HSA 3110 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
A formal agreement between separately owned and controlled facilities to officially
coordinate and share certain activities is most appropriately referred to as: - ANSWER an
affiliation
Which of the following is not true concerning regulation of the healthcare industry? -
ANSWER The most prevalent form of regulation in healthcare is self-regulation
The apparent principal driving force behind the growth of health maintenance organizations
(HMOs) have been: - ANSWER the desire of payers to stem excessive cost increases or reduce
costs overall
Two acute care hospitals officially merge. As a result of this merger, all of the following
statements are true except: - ANSWER each hospital retains its ownership and control over its
original organization
Clinicians and researchers seek to more efficiently and rapidly complete the cycle of bench to
bedside to bench. These efforts are termed: - ANSWER Translational medicine
T/F Regulation of the healthcare industry exists principally in the form of self regulation -
ANSWER False
T/F In recent decades, government and insurers have exerted control over much of the
, healthcare's money supply. - ANSWER True
T/F Corporate mergers and the formation of healthcare systems have invariably resulted in
widespread reductions in healthcare costs. - ANSWER False
T/F The pace of technological change in healthcare has slowed considerably over the recent
decade. - ANSWER False
T/F Managed care organizations have brought pressure to bear on hospitals and physicians to
reduce the length of the hospital stays. - ANSWER True
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990: - ANSWER addresses end-of-life decisions and
care related thereto
provides the use of living wills, healthcare proxies, and advance directives
was made necessary in part by technological advances in life support systems
Of the following, the most likely reason for entrenched employee resistance to change is: -
ANSWER Employee's lack of knowledge of what is coming- that is, fear of the unknown
In addition to encouraging acceptance of a necessary change affecting their jobs, involvement
of employees in changing methods and practices is valuable because: - ANSWER It can
A formal agreement between separately owned and controlled facilities to officially
coordinate and share certain activities is most appropriately referred to as: - ANSWER an
affiliation
Which of the following is not true concerning regulation of the healthcare industry? -
ANSWER The most prevalent form of regulation in healthcare is self-regulation
The apparent principal driving force behind the growth of health maintenance organizations
(HMOs) have been: - ANSWER the desire of payers to stem excessive cost increases or reduce
costs overall
Two acute care hospitals officially merge. As a result of this merger, all of the following
statements are true except: - ANSWER each hospital retains its ownership and control over its
original organization
Clinicians and researchers seek to more efficiently and rapidly complete the cycle of bench to
bedside to bench. These efforts are termed: - ANSWER Translational medicine
T/F Regulation of the healthcare industry exists principally in the form of self regulation -
ANSWER False
T/F In recent decades, government and insurers have exerted control over much of the
, healthcare's money supply. - ANSWER True
T/F Corporate mergers and the formation of healthcare systems have invariably resulted in
widespread reductions in healthcare costs. - ANSWER False
T/F The pace of technological change in healthcare has slowed considerably over the recent
decade. - ANSWER False
T/F Managed care organizations have brought pressure to bear on hospitals and physicians to
reduce the length of the hospital stays. - ANSWER True
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990: - ANSWER addresses end-of-life decisions and
care related thereto
provides the use of living wills, healthcare proxies, and advance directives
was made necessary in part by technological advances in life support systems
Of the following, the most likely reason for entrenched employee resistance to change is: -
ANSWER Employee's lack of knowledge of what is coming- that is, fear of the unknown
In addition to encouraging acceptance of a necessary change affecting their jobs, involvement
of employees in changing methods and practices is valuable because: - ANSWER It can
