Question $27(1$ point$)$

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In a PIT reviewing procedures for using external consultants, you are prepared to argue that the following step helps ensure high value for dollars spent:

Question $27$ options:

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Outside consultants should be selected by bid$$lowest qualified bidder gets the contract.

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Outside consultants should be hired through and supervised by internal consultants.

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There is no need for a conflict$-$of$-$interest prohibition.

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Clinical service lines can hire outside consultants if they are dissatisfied with internal results.

Question $28(1$ point$)$

As COO, you know that internal consulting manages the epidemiologic planning model and that the applications drive scorecards and a great many decisions. You decide to review model application procedures with IC staff. You want to be sure that the statistical model incorporates multiple variables contributing to the demand for care and...

Question $28$ options:

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$...$is inexpensive and easy to use.

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$...$is supported by experts and is regularly updated.

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$...$cannot be sold to the HCO's competitors.

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$...$is the most accurate on the market.

Question $29(1$ point$)$

The environmental assessment documents steady progress toward benchmark on quality, cost, and patient satisfaction, but the forecasts show a substantial decline in total revenue, driven by reduced ED usage and fewer admissions for chronic diseases that are being managed with fewer hospitalizations. There is much emotional response. The CMO says the forecasts must be wrong. The CFO says the revenue losses endanger the borrowing covenants. The CEO says, "We'd better think about it overnight, but I want to meet tomorrow to pursue it$."$ What should the VP planning say when the team reconvenes?

Question $29$ options:

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"We've checked and rechecked the numbers. It's safer to assume they are right than to ignore them."

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$"$We need fundamental restructuring$$changed services or a revised merger or acquisition strategy."

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"The sooner we think through what to do$,$ the more time we have to react."

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"Our goal should be to reduce employment to bring the books in balance."

Question $30(1$ point$)$

You're on the team at step $4$ of exhibit $14\mathrm{.}9$: "Senior leadership and medical staff rank the lists from all service lines and activities." You notice that two proposals from two different units are synergistic; if done together, they will generate bigger improvements and be significantly cheaper than the individual proposals claim. But these are not units that report to you; if their proposals move up$,$ funding chances for your units go down. What should you do$?$

Question $30$ options:

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Raise your hand, and explain your idea.

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Don't raise your hand. It will damage your unit's chances.

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Raise your hand. Ask for a break, and in the break, ask the IC manager about the possibility.

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Raise your hand and explain your idea, adding that the combined proposal will have to be redeveloped and should be deferred until next year. $($This will remove both proposals, substantially improving the odds for your units.$)$