HIM 410 EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission:
is deemed to have met certification requirements
ALOS is an indicator of:
severity of illness
According to US law, nonprofit organizations:
are tax exempt
For whose financial benefit are proprietary hospitals operated?
Stockholders
How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?
It created financial incentive to minimize patience's length of stay
In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than:
25 days
The biggest share of national health spending is attributed to:
hospitals
The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
the poor
To be classified as a critical access hospital, the number of acute care beds should not
exceed:
25
Today, most of hospitals in the United States are in the nonprofit sector because of:
Medicare & Medicaid; Hill Burton Act
, A patient with special needs could expect to receive efficient, appropriate, team-approach
care from which of the following?
Patient centered medical homes
Countries whose health systems are oriented more toward primary care achieve:
Higher satisfaction with health services among their population
Hospice services are primarily for people with:
terminal illnesses
In the emergency department, a condition that requires medical attention within a few
hours, with a longer delay presenting possible danger to the patient, would fall under
which category?
Urgent conditions
One reason women's health centers were created is:
Women seek care more often than men
The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in
hospitals is:
Most of these procedures were shifted to outpatient settings
What does "PPS" stand for?
Prospective payment system
What is palliation?
Pain and symptom management
Which of the following is an example of a secondary care service?
Rehabilitation, surgery, consultation
Which of the following is not a reason for hospitals to expand their outpatient services?
Reduction of overcrowding in inpatient services
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission:
is deemed to have met certification requirements
ALOS is an indicator of:
severity of illness
According to US law, nonprofit organizations:
are tax exempt
For whose financial benefit are proprietary hospitals operated?
Stockholders
How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?
It created financial incentive to minimize patience's length of stay
In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than:
25 days
The biggest share of national health spending is attributed to:
hospitals
The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
the poor
To be classified as a critical access hospital, the number of acute care beds should not
exceed:
25
Today, most of hospitals in the United States are in the nonprofit sector because of:
Medicare & Medicaid; Hill Burton Act
, A patient with special needs could expect to receive efficient, appropriate, team-approach
care from which of the following?
Patient centered medical homes
Countries whose health systems are oriented more toward primary care achieve:
Higher satisfaction with health services among their population
Hospice services are primarily for people with:
terminal illnesses
In the emergency department, a condition that requires medical attention within a few
hours, with a longer delay presenting possible danger to the patient, would fall under
which category?
Urgent conditions
One reason women's health centers were created is:
Women seek care more often than men
The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in
hospitals is:
Most of these procedures were shifted to outpatient settings
What does "PPS" stand for?
Prospective payment system
What is palliation?
Pain and symptom management
Which of the following is an example of a secondary care service?
Rehabilitation, surgery, consultation
Which of the following is not a reason for hospitals to expand their outpatient services?
Reduction of overcrowding in inpatient services
