Health Systems MGT

  
QUESTION 1
Acts of malpractice and professional misbehavior conducted by physicians, as well as other healthcare professionals, can be made known to other people by accessing the National Practitioner Data Bank as a result of which Act:
(from Dr. Thorn – background info for HCA international students: a bill is a proposed idea under consideration by US Congress. Once passed by Congress and President it becomes law. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an Act)

o Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
o The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986.
o Hill-Burton Act.
o Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)

QUESTION 2
______ has the greatest impact on the quality and quantity of care given in a hospital.
o The nursing staff.
o The medical staff.
o An allied health personnel such as a chiropractor or psychologist.
o The hospital administration. 

QUESTION 3
Each of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types can be a leader, but every type is going to lead a little bit differently.
o True 
o False

QUESTION 4
Mid-level Practitioner includes all of these, EXCEPT:
o Nurse Practitioner 
o Physician Assistant 
o Certified Nurse-midwife
o Hospitalist 

QUESTION 5 
Having a _________ present during the birthing process can help lessen the ________.
o Pediatric nurse practitioner (NP); duration of labor and the use of operative devices.
o Certified nurse anesthetist (CAN); use of sedation medications.
o Certified nurse-midwife; duration of labor & the need for pain medication.
o Physician assistant (PA); level of pain.

QUESTION 6
The scope of practice for a Physician Assistant (PA) includes the following medical field(s):
o Emergency medicine 
o Family medicine 
o Pediatrics 
o Dermatology 
o None of the above
o All of the above 

QUESTION 7
After graduating from medical school, a physician must complete a multi-year residency program in a teaching hospital. A first year resident is now called:
o Intern resident.
o PGY1 fellow.
o PGY1 resident.
o Chief resident.

QUESTION 8
Define a HOSPITALIST and list three (3) advantages this medical specialist brings to a hospital setting (four are listed in your textbook).

QUESTION 9
The medical staff of a hospital conducts the BUSINESS OF THE MEDICAL STAFF through which of the following medical staff committee(s):
o Medical quality improvement committee.
o Medical records committee.
o Credentials committee
o Medical staff executive committee.
o All of the above plus MORE.

QUESTION 10
Exhibit 5-1 Status of Medical Staff Membership: Describe the difference between an “active or attending staff” physician versus a “consulting staff” physician. (2-4 sentence short answer response)