What was the first major stage of the hospital evolution?
A. Almshouses
B. University-based medical centers
C. Private inpatient facilities
D. Community homeless shelters - Answer-A. almshouses
When did hospitals begin to attract well-to-do patients who could afford to pay privately?
A...
HSA QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What was the first major stage of the hospital evolution?
A. Almshouses
B. University-based medical centers
C. Private inpatient facilities
D. Community homeless shelters - Answer-A. almshouses
When did hospitals begin to attract well-to-do patients who could afford to pay privately?
A. When physicians opened their own clinics.
B. When hospitals offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could
not be offered at home.
C. When the board of trustees were composed of wealthy donors.
D. When charitable contributions would not pay their bills. - Answer-B. When hospitals
offered superior medical services and surgical procedures that could not be offered at
home.
Who opened the first proprietary hospitals?
A. Community foundations
B. Physicians
C. Wealthy patrons
D. Trustees - Answer-B. Physicians
Which of the following contributed to the growth of hospitals from 1930-1980?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
D. All of the above - Answer-D. All of the above
Which of the following was not a main factor in the growth of hospitals in the United
States?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Private health insurance
C. Immigrants coming into the United States
D. Medicare and Medicaid - Answer-C. Immigrants coming into the United States
Which of the following is credited with having the greatest impact on the expansion of
hospital beds in the U.S.?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Health Insurance
C. Technological advances
, D. Medicare and Medicaid - Answer-A. Hill-Burton Act
What triggered the downsizing phase in the U.S. hospital industry during the 1980s?
A. Hill-Burton Act
B. Managed care
C. Prospective payment system
D. Medicare and Medicaid - Answer-C. Prospective payment system
DRG-based reimbursement necessitated hospitals to do what?
A. Admit new patients at a faster rate than before.
B. Admit a greater number of Medicare patients than before.
C. Discharge patients quicker than before.
D. Admit a smaller number of Medicare patients than before. - Answer-C. Discharge
patients quicker than before.
What are 'days of care?'
A. The total number of patients admitted.
B. The total number of patient days.
C. The length of stay of patients treated in a hospital.
D. The number of days a patient stays in a hospital. - Answer-B. The total number of
patient days.
Which of the following statements about hospital utilization is incorrect?
A. Utilization varies according to gender.
B. Utilization among the poor is lower than among the nonpoor.
C. The elderly spend more time in hospitals than younger people.
D. Utilization is higher among blacks than whites. - Answer-B. Utilization among the
poor is lower than among the nonpoor.
What type of reimbursement method involves a fixed monthly sum per enrollee?
A. Fee for service
B. Capitation
C. Service fee schedule
D. MCO - Answer-B. Capitation
What is one aspect in which managed care differs from conventional insurance?
A. Collection of premiums
B. Assumption of risk
C. Responsibility for delivery of services
D. Payments to providers - Answer-C. Responsibility for delivery of services
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