A Healthcare Executive Is Using Regression to Predict Total Revenues

question 35

Multiple Choice

A healthcare executive is using regression to predict total revenues.She has decided to include both patient length of stay and insurance type in her model.Insurance type can be grouped into three categories: Government-Funded,Private-Pay,and Other.Her model is

• A)Y = b₀.
• B)Y = b₀ + b₁ X₁.
• C)Y = b₀ + b₁ X₁ + b₂ X₂.
• D)Y = b₀ + b₁ X₁ + b₂ X₂ + b₃ X₃.
• E)Y = b₀ + b₁ X₁ + b₂ X₂ + b₃ X₃ + b₄ X₄.

---

Definitions:

Oxygenation

The process of supplying, adding, or replacing oxygen in the body, typically referring to the oxygenation of blood in the respiratory system.

Preload

The degree of stretch of cardiac muscle fibers at the end of diastole, just before contraction, influencing the force of the subsequent contraction.

Ventricular Diastole

The phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles of the heart relax and fill with blood following contraction.

Hemodynamic Data

Information that relates to the force and flow of blood in the circulatory system.