Exam 24: Health Care

Gap errors are information mistakes that arise when a task is transferred or handed off between people or groups.

When a patient has diverse symptoms that require treatment by several different medical specialties, the most severe symptom is identified and treated first by a specialist, the next most severe symptom treated second by a different specialist, and so forth until all the patient's symptoms have been addressed.

Which of the following is an essential resource that flows through a hospital supply chain?

Decoupling points are IV and electronic monitoring connections, which are decoupled when a patient is moved from an operating room to recovery.

Which trend in health care is nick-named "telemedicine" and uses electronic devices for measuring blood pressure, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels? _________________________________________

Which trend in health care uses expert system software programs to arrive at a diagnosis? ____________________________________

In the United States, more than $10 trillion is spent on health care each year.

Nursing stations designed today are only circular in shape.

About 500 diagnostic-related groups have been developed for Medicare as part of the prospective payment system.

Well-organized hospitals have a clear chain of command and carefully delineated decision-making authority.

What is the application of the scientific method to evaluate alternative treatment methods and create guidelines for similar clinical situations called? ________________________________

In recent surveys, about 32 percent of all Americans said they were dissatisfied with the quality of health care.

Among the major trends in health care that relate to OSCM is telemedicine (remote diagnosis).

The three essential resources in a hospital supply chain are information, funds, and goods and services.

Health care operations management may be defined as the design, management, and improvement of the systems that deliver health care services.

Medicine error severity would be reported on the key process performance dashboard.

The flow of work through a hospital is sometimes referred to as a patient activity diagram.

SBAR is an acronym for the procedure used when recording a patient's medical history.

Among the major trends in health care that relate to OSCM is integrated medical care.

The text mentions several common approaches to use when developing a strategy to close a capacity gap (where utilization of a resource exceeds capacity available).Which of the following is not among the common approaches mentioned?