Question 1

Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paternalism
B)  Fidelity
C)  Beneficence
D)  AutonomyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care inpatient sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hospital consolidation
B)  Few hospitals
C)  Large institutions
D)  Empty bedsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Average daily census is a measure of a hospital's

Accepted Answer

A)  daily capacity
B)  average admissions per day
C)  days of care
D)  number of inpatients served dailyE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Ethics committees are

Accepted Answer

A)  fiduciary
B)  legally bound
C)  multidisciplinary
D)  regulatoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than

Accepted Answer

A)  5 days
B)  10 days
C)  15 days
D)  25 daysE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Under the Hill-Burton Act, federal grants were given on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  bed-to-population ratios
B)  poverty ranking for each state
C)  number of hospital beds already in existence
D)  hospital size needed to adequately serve each communityE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which entity oversees the licensure of health care facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Joint Commission
B)  Federal government
C)  State government
D)  Local county or city governmentE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It mandated closure of beds based on occupancy rates
B)  It led to greater competition among hospitals
C)  It created financial incentives to perform surgeries in outpatient settings
D)  It created financial incentives to minimize the patient's length of stayE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A nonprofit hospital is prohibited by law from making a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ethical principle of fidelity requires a medical practitioner to

Accepted Answer

A)  keep all patient information confidential
B)  perform his or her duty
C)  seek consent for treatment
D)  tell the truthE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Institutional theory predicts that

Accepted Answer

A)  for-profit and nonprofit organizations will imitate each other when faced with similar regulatory and legal constraints
B)  as an enterprise increases in size, its unit overhead costs would decrease
C)  as a hospital increases in size, its economies of scale dissipate
D)  in competitive markets, both for-profit and nonprofit organizations would deliver certain essential community benefitsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

To participate in Medicare and Medicaid, a health care facility must be

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned
B)  accredited
C)  certified
D)  licensedE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The first proprietary hospitals in the United States were established by

Accepted Answer

A)  business corporations
B)  wealthy industrialists
C)  physicians
D)  religious organizationsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Large hospitals do not realize efficiencies due to economies of scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to US law, nonprofit organizations

Accepted Answer

A)  can make only a limited amount of profit
B)  are tax exempt
C)  cannot have a governing body
D)  must pay taxes only if they are profitableE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

ALOS is an indicator of

Accepted Answer

A)  use of hospital capacity
B)  frequency of use
C)  severity of illness
D)  accessE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which hospitals provide services to children in communities that do not have specialty children's hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rehabilitation hospitals
B)  General hospitals
C)  Long-term care hospitals
D)  Specialized hospitalsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

To be classified as a community hospital, the hospital must be

Accepted Answer

A)  a public hospital
B)  a nonfederal hospital
C)  a nonprofit hospital
D)  a nongovernmental hospitalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What financial benefit does a small rural hospital gain by qualifying for the designation, Critical Access Hospital?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can receive specific federal grants for serving vulnerable populations
B)  It can use its beds for either acute care or long-term care as needed
C)  It can increase its profitability by receiving special payments for emergency services
D)  It can receive cost-plus reimbursement under Medicare Part AE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

To be called a hospital, a facility must have at least ____ beds.

Accepted Answer

A)  3
B)  6
C)  12
D)  18E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 8: Inpatient Facilities and Ervices

Under the Hill-Burton Act, federal grants were given on the basis of

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Which hospitals provide services to children in communities that do not have specialty children's hospitals.

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Institutional theory predicts that

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To participate in Medicare and Medicaid, a health care facility must be

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Ethics committees are

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Which entity oversees the licensure of health care facilities?

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Large hospitals do not realize efficiencies due to economies of scale.

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Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision making?

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A nonprofit hospital is prohibited by law from making a profit.

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What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care inpatient sector?

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The ethical principle of fidelity requires a medical practitioner to

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ALOS is an indicator of

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How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?

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The first proprietary hospitals in the United States were established by

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According to US law, nonprofit organizations

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What financial benefit does a small rural hospital gain by qualifying for the designation, Critical Access Hospital?

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To be called a hospital, a facility must have at least ____ beds.

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Average daily census is a measure of a hospital's

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To be classified as a community hospital, the hospital must be

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In a hospital classified as short stay, the ALOS is not more than

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