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A set of questions and answers related to the hlth 4000 week 6 exam 2, covering topics such as total quality management, strategic planning, swot analysis, and execution of the strategy in the healthcare field. It includes 25 questions with answers and explanations.
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Total quality management (TQM), referred to as in health care, became the new paradigm for quality improvement within the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.
Improvement
B. Continuous Quality Improvement
C. Quality Assurance
D. Retrospective Utilization Review
E. Systems Improvement
Strategic plans translate broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans.
Patients are most likely to complain about the medical care they receive far more than about food or noise or other nonclinical concerns.
Which of the following stakeholder groups should NOT be included in strategic planning?
E. All of the above should be included as appropriate.
B. Board of trustees
C. Medical staff
D. Community leaders
E. All of the above should be included as appropriate.
The IOM report Crossing the Quality Chasm laid out an agenda for the creation of a 21st-century health care system in the USA that is:
C. Safe and patient- centered
B. Effective and efficient
C. Safe and patient- centered
D. All of the above
E. Both B & C
Excessive employee turnover has significant effects only on the cost of recruiting and placing replacement employees.
Which aspect(s) of the SWOT analysis aim to identify external market forces?
assessment
B. Opportunities and threats
C. Weaknesses
D. Opportunities and strengths
E. None of the above
Which of the following is not a necessary step in the formulation and implementation of an action plan?
B. Determine who caused the problem.
C. Obtain and analyze data.
D. Carry out the plan.
A reasonably clear picture of where the organization wishes to be in the
coming few years is often an element of a mission statement.
The book Forgive and Remember portrays the surgical culture of personal accountability on which QA is grounded, and underscores which core assumption(s) about medical errors?
B. People are responsible for medical errors.
responsible for medical errors.
B. People are responsible for medical errors.
C. Process variations are responsible for medical errors.
D. All of the above
E. Both A & C
Why is execution of the strategy so important?
B. The strategic plan is useless unless it is executed appropriately.
strategies will be funded.
B. The strategic plan is useless unless it is executed appropriately.
C. It helps to make all organizational stakeholders feel like part of the team.
D. It brings in revenue.
Managed care is forcing an increase in customer service communication with an increasing number of external and internal customers.
An effective mission statement must be a detailed document that includes all actions to be taken to fulfill that mission.
What is the purpose of tactical plans?
A. To identify the who, what, where, when, and how of implementation
when, and how of implementation
B. To organize a department's input to the strategic plan
C. To identify funding for the selected strategies
D. To monitor an organization's performance over time
E. None of the above
What do the four letters in the PDCA Model represent?
B. Plan-Design-Control- Achieve
C. Plan-Do-Check-Act
D. Plan-Do-Control-Achieve
E. None of the above
Which of the following is necessary for successful strategy execution?
B. Cash reserves
C. Organizational buy-in
D. Knowledge of competitors' strategies
E. Both A & C
Not all HR functions are carried out exclusively by HR staff. Which of the following would be carried out by line managers?
D. All of the above
candidates
B. Ranking of candidates
C. Hiring of a candidate
D. All of the above
The majority of hospital patients do not want:
B. Good food served hot and on time
C. Courteous, attentive, and skillful staff
D. A lengthy stay in the hospital
Whenever possible, you should give your employees the authority to address and resolve customer complaints.
Why is it important to consider innovations in technology in development of the strategic plan?
B. They may represent a threat of substitute products.
expensive.
B. They may represent a threat of substitute products.
C. Medicare will not reimburse for them.
D. A successful organization must have the latest in medical advances.
E. None of the above
A supervisor can assist in the recruiting process by providing concise, up-to-date position descriptions.
Which of the following is a typical measure used by senior management to directly assess performance of HR efforts?
satisfaction
B. Patient satisfaction
C. Staff satisfaction
D. Quality of care
What are the components of a Situational Assessment?
B. Rollout and Implementation
C. Mission, Vision, Values
D. Market Assessment, Internal Assessment, and Mission , Vision, Values
E. Strategy Identification and Selection
Employee Suggestion Programs:
B. Are viewed by employees as positive because of the opportunity to have input
B. Are viewed by employees as positive because of the opportunity to have input
C. Are the same as Employee Assistance Programs
D. None of the above
In addressing each customer complaint, do not :
A. Challenge the complaining customer to prove the validity of the complaint before proceeding
to prove the validity of the complaint before proceeding
B. Look upon the complaint as a means of securing feedback
C. Accept responsibility for the complaint rather than seek to place the blame
D. Treat each complaint as legitimate until either resolved or withdrawn