16 Questions – Quantitative Math for Health Services
Attached are 16 Questions for Quantitative Math for Health Services. Most of the questions are posted on Chegg, but I do not have an account.
Please help with these 16 questions.
Question 2
What is an example of a non-monetary decision payoff for a health care professional?
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years of life lost |
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years of life gained |
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personal satisfaction |
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stocks |
Question 3
Which is an example of using relevant information for the purpose of determining the potential payoff of a decision?
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whether to hire more staff or not |
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whether to invest in equipment or not |
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whether or not new technology is developed |
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adding service hours, minus resource cost, within reasonable estimates of potential volume increases |
Question 4
What is a required component to consider for every decision?
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alternatives |
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previous states of the world |
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examples of past payoffs |
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current technology |
Question 5
Which formula calculates costs in a time period?
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materials and supplies per unit of service x number of units |
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facility space x [cost of rent + utilities] |
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time spent on intervention x [salary + fringe] |
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total cost of equipment and maintenance x estimated lifetime of equipment |
Question 6
Which method to determine costs involves using a provider-based approach?
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direct observation |
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random observation |
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time diary |
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patient records |
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provider surveys |
Question 7
Which method to determine costs is considered the least accurate way to collect information?
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direct observation |
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random observation |
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time diary |
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patient records |
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provider surveys |
Question 10
What is known as the difference between the earliest and latest start times for an activity?
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slack time |
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delayed activities |
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total project time |
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critical path length |
Question 11
The summed time of each activity on the critical path is known as what?
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slack time |
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delayed activities |
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total project time |
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critical path length |
Question 14
What is meant by an organization’s hurdle rate?
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Hurdle rate is the maximum acceptable rate of return on a project. |
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Hurdle rate is the minimum acceptable rate of return on a project. |
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Hurdle rate is the minimum acceptable expenditure on a project. |
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Hurdle rate is the maximum acceptable expenditure on a project. |
Question 17
How many categories of contributing factors are parts of a Fish Bone chart?
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3 |
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4 |
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7 |
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9 |
Question 20
What is the first step in quality analysis?
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Collect data that describes the system outcomes. |
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Display the data using an appropriate TQM chart. |
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Identify and define the indicators used to assess quality. |
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Apply statistical process control techniques. |
Question 21
Which external factor in healthcare strategic planning is concerned with income and education level?
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socioeconomic |
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epidemiologic |
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economic |
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environmental |
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demographic |
Question 22
Which type of planning focuses on organizational aspects spanning a one-year time period?
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community |
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operational |
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business |
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master |
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strategic |
Question 23
Which external factor in healthcare strategic planning is concerned with natal, mortality, and morbidity statistics?
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socioeconomic |
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epidemiologic |
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economic |
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environmental |
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demographic |
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Question 24
Which type of planning focuses on a community of population over a 10-year horizon?
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community |
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operational |
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business |
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strategic |
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Question 25 Which type of planning focuses on resource allocation decisions to achieve goals and objectives?
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