Match the term with the appropriate definition or description.

Question

A. Provides assistance to CAHs, encourages the development of rural health networks, assists with quality improvement efforts, and improves rural emergency medical services
B. Patient care for which a hospital does not expect to be reimbursed
C. Incurred from services not reimbursed that are provided with the expectation of being reimbursed
D. The difference between the hospital cost of care and the amount paid to the hospital for providing care
E. The merger of similar organizations, such as hospitals with hospitals, and nursing homes with nursing homes
F. When a hospital joins with one or more health maintenance organizations (HMOs), outpatient clinics, home health agencies, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, or wellness clinics
G. Hospitals and physicians work together to improve services and/or increase market share
H. Include freestanding outpatient diagnostic services, inpatient rehabilitation, freestanding outpatient surgery services, industrial medicine, and women's medicine and are implemented to increase both profits and patient volume
I. Provide inpatient care with highly technical tertiary or specialized services for specific conditions, such as cancer or pediatrics
J. Success is dependent on nurses who work closely with the doctors to oversee the patients' care
K. Combines multiple units in which people can live on their own but with access to some care assistance
L. One of the main economic drivers in the local economy, offering stable employment throughout economic cycles
M. Designed to bring hospital beds to areas that were previously underserved
N. Must be located in a rural area and be more than 35 miles from any other hospital or 15 miles from another hospital in mountainous terrain or areas with only secondary roads
O. Furnishes outpatient surgical procedures to patients who do not require an overnight stay following the procedure

Answer 1

A. rural hospital flexibility program
B. charity care
C. bad debt
D. underpayment
E. horizontal integration
F. vertical integration
G. joint ventures
H. diversification strategies
I. specialty hospital
J. medical home
K. independent living facility
L. hospital
M. Hill-Burton Act
N. critical access hospital (CAH)
O. ambulatory surgical center