affects overall performance in single doc or web-based format
Overall performance
Return on equity
economic value added
financial strength index
total margin
market factors
inpatient revenue
surgical cases
medicare days
revenue growth
investment efficiency factors
days in account receivable
inventory to net patient revenue
alternative health care firms
nursing homes
medical groups
health plans
nursing homes are experiencing
significant growth
65% of 15,000 nursing homes are _________ vs. only 15% of hospitals
investor owned
60% of nursing home care is ________
publicly financed
demand for nursing home care will increase dramatically in the next ____________
30 years
expenditures for physician services are currently $400 billion, second only to
hospital expenditures
physicians control
85% of all health care expenditures
physicians align with
other medical groups
hospitals
health plans
physician management firms
45.8 million Americans were uninsured in
2004
true or false
true- health insurance costs have risen rapidly in recent years
HMO Models
staff
group
network
IPA
mixed
Health Insurance Association of America categorizes health insurance firms as:
commercial
blue cross/blue shield
HMOs
All but which of the following were discussed in Chapter 11 as an Alternative Health Care Firm?
A. Nursing Homes
B. Medical Groups
*C. Independent Care Facilities
D. Health Plans
What term is used to describe a document that presents a balanced summary of organizational performance?
A. Executive Summary
*B. Dashboard Report
C. Productivity Report
D. None of the above
T or F
T
Health insurance costs have risen rapidly in recent years
Approximately 60% of nursing home care is currently publicly (Medicare and Medicaid) funded
T or F
T
Direct costs are directly linked to
products or services
Indirect costs are not easily traceable to
products or services
variable directly proportional to
volume
Fixed ______ change in response to volume
do not
Semifixed costs are
fixed for a range of volume
semivariable have a ______
fixed and variable portion
curvilinear costs can be estimated in a ___________ range
relevant
Avoidable costs can eliminated if there is a _______
decrease in volume
Sunk Costs are costs that have already been
incurred
incremental costs are costs that result from
increases in volume
opportunity costs are cost associated with
forgoing alternatives
Indirect Costs of nonrevenue are allocated using an
"allocation base"or "cost driver"
Common allocation bases:
square footage
FTEs
Direct Labor Hours
Profitability is influenced by
rates or prices
volume
variable costs
fixed costs
bad debts
Which of the following was not listed as a common allocation basis for Indirect Costs?
A. Square Footage
B. FTEs
C. Direct Labor Hours
*D. All of the above
Which costs can be eliminated if there is a decrease in volume?
Incremental Costs
T or F
Variable costs are directly proportional to volume.
T
T or F
Indirect Costs are easily traced to products or services.
F
Sunk costs have already occured
T
FV or PV
number of periods
present value
future value
interest rate
Annuity situations arise when there are multiple payments/deposits or receipts of the ______ dollar amount
same
Capital decision-making
objectives are difficult to quantify
a greater number of people are involved in the process
Which of the following individuals was not listed as an internal participant in the capital decision making process?
Community Representatives
An _____________ situation arises when there are multiple payments/ deposits or receipts of the same dollar amount.
Annunity
The Present Value or Future Value of an Annuity can be calculated using their respective Tables as long as the payments or receipts are the same amount each period.
T or F
T
In Capital Project Analysis, a lower Net Present Value (NPV) is preferable to a higher NPV.
T or F
F
Capital Project Analysis is primarily concerned with evaluating existing program and services.
T or F
F
Article that deals with changes to reimbursement is for what type of service?
long term care
Return on Equity
Excess of Revenue over Expenses / Net Asses
Days in A/ R
Net Accounts recievable / Net Patient Revenue
Inpatient Revenue
Gross IP Revenue / Gross Patient Revenue
Surgical Case
Medicare Surgical Discharges / Medicare Total Discharges