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HCA Chapter 8 Test Questions and Answers Introduction - ANSWER --Inpatient requires overnight stay in a facility whereas outpatient doesn't require stay at all -Hospital 1) Institution with at least six beds 2) Delivers services including diagnostics and treatment 3) Must be licensed, have an...

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HCA Chapter 8 Test Questions and Answers


Introduction - ANSWER ✔✔--Inpatient requires overnight stay in a facility whereas outpatient doesn't

require stay at all


-Hospital


1) Institution with at least six beds


2) Delivers services including diagnostics and treatment


3) Must be licensed, have an organized staff, and provide continuous nursing services under the

supervision of registered nurses; have an identifiable governing body that is legally responsible for the

conduct of the hospital, a chief executive with continuous responsibility for the operation of the hospital,

maintenance of medical records on each patient, pharmacy services maintained in the institution and

supervised by a registered pharmacist, and food service operations that meet the nutritional and

therapeutic requirements of the patients


4) Has its construction and operation governed by federal laws; state health department regulations; city

ordinances; standards of the Joint Commission; and national codes for building, fire protection, and

sanitation


5) Evolved from institutions of refuge for homeless and the poor


6) Ultra modern facilities providing advanced services


inpatient days - ANSWER ✔✔-a night spent in the hospital by a patient


days of care - ANSWER ✔✔-cumulative number of patient days over a given period of time


-per 1,000 population over the course of 1 year reflect utilization of inpatient services




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discharges - ANSWER ✔✔-patients who have received inpatient services


-because babies born in the hospital aren't included in admission, discharges provide a more accurate

count of inpatients served by a hospital


-deaths


hospital capacity - ANSWER ✔✔-average number of beds


-average size of a community hospital was approximately 160 beds in 2013


Average length of stay (ALOS) - ANSWER ✔✔-divide the total days of care (average daily census) over

the total number of discharges


-hospital access and utilization comparative data


average daily census - ANSWER ✔✔-total days of care (average number of inpatients receiving care each

day in a hospital)


-often used to define occupancy of inpatient beds in hospitals and other inpatient facilities


occupancy rate - ANSWER ✔✔-divide the average daily census for a given period of time over hospital

capacity


-hospitals can compare them against industry benchmarks (in a competitive environment, facilities with

higher occupancy rates are considered more successful than those with lower occupancy rates)


Five functions in the evolution of hospitals in the U.S. - ANSWER ✔✔--Primitive institution of social

welfare




-Distinct institutions of care for the sick


1) voluntary hospitals: nonprofit hospitals




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