Healthcare Administration Exam #1

Revenue is the term used to identify money that is a. Owed to others b. Coming into the organization c. Paid by patients to third-party payers d. A financial obligation

B

According to the CDC, from 1990 to 2000, the largest number of health care services were provided during ___________________________________________________________.

2000s at over 3000 patients

The life expectancy in the United States has increased from 69.77 years in 1960 to ___________ years in 2009.

78.09

All of the following are government third-party payers EXECPT a. Humana b. Medicare c. Workers compensation d. Veterans administration

A

Clinicians are the professionals whose primary responsibility is a. Diagnosing and treating patients b. Ensuring the facility id financially stable c. Hiring support staff d. Analyzing data to determine addition of services

A

Evaluation if the facility occupancy rate may reveal that a. The facility is not working to its full potential and revenue us being lost b. Too much revenues us coming from a single third-party payers c. Patients are not paying their fair share of cost d. All of the above

A

Which statement is true about Medicaid? a. This program is funded and run exclusively by each state. b. This program covers health care cost for those who are indigent c. This program is funded by secured bonds d. This program is only available for services at for-profit hospital

A

Which type if business structure can pay dividends to stockholder when there is profit? a. For-profit organization b. Nonprofit organization c. Public health organization d. All of the above

A

A freestanding facility that provides outpatient surgical procedures only is called an ______________________.

ASC

The ___________ awards physicians certification deeming them board-certified in a specific specialty or subspecialty

Acute Care

Physician's office

Annual physical exam

It is recommended that children age six and over be screened for hepatitis B.

False

Preventive medicine and screening for early diagnosis has been found to cause more illness.

False

DRGs are a type of _____________ paid by Medicare to acute care hospitals a. Fee-for-service b. Episodic care c. Capitation d. Coinsurance

B

Noninvasive diagnostics have been enhanced by the transition to a. New medications b. Digital imaging c. Laparoscopic surgery d. Vaccinations

B

Breaking even means that the facility has a. Revenues acceding expenditures b. Expenditures exceeding revenues c. Revenues and expenditures that are equal d. No coeditors at all

C

IRS designation 501c(3) indicates that the facility a. Does have to pay taxes b. Has to pay taxes in advance c. Foes not have to pay taxes d. Has third-party payers who pay taxes fir them

C

Which of the following is the formula for the definition of profit? a. Profit = total expenditures minus total revenues b. Profit = total taxes owed total taxes paid c. Profit = total revenues minus total expenditures d. Profit = total expenditures minus dividends paid

C

Ambulatory surgical center

Cataract surgery

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, CAM stand for ___________________________________________

Complementary Alternative Medicine

Hospice

Continuous nursing care

A facility might increase revenue by a. Increasing the fee charged for each procedure or service b. Increasing the number if services provided c. Increasing the number if patients for whom they care Both B and C

D

A grant or commercial loan may be used to fund a. A purchase of a CT scanner b. A new building c. The creation of a new operating suite d. All of the above

D

A health care facility may be structed as a a. For-profit organization b. Nonprofit organization c. Public health organization d. All of the above

D

Analysis of the facility's case mix means that the administrator is evaluating a. The percentage of revenue coming from each third-party payers b. The percentage of all patients by diagnosis c. The percentage of beds or exam rooms that are not used d. Both a and b

D

Medicare beneficiaries may a. Be sixty-five years of age and older b. Be diagnosed with ESRD c. Have a permanent disability d. All of the above

D

Which entity may be known as a third-party payer? a. Physician b. Patient c. Internal Revenue Service d. Health insurance company

D

Which if the following is an example of a fixed expenditure? a. X-ray film b. Bandages c. Aspirin Tablets d. Furniture

D

Which of the following healthcare professionals is typically the first to attend to a patient in a health care crisis outside of a hospital a. Registered nurse b. Thoracic surgeon c. Pharmacist d. Paramedic

D

Which of the following is a type of payment that would come ti the facility from a patient? a. Fee-for-service b. RBRVS c. Capitation d. Coinsurance

D

Which of the following is an example of a variable expenditure? a. Rent b. Telephone c. Salaries d. Utilities

D

Which of the following task is performed by a clinician? a. Procurement if x-ray machines b. Maintenance of x-ray machines c. Hiring of x-ray technicians d. Interpretation of an x-ray of the patient's knee

D

Fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine are all types if noninvasive _________ procedures

Ditigal images

A vaccine is currently available to prevent HPV, a known cause of cervical cancer.

False

Administrators oversee the health of patients and clinicians oversee the health of the facility.

False

CAM stands for computerized advance medicine

False

Acute care hospital

Open heart surgery

Skilled nursing facility

Palliative care

Rehabilitation center

Post CVA speech therapy

Home health agency

Stoma maintenance

Assisted living facility

Support of ADL

A successful health care administrator needs to have managerial understanding of every aspect of the facility

True

As mention in the section of this chapter on CAM, more than half of all adults surveyed used some type of alternative medicine

True

In 2010, more adults eighteen years of age and over were in excellent or very good health than in previous years.

True

In 2010, more than three-quarters of adults eighteen years of age and over maintained their excellent or very good health from the prior year.

True

Some medications can prevent illness, while others can treat illness.

True

Clinic

Urgent Care center

Reviewing statistics on population economics can give you the answer to which of the following questions? a. How many potential patients are over the age sixty-five? b. What zip codes do my potential patients live in? c. How many potential patients have insurance? d. How many patients are of Hispanic heritage?

a

1. Acute care hospitals are also known as _____________________________ facilities. a. Assisted living b. Inpatient c. Rehabilitation d. Ambulatory surgical

b

Demographics are statistics that measure all of the following EXCEPT a. Age b. Economics c. Gender d. Ethnicity

b

Ethnicity can be a component of health care services regard to a. Contagious diseases b. Genetic illness c. Traumatic injury d. Industrial accidents

b

From 1960 to 2009, the life span of people living in the United States a. Decreased about nine years b. Increased about eight years c. Stayed the same d. Is unknown

b

Infant mortality has _____________________ from 1960 to 2009. a. Increased b. Decreased c. Stayed the same d. Not been accurately measured

b

All if the following services are included in CAM, EXCEPT a. Massage therapy b. Hypnosis c. Laparoscopic surgery d. Acupuncture

c

Health care administration must supervise all of the following EXECPT a. Professional credential confirmation b. Accounts receivable and payable c. Determination of a patient's diagnosis d. Housekeeping and maintenance personnel

c

The responsibility to ensure that everyone within the organization is following the applicable laws and regulations is known as _________________________________

compliance

1. Hospices are health care facilities that provide a. Same day surgical procedures b. Physical therapy c. Preventive care services d. End-of-life care

d

An ambulatory surgical center (ASC) provides a. Preventive medical services, such as annual physical b. Ongoing medical services, such as allergy shots c. Long-term physical therapy services d. Outpatient surgical procedures

d

Facility data can be combined with __________________ to support decision making for the addition, expansion or reduction of services within a facility. a. County b. State c. National d. All of the above

d

Health care administrators are needed in a. Large hospital corporations b. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities c. Small physician group practice d. All the above

d

Health care administrators are required to a. Perform risk assessments b. Design crisis management plans c. Implement performance improvement activates d. All of the above

d

A health care facility owned and operated by a corporation with shareholders is known as a ____________ facility.

for-profit

Domiciliary

halfway house

All fifty states in the United States require physical therapists to be _______________________.

licensed

The group who rely, and will rely, on your organization for health care services is known as your _______________________________________________.

patient population

A flu shot and a colonoscopy are examples of _______________________________ health care services.

preventive

The way individuals use the resources of the health care industry is known as health care ________________________________.

utilization