HIM 410 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORECT ANSWERS!!
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission:
A. must comply with the conditions of participation.
B. receives the designation of "magnet hospital."
C. is deemed to have met licensure requirements.
D. is deemed to have met certification requirements.
D. is deemed to have met certification requirements.
ALOS is an indicator of:
A. use of hospital capacity.
B. access.
C. frequency of use.
D. severity of illness and resource use.
D. Severity of illness and resource use.
According to US law, nonprofit organizations:
A. can make only a limited amount of profit.
B. are tax exempt.
C. cannot have a governing body.
D. must pay taxes if they are profitable.
B. Are tax exempt.
For whose financial benefit are proprietary hospitals operated?
Proprietary hospitals are operated for the financial benefit of the entity that owns the institution;
in other words, they are accountable to their stockholders.
How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?
A. It led to greater competition among hospitals.
B. It mandated closure of beds based on occupancy rates.
, C. It created financial incentives to minimize the patient's length of stay.
D. It created financial incentives to perform surgeries in outpatient settings.
C. It created financial incentives to minimize the patient's length of stay.
In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than:
25 days or less.
The biggest share of national health spending is attributed to:
A. physicians.
B. nursing home care.
C. hospitals.
D. prescription drugs.
C. Hospitals.
The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
A. government officials.
B. the poor.
C. the wealthy.
D. those needing surgery.
B.The poor.
To be classified as a Critical Access Hospital, the number of acute care beds should not
exceed:
25 beds.
Today, most of hospitals in the United States are in the nonprofit sector because of:
A. the Balanced Budget Act.
B. the Hill-Burton Act.
C. hospital governance.
D. Medicare and Medicaid.
B. The Hill-Burton Act.
CORECT ANSWERS!!
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission:
A. must comply with the conditions of participation.
B. receives the designation of "magnet hospital."
C. is deemed to have met licensure requirements.
D. is deemed to have met certification requirements.
D. is deemed to have met certification requirements.
ALOS is an indicator of:
A. use of hospital capacity.
B. access.
C. frequency of use.
D. severity of illness and resource use.
D. Severity of illness and resource use.
According to US law, nonprofit organizations:
A. can make only a limited amount of profit.
B. are tax exempt.
C. cannot have a governing body.
D. must pay taxes if they are profitable.
B. Are tax exempt.
For whose financial benefit are proprietary hospitals operated?
Proprietary hospitals are operated for the financial benefit of the entity that owns the institution;
in other words, they are accountable to their stockholders.
How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?
A. It led to greater competition among hospitals.
B. It mandated closure of beds based on occupancy rates.
, C. It created financial incentives to minimize the patient's length of stay.
D. It created financial incentives to perform surgeries in outpatient settings.
C. It created financial incentives to minimize the patient's length of stay.
In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than:
25 days or less.
The biggest share of national health spending is attributed to:
A. physicians.
B. nursing home care.
C. hospitals.
D. prescription drugs.
C. Hospitals.
The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
A. government officials.
B. the poor.
C. the wealthy.
D. those needing surgery.
B.The poor.
To be classified as a Critical Access Hospital, the number of acute care beds should not
exceed:
25 beds.
Today, most of hospitals in the United States are in the nonprofit sector because of:
A. the Balanced Budget Act.
B. the Hill-Burton Act.
C. hospital governance.
D. Medicare and Medicaid.
B. The Hill-Burton Act.
