HSA 452 Exam 1 Study Guide With
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How would you describe hospitals during the 1700s? - ANSWER Decrepit pesthouses,
segregated, contagious, diseased
Although hospitals had deplorable conditions during the 1700s, early hospital care reflected
American concepts of _____ and public responsibility, providing for society's most ______
members - ANSWER charity, vulnerable
In the 1800s, physicians founded hospitals to protect the well from sick. True or False -
ANSWER True
In the 1800s, hospitals were not used to provide centrally located practice teaching sites. True
or False - ANSWER False
Religious Orders have never played a major role in "professionalizing" nursing care. -
ANSWER False. They did in the 1800s
Hospital financial management, patient education and empowerment, infection control,
medical records, medical triage, patient-centered care, positive culture, hospital
epidemiology, nutrition services, hospital architecture, and advocacy for soldiers were all part
of whose legacy? - ANSWER Florence Nightingale
, Which act spurred hospital expansion? - ANSWER Hill-Burton Act
What are all of the forces that shaped the hospital industry? (three of them) - ANSWER Health
Insurance, Hospital Expansion, Specialization
_____ and _______ fueled costs and utilization of hospitals - ANSWER Medicare and Medicaid
What became the national standard for hospital reimbursement? - ANSWER Medicare
What are the 5 types of hospitals? - ANSWER Acute care, Long-term care, Teaching,
Non-teaching, and VA Hospitals
What are five pressures on hospitals? - ANSWER -Declining occupancy
-private insurer and Medicare pressure to cut utilization and costs
-Rising operational and capital costs for more advanced technology
- Competition with physician-owned facilities for profitable diagnostic and treatment services
- Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
Why is there declining occupancy in hospitals? - ANSWER because of major shifts towards
ambulatory settings
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How would you describe hospitals during the 1700s? - ANSWER Decrepit pesthouses,
segregated, contagious, diseased
Although hospitals had deplorable conditions during the 1700s, early hospital care reflected
American concepts of _____ and public responsibility, providing for society's most ______
members - ANSWER charity, vulnerable
In the 1800s, physicians founded hospitals to protect the well from sick. True or False -
ANSWER True
In the 1800s, hospitals were not used to provide centrally located practice teaching sites. True
or False - ANSWER False
Religious Orders have never played a major role in "professionalizing" nursing care. -
ANSWER False. They did in the 1800s
Hospital financial management, patient education and empowerment, infection control,
medical records, medical triage, patient-centered care, positive culture, hospital
epidemiology, nutrition services, hospital architecture, and advocacy for soldiers were all part
of whose legacy? - ANSWER Florence Nightingale
, Which act spurred hospital expansion? - ANSWER Hill-Burton Act
What are all of the forces that shaped the hospital industry? (three of them) - ANSWER Health
Insurance, Hospital Expansion, Specialization
_____ and _______ fueled costs and utilization of hospitals - ANSWER Medicare and Medicaid
What became the national standard for hospital reimbursement? - ANSWER Medicare
What are the 5 types of hospitals? - ANSWER Acute care, Long-term care, Teaching,
Non-teaching, and VA Hospitals
What are five pressures on hospitals? - ANSWER -Declining occupancy
-private insurer and Medicare pressure to cut utilization and costs
-Rising operational and capital costs for more advanced technology
- Competition with physician-owned facilities for profitable diagnostic and treatment services
- Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
Why is there declining occupancy in hospitals? - ANSWER because of major shifts towards
ambulatory settings
