HIMT 2267 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
capitation - Correct answer-reimbursement system under which provider is paid
specific amount of money to look after all the healthcare needs of a given
population; reimbursement based on so much "per head"
tribal knowledge - Correct answer-there are early warning cues about conflict,
change, and opportunity
total system - Correct answer-work per se, the workers, the clients, the internal and
external mandates and requirements, and the interaction of the public-at-large with
the organization
open system - Correct answer-the organization receives inputs from its
environment, acts on them and is acted on by them, and produces outputs such as
goods and services
classical organizational theory - Correct answer-provides manager with
examination of its characteristics and components through a typology of
organization; analysis of its clientele network, and review of its life cycle
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,Taylor, Barth and Gantt - Correct answer-made scientific study of workers,
machines, and the workplace originating modern industrial practices of
standardization of parts, uniformity of work methods, and the assembly line
Gilbreth's - Correct answer-developed a classification system, thank to Taylor, for
fundamental motions to facilitate the study of work methods; developed a
promotion plan based on employee's work with behavioral science
Hawthorne Effect - Correct answer-positive change in productivity, reduction of
conflict and the like are attributed to the increase in human interaction as much as
they are to streamlining the work and introducing efficiency measures
behavioral science and human relations - Correct answer-emphasize the worker's
social and psychological needs and stress group dynamics, psychology, and
sociology
structuralism - Correct answer-given particular attention to line and staff
relationships, authority structure, the decision-making process, and the effect of
organizational life on the individual worker
management process school - Correct answer-the work of the chief executive and
those in leadership-authority roles
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,Henri Fayol - Correct answer-credited with having developed the concept of the
functions of the manager
Quantitative or Operations Research Approach - Correct answer-problem solving
and decision making with the aid of math models and the use of probability and
statistical inference characterize this approach to management; aka management
science school
Systems Approach - Correct answer-each school of management thought tends to
emphasize one major feature of organization; this ties them all together
Scientific management - Correct answer-focuses on work
human relations and behavioralism - Correct answer-stress the worker and worker-
manager relationship
structuralism - Correct answer-emphasizes organizational design
management process theory - Correct answer-focuses on the function of the
manager
management science theory - Correct answer-adds computer technology to the
scientific approach
the organization or formal institution - Correct answer-is considered an entity that
lives in a specific environment and has essential parts that are interdependent
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, system - Correct answer-an assemblage or combination of things or pats forming a
complex or unitary whole -a set of interaction units
4 basic components of systems approach - Correct answer-inputs, throughputs or
processes, outputs, and feedback
inputs - Correct answer-the elements the system must accept because they are
imposed by outside forces; raw materials processed to produce some object or
service; ex) deadlines, priorities, or conflicting pressures, goodwill and general
support
systemic review of inputs - Correct answer-characteristics of the clients (average
length of stay, diagnostic categories, payment status), legal and accrediting agency
requirements (federal Medicare provisions, institutional licensure, certification of
practitioners ), federal and state laws concerning employment (collective
bargaining legislation, the occupational safety and health act, workers comp, civil
rights act), and multiple goals (patient care, teaching, research)
outputs - Correct answer-goods and services that the organization must produce;
maintenance of licensure and accreditation status, compliance w/ special federal
programs concerning quality assurance, provisions of acute care for medical,
surgical, obstetrics, and pediatric patients, and provision of comprehensive
wellness and preventative health services for clients in a specific area
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Answers
capitation - Correct answer-reimbursement system under which provider is paid
specific amount of money to look after all the healthcare needs of a given
population; reimbursement based on so much "per head"
tribal knowledge - Correct answer-there are early warning cues about conflict,
change, and opportunity
total system - Correct answer-work per se, the workers, the clients, the internal and
external mandates and requirements, and the interaction of the public-at-large with
the organization
open system - Correct answer-the organization receives inputs from its
environment, acts on them and is acted on by them, and produces outputs such as
goods and services
classical organizational theory - Correct answer-provides manager with
examination of its characteristics and components through a typology of
organization; analysis of its clientele network, and review of its life cycle
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,Taylor, Barth and Gantt - Correct answer-made scientific study of workers,
machines, and the workplace originating modern industrial practices of
standardization of parts, uniformity of work methods, and the assembly line
Gilbreth's - Correct answer-developed a classification system, thank to Taylor, for
fundamental motions to facilitate the study of work methods; developed a
promotion plan based on employee's work with behavioral science
Hawthorne Effect - Correct answer-positive change in productivity, reduction of
conflict and the like are attributed to the increase in human interaction as much as
they are to streamlining the work and introducing efficiency measures
behavioral science and human relations - Correct answer-emphasize the worker's
social and psychological needs and stress group dynamics, psychology, and
sociology
structuralism - Correct answer-given particular attention to line and staff
relationships, authority structure, the decision-making process, and the effect of
organizational life on the individual worker
management process school - Correct answer-the work of the chief executive and
those in leadership-authority roles
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,Henri Fayol - Correct answer-credited with having developed the concept of the
functions of the manager
Quantitative or Operations Research Approach - Correct answer-problem solving
and decision making with the aid of math models and the use of probability and
statistical inference characterize this approach to management; aka management
science school
Systems Approach - Correct answer-each school of management thought tends to
emphasize one major feature of organization; this ties them all together
Scientific management - Correct answer-focuses on work
human relations and behavioralism - Correct answer-stress the worker and worker-
manager relationship
structuralism - Correct answer-emphasizes organizational design
management process theory - Correct answer-focuses on the function of the
manager
management science theory - Correct answer-adds computer technology to the
scientific approach
the organization or formal institution - Correct answer-is considered an entity that
lives in a specific environment and has essential parts that are interdependent
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, system - Correct answer-an assemblage or combination of things or pats forming a
complex or unitary whole -a set of interaction units
4 basic components of systems approach - Correct answer-inputs, throughputs or
processes, outputs, and feedback
inputs - Correct answer-the elements the system must accept because they are
imposed by outside forces; raw materials processed to produce some object or
service; ex) deadlines, priorities, or conflicting pressures, goodwill and general
support
systemic review of inputs - Correct answer-characteristics of the clients (average
length of stay, diagnostic categories, payment status), legal and accrediting agency
requirements (federal Medicare provisions, institutional licensure, certification of
practitioners ), federal and state laws concerning employment (collective
bargaining legislation, the occupational safety and health act, workers comp, civil
rights act), and multiple goals (patient care, teaching, research)
outputs - Correct answer-goods and services that the organization must produce;
maintenance of licensure and accreditation status, compliance w/ special federal
programs concerning quality assurance, provisions of acute care for medical,
surgical, obstetrics, and pediatric patients, and provision of comprehensive
wellness and preventative health services for clients in a specific area
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