Telemedicine involves providing care to consumers at remote locations using technology.

True

False

4 points

Question 2

A prospective payment system pays providers based on their actual expenses.

True

False

4 points

Question 3

Most residents in long-term care facilities prefer rooms that are:

		private
		three-bed
		semi-private

4 points

Question 4

Comparing an organization's strengths and weaknesses with its competitors is part of:

		self-assessment
		external assessment
		strategy development
		implementation

4 points

Question 5

"Health information systems are built on the foundation of three processing phases data input, data output, and: "

		data management
		data retrieval
		data collection
		data verification

4 points

Question 6

Which of the following types of disclosure of health information is not permitted by HIPAA without the consumer s permission?

		disclosures made in emergency circumstances
		information used for marketing purposes
		disclosures made in response to public health needs
		identification of a body or the cause of death

4 points

Question 7

"When compared to public relations, marketing is"

		narrower in scope
		essentially the same
		broader in scope
		unrelated

4 points

Question 8

"Medicaid serves the ""medically indigent,"" those have no other coverage, and cannot afford to pay for their own care. "

True

False

4 points

Question 9

Managed care applies only to private insurance systems.

True

False

4 points

Question 10

Comparing an organization's strengths and weaknesses with its competitors is part of:

		self-assessment
		external assessment
		strategy development
		implementation

4 points

Question 11

Ultimate accountability for an organization rests with:

		the administrator
		the government
		the board

4 points

Question 12

The long-term care system has historically been proactive in facing problems.

True

False

4 points

Question 13

Providers will have to share some of the financial risk of caring for disadvantaged populations.

True

False

4 points

Question 14

The first step in measuring quality is determining what is meant by quality.

True

False

4 points

Question 15

"The Nursing Home Compare initiative by CMS is designed to raise consumer awareness of the quality of care in nursing facilities, promote consumer use of Medicare s information, and: "

		Pressure facilities to improve quality
		"Identify high-performing facilities, making them eligible for added reimbursement"
		Generate additional business for Medicare
		Expose poorly-performing facilities to ridicule

4 points

Question 16

"Autonomy, as used in the context of long-term care, means: "

		Accessibility
		beneficence
		self-determination

4 points

Question 17

"The four types of Position Power are Reward Power, Coercive Power, Connection Power, and:"

		day-to-day power
		negotiated power
		illegitimate power
		legitimate power

4 points

Question 18

"The most commonly-used types of quality measures are process, outcomes, and: "

		documentation
		structure
		observation
		activity

4 points

Question 19

"Long-term care administrators are subject to two types of liability, professional liability and: "

		personal liability
		regulatory liability
		the board
		general liablity

4 points

Question 20

Planning scenarios are designed to:

		Predict the future
		Prepare for possible future events
		Maintain the status quo
		Maintain the status quo

4 points

Question 21

Most private long-term care insurance is sold to:

		individuals
		state govt.
		employers
		manged care organizations

4 points

Question 22

Medicaid is managed by:

		the federal government
		state governments under federal guidelines
		Neither the federal or state governments
		State governments without federal involvement

4 points

Question 23

Negative feedback is also called

		personal feedback
		punitive feedback
		unwanted feedback
		constructive

4 points

Question 24

The impact of the large number of "baby boomers" on long-term care:

		has peaked
		will grow over the next two decades
		will not be significant
		will not be felt for a couple of decades

4 points

Question 25

Dividing the market into distinct groups of consumers is:

		market division
		market segmentation
		market isolation
		marketing mix