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kshipps

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Which statements regarding the Consumer Bill of Rights, Protections, and Responsibilities are accurate? Select all that apply.
 
  1. This was an initiative of President Clinton's Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry.
  2. Patient privacy was considered during this work.
  3. The United States still does not have a consumer bill of rights, protections, and responsibilities.
  4. The work focused on patient issues, but did not address practitioner qualifications.
  5. This has been the most successful of the programs to come out of that decade of work.

Question 2

Choose the typical reporting matrix for the fastest growing type of hospital in the United States.
 
  1. Middle managers report to the administration who reports to the Governing Board.
  2. Middle managers report to the Governing Board who reports to the chief operating officer.
  3. The administration reports to the Governing Board who reports to the shareholders.
  4. The administration reports to the shareholders who report to the Governing Board.



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Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. This was the commission's first subcommittee's purpose.
2. Patient privacy and confidentiality was considered by this committee.
3. This is a true statement. This is really the only element of this commission's work that has not been successful.
4. The work included consideration of coverage, choice of practitioners, privacy and confidentiality, disclosure of practitioner qualifications, and external appeals processes.
5. This element of the commission's work has not been successful.

Answer to Question 2

3
Explanation: 1. This is the typical reporting matrix for a not-for-profit hospital. This is not the fastest growing type of hospital in the United States.
2. This reporting matrix is not correct for either for-profit or not-for-profit hospitals.
3. For-profit hospitals are the largest growing type in the United States. In this system, the administration reports to the Governing Board who is responsible to the shareholders.
4. In for-profit hospitals, the final authority is the shareholders.



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