online exam health

Question 1

1.  

The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (MRHP) was created as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 which allows some rural hospitals to be classified as critical access hospitals if they have no more than 25 acute care beds and provide emergency care.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 2

1.  

Respite care programs provide systematic relief to those caregivers who need a mental break. It also forestalls the ill patient from being placed in a facility.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 3

1.  

 Occupational health programs are often located at employer sites and their main purpose is to get the employees back to work as quickly as possible even if they are ill.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 4

1.  

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are a type of occupational health program. Established in the 1970s as an intervention for employee drug and alcohol abuse, the program has expanded to offer other services such as tobacco cessation programs and mental health counseling and referrals.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 5

1.  

Public hospitals are the oldest type of hospital and are owned by individual investors.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 6

1.  

Voluntary hospitals are non government owned, private and not for profit. They are considered “voluntary” because their financial support is the result of community organizational efforts. Their focus is their community.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 7

1.  

 Proprietary hospitals or investor-owned hospitals are non-profit institutions.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 8

1.  

Certification of hospitals enables them to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. This is mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 9

1.  

Accreditation is a private standard developed by accepted organizations as a way to meet certain standards.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 10

1.  

Inpatient services typically focus on acute care which includes secondary and tertiary care levels that most likely require inpatient care.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 11

1.  

A long term care hospital focuses on patients who stay on an average greater than 10 days. Rehabilitation and chronic disease hospitals are examples.

 True

 False

10 points   

Question 12

1.  

Why is it important to have hospitals certified?

		It is a private standard developed by accepted organizations as a way to meet standards.
		Accreditation is important because it focuses on building codes, sanitation, equipment and personnel.
		Certification enables hospitals to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
		It enables hospitals to provide services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay.

10 points   

Question 13

1.  

Urgent/emergent care centers were established in the 1970s because:

		They provided an opportunity for healthcare consumers who need medical care but the situation is not life threatening.
		They established an opportunity to provide alternative care treatment such as yoga and alternative vitamin therapy.
		They provided an opportunity for healthcare consumers to make appointments to receive ongoing care in their neighborhood.
		All of these statements are true.

10 points   

Question 14

1.  

Established in 1947, the ______________ is a worldwide organization that promotes standards for high quality organizations such as healthcare.

		International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
		Patient Self Determination Act
		International Accreditation Association for Healthcare
		All are correct

10 points   

Question 15

1.  

 This organization is the largest and oldest in the U.S. that provides meal services to needy seniors.

		Red Cross
		Planned Parenthood of America
		Food for the Elderly
		Meals on Wheels Association of America