Chapter 1 Healthcare Delivery Fundamentals

Question 1

AHA

Answer 1

American Hospital Association

Question 2

ALOS

Answer 2

Average Length of Stay

Question 3

AMA

Answer 3

Against Medical Advice; also American Medical Association

Question 4

ANA

Answer 4

American Nurse Association

Question 5

ASHA

Answer 5

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Question 6

CAT

Answer 6

Computerized Axial Tomography

Question 7

CCC

Answer 7

Certificate of Clinical Competence

Question 8

CEO

Answer 8

Chief Executive Officer

Question 9

CFO

Answer 9

Chief Financial Officer

Question 10

CIO

Answer 10

Chief Information Officer

Question 11

CNO

Answer 11

Chief Nursing Officer

Question 12

COO

Answer 12

Chief Operating Officer

Question 13

CRNA

Answer 13

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Question 14

DRG

Answer 14

Diagnosis-Related Group

Question 15

EHR

Answer 15

Electronic Health Record

Question 16

EMT

Answer 16

Emergency Medical Technician

Question 17

ER

Answer 17

Emergency Room or Emergency Department

Question 18

HCA

Answer 18

Home Care Aide

Question 19

HHA

Answer 19

Home Health Aide

Question 20

HIM

Answer 20

Health Information Management

Question 21

HIT

Answer 21

Health Information Technician; Health Information Technology

Question 22

ICU

Answer 22

Intensive Care Unit

Question 23

IT

Answer 23

Information Technology

Question 24

JAMA

Answer 24

Journal of the American Medical Association

Question 25

LPN

Answer 25

Licensed Practical Nurse

Question 26

LVN

Answer 26

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Question 27

LOS

Answer 27

Length of Stay

Question 28

MD

Answer 28

Medical Doctor

Question 29

MRI

Answer 29

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 30

MSO

Answer 30

Management Service Organization

Question 31

OT

Answer 31

Occupational Therapist

Question 32

PA

Answer 32

Physician Assistant

Question 33

PT

Answer 33

Physical Therapist

Question 34

RD

Answer 34

Registered Detitian

Question 35

RN

Answer 35

Registered Nurse

Question 36

RT

Answer 36

Respiratory Therapist

Question 37

SA

Answer 37

Surgeon Assistant

Question 38

SNF

Answer 38

Skilled Nursing Facility

Question 39

Ambulatory care

Answer 39

Care received by the patient that does not require or involve an overnight stay.

Question 40

Outpatient care

Answer 40

Care received by the patient that does not require or involve an overnight stay.

Question 41

Outpatient facilities examples

Answer 41

Physicians, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, dentists and all others who treat patients in their office

Question 42

Ambulatory care facilities examples

Answer 42

Clinics provided by schools and employers, public health departments, walk-in clinics and urgent care centers.

Question 43

What two health insurance plans own and operate ambulatory clinics and medical practices

Answer 43

Urban Health Plan in New York and Kaiser Permanente in California

Question 44

Inpatient Care

Answer 44

Patient stays in the hospital overnight

Question 45

Massachusetts General Hospital

Answer 45

• Nation’s third oldest hospital

- One of the first acute care hospitals in the United States

Question 46

For-profit hospitals owner(s)

Answer 46

Owned by investors.

Question 47

Not-for-profit hospitals owner(s)

Answer 47

Typically owned by another not-for-profit organization such as a church or university.