Question 1

Match each item with a statement below:

-Focused on top executives

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) C) and D)
L) C) and I)

Question 2

One of several reasons the health care system is slow to change is that the industry is heavily regulated at both the state and ____________________ levels by myriad agencies and professional associations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of several reasons the health care...

Question 3

Match each item with a statement below:

-Suggests that the economic integration of hospitals and physicians forms part of the bedrock for improving clinical integration

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) A) and J)
L) I) and J)

Question 4

Investor-owned facilities comprise about ____ percent of the hospital sector.

Accepted Answer

A)   15-20
B)   30-35
C)   55-60
D)   75-80E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Match each item with a statement below:

-Conducted a series of workshops to assess the competitive and efficiency benefits of horizontal and vertical forms of consolidation

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) B) and I)
L) H) and I)

Question 6

The decision-making school focused on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   physicians
B)   middle managers
C)   top executives
D)   blue-collar workersE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

In risk-bearing contracts,state-based health insurance purchasing cooperatives should be contracted with ____________________.

Accepted Answer

consortium...

Question 8

Match each item with a statement below:

-Suggests that hospitals more vigorously pursue efforts at clinical integration

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) B) and H)
L) A) and C)

Question 9

The different theoretical schools suggest different strategies for changing organizations and different ____________________ that managers need to develop.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The different theoretical schools suggest different strategies...

Question 10

____________________ network structure can be analyzed in two ways: in terms of interaction patterns and in terms of structural similarity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ network structure can be analyzed in...

Question 11

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a ____ model of the determinants of health outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)   "Head Start"
B)   "Heart Start"
C)   "Heart Run"
D)   "Health Run"E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 12

"Value" for health care firms is defined as the quotient of ____________________ divided by cost.

Accepted Answer

quality

Question 13

The Human Relations School ascertains that in order to improve productivity,management must ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   implement the top-down control of work
B)   minimize the input of workers
C)   offer monetary incentives
D)   understand the informal organization of workersE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

What is one issue that health care organizations must address in order to create and deliver value?

Accepted Answer

A)   To create appropriate barriers to health care for equity
B)   To improve access to health care
C)   To increase cost acceleration
D)   To decrease the overall quality of careE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Health care concerns shared by the United States,China,and India include concerns over ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the consolidated financial mechanism
B)   lack of spending at the local level
C)   the low number of specialists
D)   lifestyle issues and behaviorsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 16

One school of modern strategic management encompasses an emphasis on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   industry net worth
B)   top-down decision making
C)   industry structure and competitive forces
D)   deliberate corporate rationalityE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The scientific management school (Taylor,1911)extended the Weberian model by explicitly emphasizing the "control" element of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The scientific management school (Taylor,1911)extended the Weberian...

Question 18

Organizations within the health care industry have increasingly consolidated into ____ over the past two decades with the stated objective of being more efficient,but may not operate as such.

Accepted Answer

A)   community care centers
B)   corporations
C)   systems
D)   foundationsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Match each item with a statement below:

-Focused on motivating workers

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) None of the above
L) G) and J)

Question 20

Match each item with a statement below:

-Emphasizes the importance of unobtrusive controls to reduce discretion and shape the premises of decisions made by managers

Accepted Answer

A)  human relations school
B)  complex adaptive system perspectives
C)  classical administration school
D)  The Health Systems Integration Study
E)  World Health Organization (WHO) F) decision-making schoolG) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  and Department of Justice (DOJ) H) TaylorismI) scientific management perspectiveJ) population ecologyK) B) and D)
L) A) and F)

Exam 1: Delivering Value: the Global Challenge in Health Care Management

Match each item with a statement below: -Focused on top executives

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One of several reasons the health care system is slow to change is that the industry is heavily regulated at both the state and ____________________ levels by myriad agencies and professional associations.

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Match each item with a statement below: -Suggests that the economic integration of hospitals and physicians forms part of the bedrock for improving clinical integration

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Investor-owned facilities comprise about ____ percent of the hospital sector.

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Match each item with a statement below: -Conducted a series of workshops to assess the competitive and efficiency benefits of horizontal and vertical forms of consolidation

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The decision-making school focused on ____.

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In risk-bearing contracts,state-based health insurance purchasing cooperatives should be contracted with ____________________.

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Match each item with a statement below: -Suggests that hospitals more vigorously pursue efforts at clinical integration

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The different theoretical schools suggest different strategies for changing organizations and different ____________________ that managers need to develop.

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____________________ network structure can be analyzed in two ways: in terms of interaction patterns and in terms of structural similarity.

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a ____ model of the determinants of health outcomes.

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The Human Relations School ascertains that in order to improve productivity,management must ____.

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What is one issue that health care organizations must address in order to create and deliver value?

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Health care concerns shared by the United States,China,and India include concerns over ____.

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One school of modern strategic management encompasses an emphasis on ____.

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The scientific management school (Taylor,1911)extended the Weberian model by explicitly emphasizing the "control" element of ____________________.

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Organizations within the health care industry have increasingly consolidated into ____ over the past two decades with the stated objective of being more efficient,but may not operate as such.

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Match each item with a statement below: -Focused on motivating workers

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