A local hospital has formed a corporate partnership with a ...

[ashley]

A local hospital has formed a corporate partnership with a reputable HMO (health maintenance organization). The nurse manager has had to educate staff and personnel about the financial im-plications of this partnership. An HMO:
 
  a. Provides more expensive care than other types of insurance plans.
  b. Has a centralized administration that di-rects and compensates physician services.
  c. Pays physicians on a fee-for-service basis.
  d. Does not pay as much for acute care as other practice plans.

Question 2

How many smoking-related deaths occur in the United States each year?
 
  a. Fewer than 200,000
  b. Less than 300,000
  c. Over 400,000
  d. Over 1,000,000

[Joy Chen]

Answer to Question 1

B
The HMO is a configuration of healthcare agencies that provide basic and supplemental health maintenance and treatment services to voluntary enrollees who prepay a fixed periodic fee with-out regard to the amount of services used. HMOs have a centralized administration that directs and pays salaries for physician practice (e.g., HMOs).

Answer to Question 2

C

[ashley]

TYSM

[atrochim]

Excellent