The most important factor influencing specifications for individual information systems
in healthcare organizations should be:
a. standard reports generated
b. user requirements
c. the cost of the systems
d. vendor service capabilities
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, b. user requirements
All of the following are methods used to forecast future demands except:
a. target buyer intention surveys
b. performance of an environmental assessment
c.estimation of a competitor's current customer base
d. estimate of future demand by "middlemen"
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c. estimation of a competitor's current customer base
Under federal law, whenever a patient comes to a hospital emergency department
with an emergency condition:
a. with few expectations, the patient's liability to pay may be considered in
determining whether to provide treatment
b. with few expectations, the patient's condition must stabilize before he or she is
transferred or discharged
c. a police may be asked to authorize treatment
d. the hospital has no duty to treat the person if he/she is not a patient or a member of
the medical staff
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b. with few expectations, the patient's condition must stabilize before he or
she is transferred or discharged
The development of preferred provider organization was originally intended to:
a. guarantee that hospitals maintain their occupancies
,b. promote networks that would evolve into multihospital systems
c. offer an alternative to the health maintenance organization
d. force high-priced hospitals out of the local market via discounts
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c. offer an alternative to the health maintenance organization
Current JCAHO guidelines regarding measurements (to collection of data) include all
of the following EXCEPT:
a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of the JCAHO's "10
step method" for quality assessment
b. the data should identify opportunities for possible improvement of existing
processes
c. the organization must collect data about the appropriateness of admissions and
hospital stays
d. the organization must collect data on patient care processes that are high-risk, high
volume, and problem prone
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a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of the
JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality assessment
All of the following are commonly recognized to be right of each patient EXCEPT the
right to:
a. received considerate and respectful care
b. access protective services
c. communicate with caregiver in the language the patient's choosing
d. be informed about participant in decision regarding their care
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, c. communicate with caregiver in the language the patient's choosing
Which of the following best describes a plan for the development of a facility'
physical plant?
a. a set of completed plans and specifications for all of the changes to be made to
the physical plant
b. a projection of the cash flow for the plant -related projects
c. a listing of the changes, sequence, and cost to meet projected capacity
requirements
a financial feasibility study of funding alternatives for plant development
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c. a listing of the changes, sequence, and cost to meet projected capacity
requirements
Current JCAHO guidelines regarding the design of new patient care processes
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the design is clinically up-to-date
b. the design is based on the organization's mission, vision, values, and plans
c. the design meets the needs and expectation of key constituents
d. the design team includes physicians or their designees
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d. the design team includes physicians or their designees
Membership of the healthcare information systems steering committee should
comprise:
a. the CEO, CIO, selected major user departments and the chair of the governing
in healthcare organizations should be:
a. standard reports generated
b. user requirements
c. the cost of the systems
d. vendor service capabilities
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, b. user requirements
All of the following are methods used to forecast future demands except:
a. target buyer intention surveys
b. performance of an environmental assessment
c.estimation of a competitor's current customer base
d. estimate of future demand by "middlemen"
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c. estimation of a competitor's current customer base
Under federal law, whenever a patient comes to a hospital emergency department
with an emergency condition:
a. with few expectations, the patient's liability to pay may be considered in
determining whether to provide treatment
b. with few expectations, the patient's condition must stabilize before he or she is
transferred or discharged
c. a police may be asked to authorize treatment
d. the hospital has no duty to treat the person if he/she is not a patient or a member of
the medical staff
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b. with few expectations, the patient's condition must stabilize before he or
she is transferred or discharged
The development of preferred provider organization was originally intended to:
a. guarantee that hospitals maintain their occupancies
,b. promote networks that would evolve into multihospital systems
c. offer an alternative to the health maintenance organization
d. force high-priced hospitals out of the local market via discounts
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c. offer an alternative to the health maintenance organization
Current JCAHO guidelines regarding measurements (to collection of data) include all
of the following EXCEPT:
a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of the JCAHO's "10
step method" for quality assessment
b. the data should identify opportunities for possible improvement of existing
processes
c. the organization must collect data about the appropriateness of admissions and
hospital stays
d. the organization must collect data on patient care processes that are high-risk, high
volume, and problem prone
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a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of the
JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality assessment
All of the following are commonly recognized to be right of each patient EXCEPT the
right to:
a. received considerate and respectful care
b. access protective services
c. communicate with caregiver in the language the patient's choosing
d. be informed about participant in decision regarding their care
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, c. communicate with caregiver in the language the patient's choosing
Which of the following best describes a plan for the development of a facility'
physical plant?
a. a set of completed plans and specifications for all of the changes to be made to
the physical plant
b. a projection of the cash flow for the plant -related projects
c. a listing of the changes, sequence, and cost to meet projected capacity
requirements
a financial feasibility study of funding alternatives for plant development
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c. a listing of the changes, sequence, and cost to meet projected capacity
requirements
Current JCAHO guidelines regarding the design of new patient care processes
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the design is clinically up-to-date
b. the design is based on the organization's mission, vision, values, and plans
c. the design meets the needs and expectation of key constituents
d. the design team includes physicians or their designees
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d. the design team includes physicians or their designees
Membership of the healthcare information systems steering committee should
comprise:
a. the CEO, CIO, selected major user departments and the chair of the governing
