• Question 1
Inpatient care consists of

• Question 2
The first hospitals in the United States served mainly

• Question 3
A nonprofit hospital is prohibited by law from making a profit.

• Question 4
The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed

• Question 5
The proportion of a hospital’s capacity that is actually utilized.

• Question 6
The CEO has the primary responsibility for defining a hospital’s mission and its long-term direction.

• Question 7
What did the swing bed program allow rural hospitals to do?

• Question 8
The biggest share of national health spending is used by

• Question 9
Which of these hospitals is not likely to serve the general public?

• Question 10
Which ownership type constitutes the larges group of hospitals and hospital beds in the United States?

• Question 11
What is the main drawback of a living will?

• Question 12
How did the PPS based on DRGs lead to hospital downsizing in the United States?

• Question 13
What has been the effect of intense consolidation in certain hospital markets?

• Question 14
Which entity in hospital governance is legally responsible for the hospital’s operations?

• Question 15
Most multihospital systems in the United States are operated by nonprofit corporations.

• Question 16
The Hill-Burton Act was passed to

• Question 17
Which principle of ethics requires caregivers to involve the patient in medical decision making?

• Question 18
Which entity overseas the licensure of health care facilities?

• Question 19
The downsizing of hospitals in the United States began in the mid-1980s.

• Question 20
ALOS is an indicator of

• Question 21
Managed care has emphasized the use of alternative services to acute hospital care whenever appropriate.