HIM 410 QUIZ 2 Study; Questions and Answers
100% Correct. 2025/2026 Update
The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed
Through local philanthropy
Inpatient care consist of
health care delivered in conjunction with an overnight stay in a facility
ALOS is an indicator of
Severity of illness
Which ownership type constitutes the largest group of hospitals and hospital beds in the
United States?
Private Non-profit
Which of the following cannot be classified as a community hospital?
long-stay hospital
Which of the following is true about church-affiliated hospitals?
They emphasize the sponsoring organizations spiritual and dietary needs
Tp participate in medicare and medicaid, a health care facility must be...
Certified
True or false: the downsizing of hospitals in the US began in the mid 1980's...
True
, True or false: by definition, a public hospital is one that is open to the general public...
False
True or false: Large hospitals do not realize efficiencies due to economies of scale..
True
True or false: The affluent use hospital services more intensively than the poor...
False
Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision
making?
Autonomy
Unlike the United States, the first hospitals in Europe were established by:
Religious Orders
Magnet hospitals have been found to...
Attract and retain well-qualified nurses
The ethical principle of fidelity requires a medical practitioner to...
Perform his or her duty
According to US law, nonprofit organizations...
are tax exempt
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission...
is deemed to have met certification requirements
100% Correct. 2025/2026 Update
The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed
Through local philanthropy
Inpatient care consist of
health care delivered in conjunction with an overnight stay in a facility
ALOS is an indicator of
Severity of illness
Which ownership type constitutes the largest group of hospitals and hospital beds in the
United States?
Private Non-profit
Which of the following cannot be classified as a community hospital?
long-stay hospital
Which of the following is true about church-affiliated hospitals?
They emphasize the sponsoring organizations spiritual and dietary needs
Tp participate in medicare and medicaid, a health care facility must be...
Certified
True or false: the downsizing of hospitals in the US began in the mid 1980's...
True
, True or false: by definition, a public hospital is one that is open to the general public...
False
True or false: Large hospitals do not realize efficiencies due to economies of scale..
True
True or false: The affluent use hospital services more intensively than the poor...
False
Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision
making?
Autonomy
Unlike the United States, the first hospitals in Europe were established by:
Religious Orders
Magnet hospitals have been found to...
Attract and retain well-qualified nurses
The ethical principle of fidelity requires a medical practitioner to...
Perform his or her duty
According to US law, nonprofit organizations...
are tax exempt
A hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission...
is deemed to have met certification requirements
