- Registered Health Information Technician Organizational Management and Leadership Flashcards

What is the primary purpose of a strategic plan in a healthcare organization?

Answer: To define the organization's long-term direction, goals, and strategies for achieving its mission

A strategic plan establishes long-term vision, mission, goals, and strategies.

Which leadership style involves the manager making decisions without input from team members?

Answer: Autocratic (authoritarian) leadership

Autocratic leadership is characterized by the leader making decisions independently.

What is the difference between a 'favorable' and 'unfavorable' budget variance?

Answer: Favorable means spending below budget or revenue above; unfavorable means spending above budget or revenue below

Favorable = better than budgeted results; unfavorable = worse than budgeted results.

What is the purpose of a job description?

Answer: To define duties, responsibilities, qualifications, reporting relationships, and performance standards

A job description formally documents the essential functions, requirements, and standards for a position.

What is the typical role of the Health Information Management Committee?

Answer: To oversee documentation practices, forms design, record retention, and information governance policies

The HIM Committee oversees health record documentation standards, forms management, and information governance.

What is the purpose of Six Sigma in healthcare?

Answer: To reduce variation and defects through a structured data-driven approach improving quality and efficiency

Six Sigma aims to reduce process variation and defects through the DMAIC framework.