Deck 7: Offices, Clinics, and Hospitals

Question 1

Security and maintenance are part of the _______________ area of the organizational chart.

A) facilities support
B) nursing support
C) general patient support
D) administrative support

Answer 1

facilities support

Question 2

The chief of the medical staff is described by all of the following except:

A) leads the medical staff.
B) elected by the other medical staff members.
C) always the chief of cardiology.
D) interacts with the board and the management team.

Answer 2

always the chief of cardiology.

Question 3

Ambulatory care can be provided in the following setting:

A) home health agency.
B) hospice.
C) physician's office.
D) EMS office.

Answer 3

physician's office.

Question 4

Acute care is described by all of the following except:

A) routine hospitalization and surgery.
B) implies a level of urgency.
C) the patient needs access to health care services immediately.
D) based on the seriousness, the patient may be admitted to the hospital.

Question 5

A typical hospital is organized in three main parts:

A) governing board, medical staff, and management staff.
B) governing board, nursing staff, and management staff.
C) nursing staff, medical staff, and ancillary staff.
D) governing board, medical staff, stock holders.

Question 6

Buying imaging equipment falls under the responsibility of the _______________ area of the organizational chart.

A) general patient support
B) administrative support
C) nursing support
D) facilities support

Question 7

Dietary, social service, and pastoral care are part of the _______________ area of the organizational chart.

A) general patient support
B) administrative support
C) nursing support
D) facilities support

Question 8

Uses of the health information record include all of the following except:

A) data for research activities.
B) information for patient care.
C) data for public health monitoring.
D) data for fixing prices of care delivery with area physicians.

Question 9

A physician can do which of the following?

A) Refer patients to businesses owned by him or her
B) Work with physicians in his or her town to set prices for services
C) Go without malpractice insurance
D) Refer patients to a specialist

Question 10

Long-term care is anything greater than:

A) 7 days.
B) 21 days.
C) 30 days.
D) 60 days.

Question 11

One advantage of an LLP is:

A) financial obligation limits.
B) ease of construction.
C) independence.
D) simplicity.

Question 12

This hospital area is responsible for entering initial personal and insurance data.

A) Medical records
B) Ancillary services
C) Nursing
D) Admitting Department

Question 13

Institutional policy is set by the:

A) state and federal regulation.
B) governing board.
C) administration.
D) medical staff.

Question 14

The health information record contains all of the following except the patient's:

A) personal data.
B) medical data.
C) social data.
D) complete work history.

Question 15

John goes to his physician's office for his annual physical. This is an example of:

A) acute care.
B) tertiary care.
C) secondary care.
D) primary care.

Question 16

The CEO is hired by the:

A) governing board.
B) medical staff.
C) administration.
D) state Board of Health.

Question 17

The traditional medical practice structure is:

A) corporation.
B) independent.
C) solo practice.
D) partnership.

Question 18

Health care professionals carry malpractice insurance to do all of the following except:

A) fulfill a requirement by many health care organizations.
B) protect their personal assets.
C) protect them from financial loss.
D) fulfill a requirement of HIPAA.

Question 19

John breaks his hip and must be hospitalized for hip repair surgery. This is an example of:

A) primary care.
B) acute care.
C) secondary care.
D) tertiary care.

Question 20

All of the following are utilization measures except:

A) average daily census.
B) rates of infection.
C) capacity.
D) average length of stay.

Question 21

In Anytown, Wisconsin, Dr. Matthews and Dr. Kay are the only physicians in town. They both operate out of their own offices. They have decided to combine their practices to save money. This is a legal arrangement.

Question 22

List two of the functions on the business side of a professional practice.

Question 23

Board members are employees of the hospital.

Question 24

Identify the three legal business structures that can exist in a professional practice. Address the factors that make them unique.

Question 25

All of the following are departments responsible for business functions except:

A) receiving department.
B) accounting and finance.
C) information services.
D) marketing.

Question 26

The federal law created to aid in the protection of patient privacy is _______________.

Question 27

Physicians are hospital employees as is everyone on the administrative side of the organizational chart.

Question 28

Federal regulations that impact employee work conditions may be part of the _______________ business functions.

Question 29

Outsourcing is:

A) buying goods or services from another provider rather than performing them by the business.
B) a utilization measure.
C) a quality measure.
D) mandated by Medicare.

Question 30

Define outsourcing and discuss at least two advantages and two disadvantages of this organizational option.

Question 31

Guiding and motivating are part of the _______________ managerial function.

Question 32

The office manager is responsible for the practice's business affairs.

Question 33

Payroll is part of the _______________ business function.

Question 34

Primary care is typically delivered in a hospital setting.