Dr. Dyer Study Guide 1

Dr. Dyer Study Guide 1 Appointing a Chief Technology officer to administer the organizations technology base and translate vision and planning into programs is another approach to managing technology True or False - ...

Dr. Dyer Study Guide 1 Appointing a Chief Technology officer to administer the organizations technology base and translate vision and planning into programs is another approach to managing technology True or False - ✔✔True Blum's Model identifies factors affecting health. The model shows four forces that must improve in order to improve health itself: A. heredity, lifestyles, environment, and the justice system B. heredity, medical care, lifestyles, and environment C. medical care, lifestyles, environment, and education D. environment, heredity, lifestyles, and the justice system - ✔✔B. heredity, medical care, lifestyles, and environment Information technology assists in the following areas: A. care and process management B. process management, care management, and health management C. process management, care management, and demand management D. process management, care management, demand management, and health management - ✔✔D. process management, care management, demand management, and health management The Precede- Proceed planning model consists of: A. 4 phases B. 3 phases C. 6 phases D. 8 phases - ✔✔D. 8 phases The advancement and diffusion of technology are among the most complex and controversial aspects of health services True or False - ✔✔True HSOs. His may be classified as: A. for profit B. for profit or not for profit C. not for profit D. none of the above - ✔✔B. for profit or not for profit Diversification is a process through which HSOs/HSs add to existing product/ service mixes, enter new markets with existing or new products/ services, or both. True or False - ✔✔True Preventative care consisting of education and prevention is an essential part of meeting the needs of a population True or False - ✔✔True Managing computerized biomedical equipment is much more complex because: A. it requires technical expertise that is not available in the HSOs/ HSs B. it is impossible to provide a safe and effective system C. it is likely to be apart of the HSOs/ HSs information system D. none of the above - ✔✔C. it is likely to be apart of the HSOs/ HSs information system Almost everything done in the delivery of health services is affected by: A. regulations and statue B. statues, regulations, and court decisions C. regulations and court decisions D. statue and court decisions - ✔✔B. statues, regulations, and court decisions Long term care facilities have the most capital and technology intensive physical plants of any type of HSO True or False - ✔✔False Individual managers or governing body members of HSOs/ HSs always participate in the legislative process True or False - ✔✔False The greatest challenge for HSOs/ HSs is providing quality services with a high degree of patient safety - ✔✔True The diffusion and use of technology were fully based on certain factors such as cost benefit and cost effectiveness True or False - ✔✔True The few CHINs (community health information network) that have survived into the new millennium are more focused on sharing clinical information than on reimbursement transactions True or False - ✔✔False Government sponsored HSOs/ HSs are not for profit, publicly owned, while private owned HSOs/ HSs may be profit or not for profit True or False - ✔✔True Self-governance is evidence of strong tradition of physician independence that will continue in large PSOs True or False - ✔✔True Enabling factors addressed by the Precede- Proceed Planning model are factors that reward or reinforce the desired behaviors such as social support or peer support True or False - ✔✔False hospitals are classified by length of stay, type of control, and type of service True or False - ✔✔True The generic management system that focuses on processes and not directly on the results of process activities are known as ISO9000 and ISO14000 True or False - ✔✔True The credentialing of LIPs (licensed independent practitioner) is only done by the HSOs/ HSs True or False - ✔✔False The cost of acquiring technology is significant, but its overall effect on national healthcare expenditure is minimal True or False - ✔✔True The payment for Medicare patients in acute care was changed from cost bases reimbursement to a prospective payment system bases on DRGs (diagnosis related group) True or False - ✔✔True The Hill Burton Act of 1946 included statewide planning for hospital services and provided grants, loans, and guarant