COMPLETE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
⩥ The Hill-Burton Act was passed to ..........
a. relieve shortage of hospitals
b. make it mandatory for private insurers to cover hospital services
c. curtail the utilization of hospital beds
d. have federal control over community hospitals Answer: a. relieve
shortage of hospitals
⩥ To be called a hospital, a facility must have at least ____ beds.
a. 3
b. 18
c. 6
d. 12 Answer: c. 6
⩥ Which is the largest payer for hospital services?
a. Employer-based insurance
, b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Private hospital insurance Answer: c. Medicare
⩥ How is average length of stay calculated?
a. Days of care/discharges
b. Inpatient days/capacity
c. Discharges X inpatient days
d. By accumulating patient days Answer: a. Days of care/discharges
⩥ Which ownership type constitutes the largest group of hospitals and
hospital beds in the United States?
a. Private nonprofit
b. Federal
c. State and local government
d. Private for-profit Answer: a. Private nonprofit
⩥ In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than .........
a. 15 days