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term for the healthcare facility development plan?
a. Land use plan
b. Functional Plan
c. Master site plan
d. Strategic plan
- Correct Answer :c. Master site plan
The management accountability of a senior executive can best be determined by a formal evaluation
of performance if the:
a. Governing authority receives copies of the evaluation of performance if the:
b. Performance objectives are discussed and agreed upon at the time of employment
c. Review is conducted annually
d. Review is conducted by a committee
Correct Answer :b. Performance objectives are discussed and agreed upon at the time of
employment
Materials management can best be defined as a system effective:
a. Purchasing of materials at the lowest possible cost
b. Distribution of materials on a scheduled basis
c. Allocation of materials
d. Control of inventories –
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Correct Answer :c. Allocation of materials
The purpose of debt-service coverage is to:
a. Determine the payout period
b. Determine the rating of the bonds
c. Protect the investor
d. Establish the rate structure for the patient services
- Correct Answer :c. Protect the investor
When facility maintenance is deferred, which of the following outcomes is predictable?
a. Higher cost
b. Lower costs
c. Deferred risk
d. Higher liability exposure
- Correct Answer :a. Higher cost
The major purpose of a dress code of ethics for members of a healthcare executives association is to:
a. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conduct
b. Increase public understanding of the professional association
c. Provide a framework for disciplining members when necessary
d. Provide a framework for annually evaluating professional performance
- Correct Answer :a. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conduct
Effective facilities maintenance depends on:
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a. Life-cycle planning of equipment
b. An up-to-date inventory of equipment parts for replacement
c. A periodic update of a prevent maintenance schedule
d. Maintaining facilities on a preventive schedule –
Correct Answer :d. Maintaining facilities on a preventive schedule
When a member of the medical/professional staff requires disciplinary action, it is ultimate
responsibility of the:
a. CEO of the healthcare organization
b. Governing authority
c. Medical director or chief of staff
d. Chief of the clinical service (department chairman)
- Correct Answer :b. Governing authority
Temporary working capital needs should be financial through:
a. Leasing equipment
b. Short-term debt
c. Equity financing
d. Accounts receivable
- Correct Answer :b. Short-term debt
Which of the following rules applies to the purchase of major diagnostic or treatment equipment?
a. Physician input s required by the accrediting body
b. Competitive bidding is required by government programs
c. The decision should be based on equipment depreciation schedules
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d. Funds should be allocated annually in accordance with the organization's capital schedule
- Correct Answer :d. Funds should be allocated annually in accordance with the organization's capital
schedule
The principle advantage for an inpatient facility to affiliate with a geriatric-care program is that such
an arrangement:
a. Provides for a continuum of care for patients
b. Permits patients to receive care in the home settings
c. Requires less skilled personnel to provide the care
d. Is less costly to the patient
- Correct Answer :a. Provides for a continuum of care for patients
Quality of patient care can best be measures by:
a. Carefully constructed written reports comparing different time periods.
b. A review of incident reports
c. Reviewing the minutes of the medical/professional executive committee
d. A combination of statistical reports and direct supervision of patient care –
Correct Answer :d. A combination of statistical reports and direct supervision of patient care
The thrust of antitrust legislation as applied to the healthcare field is to:
a. Contain cost
b. Contain rising cost of independent single unit hospital
c. Monitor the scope of health services provided in a given area
d. Protect the public's economic interest - Correct Answer :d. Protect the public's economic interest
A hospice may be described as a/an:
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