FACHE Healthcare QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Triage - correct answerThe evaluation of patient conditions for urgency and seriousness and the establishment of a priority list to direct care and ensure the efficient use of medical and nursing staff and facilities
Urgent Care - correct answerCare for injury, illness, or another type of condit...
the evaluation of patient conditions for urgency a
care for injury illness or another type of condi
an institution that encompasses all of the health
a hospital typically a community hospital that d
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FACHE Healthcare QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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Triage - correct answerThe evaluation of patient conditions for
urgency and seriousness and the establishment of a priority list to
direct care and ensure the efficient use of medical and nursing staff
and facilities
Urgent Care - correct answerCare for injury, illness, or another type of
condition (usually not life threatening) that should be treated within 24
hours; also refers to after hours care and to a health plan's
classification of hospital admissions as urgent, semiurgent, or elective.
Academic health center - correct answerAn institution that
encompasses all of the health-related components of a university,
including its health professions school, patient care operations, and
research enterprise.
Acute care hospital - correct answerA hospital (typically a community
hospital) that delivers services designed to meet the needs of patients
who require short-term care for a period of less than 30 days.
Ambulatory care - correct answerMedical care provided on an
outpatient basis.
Value-based purchasing - correct answerLinking financial incentives to
the quality of care provided.
US Department of Health and Human Services - correct answerA
department of the US federal government that aims to protect the
health and well-being of all Americans.
Ancillary Services - correct answerServices that relate to a patient's
care, such as lab work, X-rays, and anesthesia.
, Average length of stay (ALOS) - correct answerThe average number
of days each patient stays in the hospital; varies by type of admission,
age, and sex and is calculated by dividing the total number of bed
days by the number of discharges for a specified period.
Bundled pricing - correct answerThe act of placing several products or
services together in a single package and selling for a lower price than
would be charged if the items were sold separately; in healthcare,
usually means one price for all of the services provided for a given
diagnosis or procedure, such as total joint replacement.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - correct
answerthe federal government agency that administers Medicare,
Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Community benefit - correct answerCharitable care, educational
services, and other benefits that a healthcare organization provides to
its community to qualify as a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Community-acquired infection rates - correct answerThe measure of
infections acquired from a community, in contrast to those acquired in
a hospital.
Continuum of care - correct answerThe full spectrum of healthcare,
including preventive, ambulatory, acute, post-acute, long-term,
palliative, and hospice
Critical access hospital - correct answerA rural community hospital
that receives cost-based reimbursement.
Disproportionate share hospital - correct answerA hospital that
receives Medicare funding for treating a higher proportion of indigent
patients (calculated by a formula); the Affordable Care Act would
decrease this funding over time.
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