Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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) B) and C)
F) A) and B) B

Question 3

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 4

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) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

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) C) and H)
L) E) and I)

Question 6

Match each item with a statement below:

-Developed a generic framework for the overall structure of any country's health care system

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 F)
L) C) and I) E

Question 7

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) E) and F)
L) B) and G)

Question 8

In 2009,President Obama's stimulus package included funding for the diffusion of ____________________ medical records across physician offices to begin to address problems of data capture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2009,President Obama's stimulus package included funding...

Question 9

The ____________________ adaptive systems approaches are composed of multiple,diverse,interconnected elements and are adaptive in that they have the capability to change and learn from their experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ adaptive systems approaches are composed...

Question 10

The Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (PHQID) was launched to determine if economic incentives are effective at improving ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the cost of inpatient care
B)   the quality of inpatient care
C)   the cost of outpatient care
D)   the quality of outpatient careE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Value" for health care firms is defined...

Question 12

Match each item with a statement below:

-Focused on structuring the tasks of individual 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) A) and D)
L) H) and I)

Question 13

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) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

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 J)
L) B) and I)

Question 15

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) D) and G)
L) D) and J)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   15-20
B)   30-35
C)   55-60
D)   75-80E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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 D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Social

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) F) and H)
L) A) and I)

Question 20

The decision-making school focused on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   physicians
B)   middle managers
C)   top executives
D)   blue-collar workersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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

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

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

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

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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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Match each item with a statement below: -Developed a generic framework for the overall structure of any country's health care system

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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

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In 2009,President Obama's stimulus package included funding for the diffusion of ____________________ medical records across physician offices to begin to address problems of data capture.

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The ____________________ adaptive systems approaches are composed of multiple,diverse,interconnected elements and are adaptive in that they have the capability to change and learn from their experience.

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The Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (PHQID) was launched to determine if economic incentives are effective at improving ____.

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

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Match each item with a statement below: -Focused on structuring the tasks of individual workers

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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 top executives

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

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

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

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The decision-making school focused on ____.

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