201 - 230 Flashcards
201) Operational planning can be correctly defined as:
a. A function of establishing the annual budget by accumulating departmental information.
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in accordance with the strategic plan.
c. An annual process of developing, evaluating and implementing goals based on community needs.
d. Determining the major types of services offered based on profit margins.
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in accordance with the strategic plan.
202) Short-range planning is enhanced if a strategic plan has been adopted because:
a. Potential program can be eliminated easily if not part of the strategic plan.
b. Use of space has already been determined.
c. A frame of reference is already in place.
d. Operational problems can be quickly resolved.
c. A frame of reference is already in place.
203) In the field of healthcare services, which of the following trends has significantly increased the need to develop more comprehensive and more systematic credentialing processes in healthcare facilities?
a. The increased number of independent healthcare practitioners.
b. The expansion of governmental regulations covering the operation of healthcare facilities.
c. The growth of ambulatory healthcare services.
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners.
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners.
204) In a sound human resources program, the primary purpose of the job classification system is to:
a. Develop position descriptions for employees.
b. Establish a total wage and salary administration program.
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed.
d. Define an effective organizational structure
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed.
205) Which of the following statements best defines increased productivity?
a. An increase in productivity occurs when the number of units of service rendered in a given year increases over the number rendered in the previous year.
b. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the volume or number of units of service rendered.
c. An increase in productivity occurs when a reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the number of units of service rendered.
d. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the revenue from a given number of full-time equivalent employees
c. An increase in productivity occurs when a reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the number of units of service rendered.
206) Which of the following is the depreciation method that best recognizes changes in the general purchasing power of the dollar and/or changes in the replacement cost of specific assets?
a. Declining-balance depreciation.
b. Straight-line depreciation.
c. Price-level depreciation.
d. Sum of the years’ digits depreciation
c. Price-level depreciation.
207) When third-party policies and programs impede the healthcare facility’s fiscal capacity to renovate and model its plant as routinely scheduled, the healthcare facility—to protect itself—should first:
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available.
b. Reduce the level of operating services
c. Limit the number of admissions from selected third-party payments sources.
d. Resort to the regulatory agency to obtain a waiver.
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available.
208) The method referred to as value analysis is used in inventory control activities to:
a. Make adequate substitutions for requisitioned items.
b. Reduce the quantity of items issued to the various departments.
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency.
d. Relate quantity and quality of items.
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency.
209) Under generally accepted accounting standards, bad debts are reported as a/an:
a. Operating expense.
b. Deduction from net revenue.
c. Contractual allowance.
d. Deduction from gross revenue.
a. Operating expense.
210) Incident reports should be initiated by:
a. A member of the medical/professional staff or by any employee.
b. Any person with direct patient-care responsibilities.
c. The department director or supervisor.
d. The risk manager/quality assurance coordinator.
a. A member of the medical/professional staff or by any employee.
211) The governing authority of a healthcare facility can terminate the privileges of any member of the medical/professional staff:
a. At any time, if it follows its own adopted procedures.
b. At any time, with or without due process.
c. Only if termination is recommended by the medical/professional executive committee.
d. Only if termination is recommended by the medical/professional staff.
a. At any time, if it follows its own adopted procedures.
212) Materials management can best be defined as a system of effective:
a. Purchasing of materials at the lowest possible cost.
b. Distribution of materials on a scheduled basis.
c. Allocation of materials.
d. Control of inventories.
c. Allocation of materials.
213) When facility maintenance is deferred, which of the following outcomes is predictable?
a. Higher costs.
b. Lower costs.
c. Deferred risk.
d. Higher liability exposure.
a. Higher costs.
214) The major purpose of a code of ethics for members of a healthcare executives association is to:
a. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conducts.
b. Increase public understanding of the professional association.
c. Provide a framework for disciplining members when necessary.
d. Provide a framework for annually evaluating professional performance.
a. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conducts.
215) The volume that would be realized if each prospective consumer were to purchase a specified amount of a particular service during a defined future time frame is called: a. A sales forecast. b. A market forecast. c. Operational capacity. d. Market potential.
d. Market potential.
