HPRS 3309 FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH ALL
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
WHO Definition of health Answer - A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is population health? Answer - The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of outcomes within the group.
What do healthcare managers and HCO's seek to improve in the community?
Answer - Population Health and individual health in the community.
What is health disparity? Answer - The difference in health associated with
economic, social, and/or environmental disadvantage.
What is the continuum of care? Answer - The range of services needed to care
for a person or a population
What is management? Answer - The process of getting done through and with
people by directing and motivating efforts towards a common objective.
What is organizational behavior? Answer - The study of individual and group
dynamics within an organizational setting.
, What are the five functions of management? Answer - Planning, Organizing,
Staffing, Directing, Controlling.
What is centralization? Answer - How high or low in an organization the
authority exists to make a decision.
What is a system? Answer - A set of interrelated parts that function as a whole
to achieve a common purpose.
What is planning? Answer - It is deciding what to do and how to do it; future
oriented; planning enables a HCO's manager to set a direction for the future
that employees should pursue.
How often does planning take place? Answer - Continuously; Planning should
precede other management functions.
What is strategic planning? Answer - The periodic process of developing a set
of steps for an organization to accomplish its mission & vision using strategic
thinking.
The five categories of organizational strategies? Answer - Directional, Adaptive,
Market entry/exit, Competitive, & Implementation
What does SMART mean? Answer - Specific, measurable, action-oriented,
realistic, & time-limited
Define the elements of organizational structure Answer - Jobs, positions,
reporting-relationships, vertical hierarchy, spans of control, groupings of jobs
into apartments & entire organizations, and systems for coordination and
communication.
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
WHO Definition of health Answer - A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is population health? Answer - The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of outcomes within the group.
What do healthcare managers and HCO's seek to improve in the community?
Answer - Population Health and individual health in the community.
What is health disparity? Answer - The difference in health associated with
economic, social, and/or environmental disadvantage.
What is the continuum of care? Answer - The range of services needed to care
for a person or a population
What is management? Answer - The process of getting done through and with
people by directing and motivating efforts towards a common objective.
What is organizational behavior? Answer - The study of individual and group
dynamics within an organizational setting.
, What are the five functions of management? Answer - Planning, Organizing,
Staffing, Directing, Controlling.
What is centralization? Answer - How high or low in an organization the
authority exists to make a decision.
What is a system? Answer - A set of interrelated parts that function as a whole
to achieve a common purpose.
What is planning? Answer - It is deciding what to do and how to do it; future
oriented; planning enables a HCO's manager to set a direction for the future
that employees should pursue.
How often does planning take place? Answer - Continuously; Planning should
precede other management functions.
What is strategic planning? Answer - The periodic process of developing a set
of steps for an organization to accomplish its mission & vision using strategic
thinking.
The five categories of organizational strategies? Answer - Directional, Adaptive,
Market entry/exit, Competitive, & Implementation
What does SMART mean? Answer - Specific, measurable, action-oriented,
realistic, & time-limited
Define the elements of organizational structure Answer - Jobs, positions,
reporting-relationships, vertical hierarchy, spans of control, groupings of jobs
into apartments & entire organizations, and systems for coordination and
communication.
