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The goal of the business case for D. enhance the bottom line
EBD is to ___________ by determining
how healthcare facility investments
contribute to improvements in
patient care quality and the safety
and satisfaction of both patients and
staff.
A. improve the physical space
B. improve workforce efficiency
C. strategically plan renovations
D. enhance the bottom line
Which two of the following are B. one-time construction costs
MOST IMPORTANT to balance C. ongoing operational savings and increase
against one another when revenue
considering the business case for
physical design innovations?
A. longer design and construction
timeliness
B. one-time construction costs
C. ongoing operational savings and
increase revenue
D. patient outcomes
,Which of the following clinical and B. medical errors
safety outcomes may be directly C. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
influenced by the design of the D. falls
physical healthcare environment?
A. adverse reactions to drugs
B. medical errors
C. healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
D. falls
EBD is the process of basing A. credible research
decisions about the built
environment on __________ to achieve
the best possible outcomes.
A. credible research
B. patient outcomes
C. statistical ratios
D. designer expertise
HIPAA mandates improved efficiency A. setting and enforcing confidentially and security
in healthcare delivery by __________. standards for health data
A. setting and enforcing C. standardizing how health data are shared
confidentially and security standards electronically (digitally)
for health data
B. setting and enforcing guidelines
for who can enter a patient ward,
based on patient type and risk
category
C. standardizing how health data are
shared electronically (digitally)
D. standardizing acceptable rates of
patient injuries within the hospital
,The Institute of Medicine (IOM) aims B. patient-centered - respectful and responsive to
for healthcare services that are patient preferences and needs, ensuring that
effective, efficient, safe, timely, and patient values guide clinical decisions
equitable. At the core of this
approach is the goal that all
healthcare services be ___________.
A. cost-effective - provision of
services based on a cost-outcome
model; not providing services to
those who likely can't pay
B. patient-centered - respectful and
responsive to patient preferences
and needs, ensuring that patient
values guide clinical decisions
C. legally-compliant - avoidance of
incidents that fall into the "never
event" category while under care
services
D. efficiency-driven - avoidance of
waste and environmental harm by
reusing equipment like needles,
catheters, and gauze
, The following "never events" are no A. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
longer reimbursed by Medicare and
Medicaid (CMS) over and above the
typical inpatient rate: vascular
catheter-associated infection, falls
and trauma, and stag iii an div
pressure ulcers. Even though these
are all very different, they are all
considered types of _______________.
A. healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
B. inpatient prospective medical
events
C. design-based accidents
D. common procedures
What is the primary goal of writing a C. to demonstrate how facility investments can
business case? enhance safety.
A. to improve the bottom line
B. to encourage the use of the EBD
process
C. to demonstrate how facility
investments can enhance safety.
Every project starts with a project A. scope
_____________.
A. scope
B. vision
C. goals
D. proposal
Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2026
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Terms in this set (115)
The goal of the business case for D. enhance the bottom line
EBD is to ___________ by determining
how healthcare facility investments
contribute to improvements in
patient care quality and the safety
and satisfaction of both patients and
staff.
A. improve the physical space
B. improve workforce efficiency
C. strategically plan renovations
D. enhance the bottom line
Which two of the following are B. one-time construction costs
MOST IMPORTANT to balance C. ongoing operational savings and increase
against one another when revenue
considering the business case for
physical design innovations?
A. longer design and construction
timeliness
B. one-time construction costs
C. ongoing operational savings and
increase revenue
D. patient outcomes
,Which of the following clinical and B. medical errors
safety outcomes may be directly C. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
influenced by the design of the D. falls
physical healthcare environment?
A. adverse reactions to drugs
B. medical errors
C. healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
D. falls
EBD is the process of basing A. credible research
decisions about the built
environment on __________ to achieve
the best possible outcomes.
A. credible research
B. patient outcomes
C. statistical ratios
D. designer expertise
HIPAA mandates improved efficiency A. setting and enforcing confidentially and security
in healthcare delivery by __________. standards for health data
A. setting and enforcing C. standardizing how health data are shared
confidentially and security standards electronically (digitally)
for health data
B. setting and enforcing guidelines
for who can enter a patient ward,
based on patient type and risk
category
C. standardizing how health data are
shared electronically (digitally)
D. standardizing acceptable rates of
patient injuries within the hospital
,The Institute of Medicine (IOM) aims B. patient-centered - respectful and responsive to
for healthcare services that are patient preferences and needs, ensuring that
effective, efficient, safe, timely, and patient values guide clinical decisions
equitable. At the core of this
approach is the goal that all
healthcare services be ___________.
A. cost-effective - provision of
services based on a cost-outcome
model; not providing services to
those who likely can't pay
B. patient-centered - respectful and
responsive to patient preferences
and needs, ensuring that patient
values guide clinical decisions
C. legally-compliant - avoidance of
incidents that fall into the "never
event" category while under care
services
D. efficiency-driven - avoidance of
waste and environmental harm by
reusing equipment like needles,
catheters, and gauze
, The following "never events" are no A. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
longer reimbursed by Medicare and
Medicaid (CMS) over and above the
typical inpatient rate: vascular
catheter-associated infection, falls
and trauma, and stag iii an div
pressure ulcers. Even though these
are all very different, they are all
considered types of _______________.
A. healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
B. inpatient prospective medical
events
C. design-based accidents
D. common procedures
What is the primary goal of writing a C. to demonstrate how facility investments can
business case? enhance safety.
A. to improve the bottom line
B. to encourage the use of the EBD
process
C. to demonstrate how facility
investments can enhance safety.
Every project starts with a project A. scope
_____________.
A. scope
B. vision
C. goals
D. proposal
