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An exam for the course HLTH-4000-3-Intro to Hlth Mgt. It contains 23 multiple-choice questions related to healthcare management, including topics such as planning, quality improvement, strategic planning, and HR decisions. The exam is taken online and includes questions about the course material covered in weeks 7-12 of the winter term. the questions, the correct answers, and the student's score.
Typology: Exams
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Without planning, a task that must be done usually takes more
time than it would if planning preceded its performance.
Whenever possible, you should give your employees the authority to address and resolve customer complaints.
What is the purpose of the planning assumptions in development of the volume forecast?
E. Both C & D
B. To provide a "best guess" of which service lines to invest in C. To account for changes in technology, demographics, and
other market forces D. To account for competitors' future actions
E. Both C & D
A plan should include the planner's assessment of how customers and employees may be affected by changes caused by the plan.
Which of the following is a key focus within CQI?
B. Customer C. Structure D. Both A
E. Both B & C
Which of the following quality improvement techniques helps to identify and organize the possible cause for a problem in a structured format?
analysis
effect analysis B. Data collection C. Geographic al mapping D. Process analysis E. Process mapping
It is recommended that workers directly participate in the formulation of a mission statement.
There are some health care provider organizations that have no internal customers.
For most health care practitioners, is associated with the observations and reforms made by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War of 1854.
Improvement
B. Continuous Quality Improvement C. Quality Assurance
D. Retrospective Utilization Review
E. Systems Improvement
One influence of managed care on hospitals has been the necessity to hire many more employees.
Employee Assistance Programs address:
compensation for employees B. Employee problems C. Retirement plans D. All of the above
Job analysis is necessary to:
B. Determine projected staffing needs C. Evaluate employee performance D. All of the above
What is the main purpose of strategic planning?
affect the organization
the organization wants to be B. To plan for expansion of key service lines
C. To identify how market forces may affect the organization D. To adapt to the moves of competitors
Major federal law affecting HR primarily addresses:
A. Protections for applicants and rights of employees
and (^) rights of employees B. Safety of the workplace C. The right to sue your employer D. None of the above
How can intelligence on competitors' strategies best be gathered?
B. Tracking of their service volumes and market share C. Checking with state health care associations D. All health care organizations are required to file their strategies with Medicare on an annual basis. E. Both A & B
What is the department manager's role in strategic planning?
E. All of the above
senior leadership B. Maintain knowledge of organizational strategy and intent C. Ensure subordinates understand the organizational strategy D. Identify ways to support the organization's strategy
E. All of the above
An example of a supporting plan that is driven by the strategic plan is:
above
B. Capital plan C. Operating plan D. Personnel plan E. All of the above
Why is it important to include past strategic performance as a part of future strategy development?
A. Understanding why past strategies succeeded or failed can help with future strategy success.
succeeded or failed can help with future strategy success.
B. Past strategic performance should NOT be included in future strategy development. C. It applies historical market share to future strategies. D. It gives the best indication of the funding necessary to support the plan. E. None of the above
HR decisions need to be strategic because of:
HSOs
among (^) HSOs B. The need to analyze jobs C. Trends in using incentive compensation D. All of the above
The perspective moves quality from an issue of concern for a department or work unit, and makes it a concern for the entire organization, its network of partners, and the market and governmental institutions supporting the health care sector.
B. Continuous Quality Improvement
B. Continuous Quality Improvement C. Quality Assurance D. Retrospective
Utilization Review E. Systems Improvement
"To Err Is Human" examined the high rate of medical errors in U.S. hospitals; such errors are due to which of the following?
B. Overuse C. Misuse D. Reuse E. None of the above
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.
A "health service [that has] risks [that] outweigh its benefits" is the definition of which of the following terms?
B. Overuse C. Misuse D. Reuse E. None of the above
The "failure to provide a service whose benefit is greater than its risk" is the definition of which of the following terms?
B. Overuse C. Misuse D. Reuse E. None of the above