANS-false
Medical staff members are granted clinical privileges by the - ANS-governing board
which coding system is used in the united states to collect information about diseases
and injuries and to classify diagnoses and procedures - ANS-ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS
Which medical staff membership category includes physicians who deliver most of a
hospital's inpatient medical services? - ANS-active
describe the role of the category of active medical staff - ANS-active member staff
delivers most hospital medical services and performs significant organizational
and admirative medical staff duties
explain the purpose of the joint commission - ANS-the purpose of the joint
commission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to
the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services
that support performance improvement in health care organizations
hippocrates was the first physician to consider medicine a science
true or false - ANS-true
when taking minutes, the committee secretary should record only the final decisions
made by the committee
true or false - ANS-false
Hospital-originated infections are also known as nosocomial infections.
true or false - ANS-true
the joint commission and ___ work together to standardize common measures called
the national hospital quality measures - ANS-CMS
2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
To advance the health of individuals and communities, hospitals and health care
networks are represented by the - ANS-american hospital association
The medicaid integrity program, a fraud and abuse detection program, was established
by the - ANS-deficit reduction act
Which medical staff committee is responsible for the review of preoperative and
pathologic diagnosis to determine the necessity of surgery? - ANS-tissue review
Funding for health care for the homeless was provided by the ____ Act. - ANS-
McKinney
A patient's entry to the health care system in most nonemergency situations - which
include health maintenance and coordination of referrals - is called ____ care. - ANS-
primary
Abstracted patient information is used to generate diagnosis and procedure indexes.
True or False - ANS-True
The health care quality improvement act of 1986 requires that consumers to be
provided with informed consent guidance and with information about state laws that
impact health care decisions
True or False - ANS-False
the primary purpose of the joint commission is the mandatory accreditation of health
care facilities
True or False - ANS-False
during ancient times, antyllos performed and described new procedures, and he
became an authority on aneuryms
True or false - ANS-true
Since 1951, the organization that has developed professionally based standards to
evaluate the compliance of health care organizations is the - ANS-the joint
commission
The preparation of a final meeting agenda is the joint responsibility of the committee
chairperson and secretary
true or false - ANS-true
, the focus of health care consumers is on primary and preventative care
true or false - ANS-true
ICD-10-PCS is the abbreviation for international classification of diseases, tenth
revision, _______ - ANS-procedural coding system
preadmission testing on a outpatient basis is more frequently performed than is
admitting patients a day or two early to perform such tests
true or false - ANS-true
measurements of a health care organization's level of performance in specific areas that
are created by accrediting agencies are called ___ - ANS-standards
Prehistoric Medicine and Ancient Medicine were characterized by an interest in the arts
and sciences
true or false - ANS-false
Medical staff members are granted clinical privileges by the - ANS-governing board
which coding system is used in the united states to collect information about diseases
and injuries and to classify diagnoses and procedures - ANS-ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS
Which medical staff membership category includes physicians who deliver most of a
hospital's inpatient medical services? - ANS-active
describe the role of the category of active medical staff - ANS-active member staff
delivers most hospital medical services and performs significant organizational
and admirative medical staff duties
explain the purpose of the joint commission - ANS-the purpose of the joint
commission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to
the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services
that support performance improvement in health care organizations
hippocrates was the first physician to consider medicine a science
true or false - ANS-true
when taking minutes, the committee secretary should record only the final decisions
made by the committee
true or false - ANS-false
Hospital-originated infections are also known as nosocomial infections.
true or false - ANS-true
the joint commission and ___ work together to standardize common measures called
the national hospital quality measures - ANS-CMS
