Chapter 07

Chapter 7: Hospitals Quiz

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1 / 10

These documents can help illuminate more aspects of for-profit hospitals.

Bond rating reports

IRS Form 990

SEC documents

Audited financial statements

2 / 10

This type of document evaluates a hospital’s ongoing business and gauges investors’ risk of being repaid.

IRS Form 990

Bond rating reports

Audited financial statements

SEC documents

3 / 10

Nonprofit hospitals file these public documents annually to justify their tax-free status.

SEC documents

IRS Form 990

Audited financial statements

Bond rating reports

4 / 10

True or false: Hospitals earn most of their revenues from patient care.

False

True

5 / 10

What information can you find on the IRS Form 990?

Board members whose firms get work from the hospital

A hospital’s community benefit spending

All of these

Salaries and benefits for top executives

6 / 10

_______ is the gold standard for assessing a hospital’s overall finances.

A SEC document

An audited financial statement

A bond rating report

An IRS Form 990

7 / 10

True or false: Nonprofit hospitals’ board members are required to have financial or healthcare experience.

True

False

8 / 10

True or false: No matter which type of hospital you are covering, you will be able to get the same kinds of documents.

False

True

9 / 10

The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) _____________.

is the nation’s leading group of health reporters.

All of these

has little resources.

receives its funding from hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

10 / 10

Who would make a good source for a hospital story?

Hospital union leaders

A professor of health policy

All of these

A former hospital administrator

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