HIM 110 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers16
board of directors - ANSWERS -The type of hospital in the form of ownership determines the
make up of _____.
Most Common Medical Specialties - ANSWERS -Internal Medicine - Prevent, diagnose, and treat
disease. Pediatrics - Children. Family Practice - Ongoing primary care. Cardiology - heart.
Psychiatry - mind. Neurology - nervous system. Oncology - cancer. Radiology - use of imaging to
both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body
Most Common Surgical Specialties - ANSWERS -Anesthesiology - anesthesia. Cardiovascular
Surgery - heart surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology - dealing with female reproductive system,
obstetrics - pregnant, gynecology - nonpregnant. Orthopedics - surgery involving the skeletal
system. Urology - focused on the diseases for the urinary tract system. Ophthalmology - eyes.
Otorhinolaryngology - head and neck. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - plastic surgery is
concerned with the correction or restoration of form or function. Reconstruction surgery
restores the form. Neurosurgery - brain.
Acute care hospital requirements - ANSWERS -The Acute Care Hospital program serves all acute
care facilities, that is, general acute care, specialty hospitals and long term acute care hospitals
(LTACH). The standards are set up in such a way that they are easy to read and understand.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - ANSWERS -The _____ Conditions of
Participation (CoP) are embedded within the HFAP standards, along with additional standards
covering patient safety and quality of care.
HFAP - ANSWERS -A hospital accredited by _____ is deemed to meet all Medicare requirements
for hospitals (except the requirements for Utilization Review which the State agencies have
jurisdiction over, and the special conditions for psychiatric hospitals.)
,General acute care hospital - ANSWERS -_____ must submit proof of accreditation from the
Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), American
Osteopathic Association (AOS), or the Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc. (DNV), if applicable.
These documents must be submitted with your completed application.
Acute Care - ANSWERS -The short-term care provided to diagnose and treat an illness or injury.
General acute care hospitals provide a wide range of medical and surgical services to diagnose
and treat most illnesses and injuries.
Rehab - ANSWERS -Rehabilitation hospitals generally provide long-term care services to patients
recuperating from debilitating or chronic illnesses and injuries such as strokes, head and spine
injuries, and gunshot wounds. Patients often stay in rehabilitation hospitals for several months.
Behavioral Health - ANSWERS -Psychiatric hospitals provide inpatient care for patients with
mental and developmental disorders.
Ambulatory Care - ANSWERS -community-based ambulatory care services required to the
services provided in freestanding facilities that are not endorsed by or affiliated with a hospital.
Ambulatory Care Centers (ACCs) - ANSWERS -Free standing _____ provide emergency services
and urgent care for walking patients.
Urgent care centers - ANSWERS -_____ provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients with
minor illnesses and injuries.
Urgent care centers do no - ANSWERS -t service seriously ill patients and most did not accept
ambulance cases. retail clinic straight non life threatening acute illness is an operating Lima
services such as flu shots and sports physicals
, Specialty Hospitals - ANSWERS -Specialty Hospitals provide diagnostic and therapeutic services
for a limited range of conditions (for example, burns, cancer, tuberculosis, obstetrics and
gynecology).
For-Profit vs Not-For-Profit - ANSWERS -Hospitals can be classified on the basis of their
ownership and profitability status. Not-for-profit healthcare organizations use excess funds to
improve their services and to finance education programs and community services. For-profit
healthcare organizations are privately owned. Excess funds are paid back to the managers,
owners, and investors in the form of bonuses and dividends.
Government-Owned Hospitals - ANSWERS -Government-owned hospitals are operated by a
specific branch of federal, state, or local government as not-for-profit organizations (also called
public hospitals).
Proprietary - ANSWERS -_____ hospitals may be owned by private foundations, partnerships, or
investor-owned corporations. Large corporations may own a number of for-profit hospitals, and
the stock of several large US hospital chains is publicly traded.
Voluntary Hospitals - ANSWERS -Voluntary hospitals are not-for-profit hospitals owned by
universities, churches, charities, religious orders, unions, and other not-for-profit entities. Often
provide free care to patients who otherwise would not have access to healthcare services.
Organization of a hospital - ANSWERS -the term hospital can be applied to any healthcare
facility that has the following four characteristics: 1) An organized medical staff 2) Permanent
inpatient beds 3) Around the clock nursing services 4) Diagnostic and therapeutic services. Most
hospitals provide acute care services to inpatients. Acute care is the short term care provided to
diagnose and treat illness and injury the individuals who receives acute care services and the
hospitals are considered in patients. Inpatients receive room-and-board services in addition to
continuous nursing services. Generally patients who spend more than 24 hours in a hospital are
considered inpatients.
Answers16
board of directors - ANSWERS -The type of hospital in the form of ownership determines the
make up of _____.
Most Common Medical Specialties - ANSWERS -Internal Medicine - Prevent, diagnose, and treat
disease. Pediatrics - Children. Family Practice - Ongoing primary care. Cardiology - heart.
Psychiatry - mind. Neurology - nervous system. Oncology - cancer. Radiology - use of imaging to
both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body
Most Common Surgical Specialties - ANSWERS -Anesthesiology - anesthesia. Cardiovascular
Surgery - heart surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology - dealing with female reproductive system,
obstetrics - pregnant, gynecology - nonpregnant. Orthopedics - surgery involving the skeletal
system. Urology - focused on the diseases for the urinary tract system. Ophthalmology - eyes.
Otorhinolaryngology - head and neck. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - plastic surgery is
concerned with the correction or restoration of form or function. Reconstruction surgery
restores the form. Neurosurgery - brain.
Acute care hospital requirements - ANSWERS -The Acute Care Hospital program serves all acute
care facilities, that is, general acute care, specialty hospitals and long term acute care hospitals
(LTACH). The standards are set up in such a way that they are easy to read and understand.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - ANSWERS -The _____ Conditions of
Participation (CoP) are embedded within the HFAP standards, along with additional standards
covering patient safety and quality of care.
HFAP - ANSWERS -A hospital accredited by _____ is deemed to meet all Medicare requirements
for hospitals (except the requirements for Utilization Review which the State agencies have
jurisdiction over, and the special conditions for psychiatric hospitals.)
,General acute care hospital - ANSWERS -_____ must submit proof of accreditation from the
Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), American
Osteopathic Association (AOS), or the Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc. (DNV), if applicable.
These documents must be submitted with your completed application.
Acute Care - ANSWERS -The short-term care provided to diagnose and treat an illness or injury.
General acute care hospitals provide a wide range of medical and surgical services to diagnose
and treat most illnesses and injuries.
Rehab - ANSWERS -Rehabilitation hospitals generally provide long-term care services to patients
recuperating from debilitating or chronic illnesses and injuries such as strokes, head and spine
injuries, and gunshot wounds. Patients often stay in rehabilitation hospitals for several months.
Behavioral Health - ANSWERS -Psychiatric hospitals provide inpatient care for patients with
mental and developmental disorders.
Ambulatory Care - ANSWERS -community-based ambulatory care services required to the
services provided in freestanding facilities that are not endorsed by or affiliated with a hospital.
Ambulatory Care Centers (ACCs) - ANSWERS -Free standing _____ provide emergency services
and urgent care for walking patients.
Urgent care centers - ANSWERS -_____ provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients with
minor illnesses and injuries.
Urgent care centers do no - ANSWERS -t service seriously ill patients and most did not accept
ambulance cases. retail clinic straight non life threatening acute illness is an operating Lima
services such as flu shots and sports physicals
, Specialty Hospitals - ANSWERS -Specialty Hospitals provide diagnostic and therapeutic services
for a limited range of conditions (for example, burns, cancer, tuberculosis, obstetrics and
gynecology).
For-Profit vs Not-For-Profit - ANSWERS -Hospitals can be classified on the basis of their
ownership and profitability status. Not-for-profit healthcare organizations use excess funds to
improve their services and to finance education programs and community services. For-profit
healthcare organizations are privately owned. Excess funds are paid back to the managers,
owners, and investors in the form of bonuses and dividends.
Government-Owned Hospitals - ANSWERS -Government-owned hospitals are operated by a
specific branch of federal, state, or local government as not-for-profit organizations (also called
public hospitals).
Proprietary - ANSWERS -_____ hospitals may be owned by private foundations, partnerships, or
investor-owned corporations. Large corporations may own a number of for-profit hospitals, and
the stock of several large US hospital chains is publicly traded.
Voluntary Hospitals - ANSWERS -Voluntary hospitals are not-for-profit hospitals owned by
universities, churches, charities, religious orders, unions, and other not-for-profit entities. Often
provide free care to patients who otherwise would not have access to healthcare services.
Organization of a hospital - ANSWERS -the term hospital can be applied to any healthcare
facility that has the following four characteristics: 1) An organized medical staff 2) Permanent
inpatient beds 3) Around the clock nursing services 4) Diagnostic and therapeutic services. Most
hospitals provide acute care services to inpatients. Acute care is the short term care provided to
diagnose and treat illness and injury the individuals who receives acute care services and the
hospitals are considered in patients. Inpatients receive room-and-board services in addition to
continuous nursing services. Generally patients who spend more than 24 hours in a hospital are
considered inpatients.
