MHA Master of Healthcare Administration MCQ 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Hill-Burton Act, hospitals that received federal construction funds were required to provide what in return?
- Free or reduced-cost care to those unable to pay (Correct answer)
- Mandatory Medicaid participation
- Staffing ratios for nurses
- Annual public financial audits
Correct answer: Free or reduced-cost care to those unable to pay
The Hill-Burton Act (1946) obligated recipient hospitals to provide a reasonable volume of services to persons unable to pay.
Question 2: Which financial ratio measures a hospital's ability to meet short-term obligations using its most liquid assets?
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- Current ratio (Correct answer)
- Days cash on hand
- Return on equity
Correct answer: Current ratio
The current ratio (current assets ÷ current liabilities) indicates short-term liquidity.
Question 3: A hospital implements a clinical pathway for knee replacement surgery. The PRIMARY goal is to:
- Increase surgeon autonomy
- Standardize care to reduce variation and improve outcomes (Correct answer)
- Reduce nursing staff workload
- Comply with CMS billing codes
Correct answer: Standardize care to reduce variation and improve outcomes
Clinical pathways standardize evidence-based care sequences to reduce unwarranted variation and improve quality.
Question 4: Which federal law prohibits physicians from referring Medicare/Medicaid patients to entities in which they have a financial interest?
- EMTALA
- Anti-Kickback Statute
- Stark Law (Correct answer)
- HIPAA Privacy Rule
Correct answer: Stark Law
The Stark Law (Physician Self-Referral Law) prohibits self-referrals to entities with which the physician has a financial relationship.
Question 5: In a matrix organizational structure within a healthcare system, employees report to:
- Only their department head
- Only the project manager
- Both a functional manager and a project or service-line manager (Correct answer)
- The board of directors directly
Correct answer: Both a functional manager and a project or service-line manager
Matrix structures create dual reporting lines, combining functional and project-based authority.
Question 6: The PDSA cycle used in healthcare quality improvement stands for:
- Plan, Develop, Standardize, Assess
- Plan, Do, Study, Act (Correct answer)
- Prepare, Deploy, Sustain, Analyze
- Process, Define, Stabilize, Align
Correct answer: Plan, Do, Study, Act
PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) is an iterative four-step model used to test and implement changes in healthcare quality improvement.
Question 7: Which accreditation body evaluates and accredits hospitals in the United States through its deemed-status authority from CMS?
- NCQA
- URAC
- The Joint Commission (Correct answer)
- AHRQ
Correct answer: The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission holds CMS-deemed status, meaning accredited hospitals are presumed to meet Medicare Conditions of Participation.
MHA Master of Healthcare Administration MCQ 2
Under the Hill-Burton Act, hospitals that received federal construction funds were required to provide what in return?