I'm searching for answers to this test or good research material, the book I am currently using is; Introduction to Health Care Management written by Sharon B. Buchbinder and Nancy H. Shanks. My deadline is tomorrow to get these answered. 1-40 Q1. The Veterans Health Administration is the largest health care system in the nation. a. true b. false Q2. Managers at all levels of the healthcare organization should be involved in financial management. a. true b. false Q3. Changes in health insurance coverage tend to be absorbed by private health plans, rather than public ones. a. true b. false Q4. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 implemented cost controls for Medicare expenditures in all of the following healthcare sectors EXCEPT a. Home health agencies b. Outpatient hospitals and clinics c. Pharmaceutical companies d. Skilled nursing facilities Q5. Health data and information a. is one dimensional and can be maintained in a simple heirarchical data base b. is easily located and maintained in either paper or virtual formats c. is found in a number of physical and virtual locations d. is increasingly complex e. C & D only Q6. The break-even quantity must be reached for a healthcare organization to decide to keep an offered service. a. true b. false Q7. Capitation shifts the risk of coverage from the insurer to the provider of health care. a. true b. false Q8. Charity care and bad debt account for over 10% of hospital total expenses. a. true b. false Q9. The chief financial officer (CFO) of a hospital supervisors all of the following officers EXCEPT a. The Independent Auditor b. The Controller c.

The Treasurer

d.

The Internal Auditor

Q10. Patient specific information is information a. that only the patient knows b. that only the patient's physicians and caregivers know c. that is never written into the medical record d. from which a specific patient can be identified e. that is only found in electronic medical records, not in paper records Q11. Considerations to address potential solvency issues in Medicare include: a. Dropping coverage for certain groups of elderly citizens b. Changing elibility requirements to include seniors aged 60-65 c. Eliminating the payroll tax and deriving another source of funding d. Privatizing the program Q12. The volume of production in units and sales of goods or services, where total costs equal total revenues, is called a. The economic order quantity b. Factoring receivables c. The break-even point d. Cash flow Q13. The method for stocking inventory in which each supply item is categorized as belonging to one of three groups, largely based on costs, is called the ABC Inventory Method. a. true b. false Q14. 'Charges' and 'prices' refer to the same phenomenon in healthcare organizations. a. true b. false Q15. Government-owned healthcare organizations generally pay taxes on profits. a. true b. false Q16. Catastrophic health insurance coverage is the most commonly purchased type of health insurance today a. true b. false Q17. Which of the following is characteristic of the way the uninsured utilize the health care system? a. They utilize preventive care to maintain wellness b. They go to see their primary care physician c. They delay seeking care, eventually ending up in emergency rooms d. They can afford to pay for care out-of-pocket Q18. A turn key system is one which a. has a security code imbedded in its start up b. cannot run without the actual turning of a key c. comes with all programs and procedures built in d. needs only to be loaded on the computer and turned on e. two of the above Q19. Why has our industry been slow to adopt Electronic Medical Records? a. EMR are slow and cumbersome b. any organizations see EMR as an expense, not an investment c. EMR slows productivity in the long run due to both hardware and software problems d. EMR is nothing more than an automated version of the paper record e. Organizations are concerned that EMR is simply a fad that will fade when another more exciting technology is introduced Q20. The U.S. Healthcare system has what is likely the most advanced information system in the world. a. true b. false Q21. Which of these was a primary impetus for the first computerization in health administration? a. HIPAA b. Solo physician's office efficiency concerns c. Medicare and Medicaid d. Caregiver's needing access to expert knowledge Q22. CPOE a. is the most commonly used software in freestanding pharmacy programs b. works mostly with telemedicine and internet medication purchases c. is a major cause of medication errors d. incorporates decision support with alerts and queries e. stands for Certified Pharmacy Order Efficiencies Q23. Utilities and administrative costs related to a particular patient's visit to a physician's office are examples of a. Direct costs b. Indirect costs c. Fixed costs d. Variable costs Q24. Public sources of funding paid for slightly less than half of all expenditures for health care in 2006. a. true b. false Q25. The primary reasons why materials management is so important to healthcare organizations include all of the following EXCEPT a. Appropriate patient care b. Controlling costs of materials and inventory c. Developing close relationships with vendors d. Improving the organization's profitability Q26. Enrollment in conventional health insurance plans has increased in the past 15 years. a. true b. false Q27. States have the option of requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in capitated managed care health plans. a. true b. false Q28. Risk is a concept in health insurance that involves a group sharing the costs of losses incurred by the members of the insurance pool. a. true b. false Q29. The chief accounting officer of a healthcare organization is the treasurer. a. true b. false Q30. What functions were the first to be automated in healthcare? a. Billing b. Physician Order Entry c. Medicare cost reports d. Medical records e. Nursing bedside notes Q31. Approximately half of the 1.458 million personal bankruptcies filed in 2001 were related to medical bills caused by injury and illness. a. true b. false Q32. The VA has programs that cover children with certain birth defects born to female Vietnam Veterans. a. true b. false Q33. Unlike other organizations, healthcare organizations tend to generate very little immediate cash because of a.

The perception that the services received do not warrant the prices

b. The large costs incurred for medical services, reulting in payment after the billing cycle c. The large number of negotiated installments required for payment of services by individuals d. The huge number of third party payers, leading to delayed payments Q34. Major medical policies are a source of coverage for routine health care visits and well-baby visits a. true b. false Q35. Direct contracting with a health plan by large employers is viewed as a cost-effective way to obtain health care for employers because it utilizes intermediaries. a. true b. false Q36. Via the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Medicaid Program was expanded to include the SCHIP, which provides coverage to children whose parents have incomes too high to qualify for the standard Medicaid program. a. true b. false Q37. Eligibility for and benefits provided under the Medicaid program are uniform across the states. a. true b. false Q38. Who pays the cost of care for the uninsured? a. The uninsured b. Philanthropic contributions c. Local governments d. Everyone, since this care is subsidize mainly through taxes Q39. Virtually all financial experts define working capital as 'total current assets.' a. true b. false Q40. Consideration of 'allowable costs' that focuses on appropriateness of who provides the care is called a. Case mix b. Patient mix c. Service mix d. Staff mix