EDAC EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

EDAC EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
What are the seven current trends influencing healthcare in the US today? - Answer--
Public focus on quality and patient safety
-Healthcare costs and reimbursement
-Aging population and caregiver shortages
-Health information technology
-Genomics and technology
-Disaster preparedness and emergency room saturation
-Environmental safety and sustainability

How can EBD positively influence the challenges represented by these trends? -
Answer-By designing healing and therapeutic environments that help:
-Reduce errors
-Improve patient and staff satisfaction
-Enhance efficiency
-Support the latest technological advances

What are the six typical classifications for inpatient hospitals? - Answer--Ownership
-Length of stay
-Type of service
-Public access
-Location
-Size

What are five other types of inpatient hospitals? - Answer--Teaching or academic
hospitals
-Critical access hospitals
-Doctor-owned specialty hospitals
-Healthcare systems
-Healthcare networks

What are the types of hospital-based outcome services? - Answer--Clinical services
-Surgical services
-Women's health centers
-Emergency services
-Home healthcare centers

What are the types of free-standing facilities? - Answer--Walk-in clinics
-Urgent-care centers and emerge-centers
-Surgicenters
-Mobile, medical, diagnostic, and screening services