Which of the Following Is Considered the Primary Goal of the Joint

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered the primary goal of The Joint Commission?

• A) Monitor financial reimbursement of hospitals.
• B) Review health care organizations to improve the quality of health care and patient safety.
• C) Provide health care workers with a safe work environment.
• D) Monitor the ethical practice of medicine at health care organizations.

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Definitions:

Increasing Returns To Scale

A situation in production where an increase in the scale of inputs leads to a more than proportional increase in output.

Weak Axiom

In consumer theory, it refers to the consistency of consumer choice behavior under the assumption of non-increasing preferences.

Profit-maximizing Behavior

An economic principle where businesses seek to achieve the highest possible profit from their operations.

Short-run Production Function

The short-run production function describes the relationship between input and output levels when at least one input (like capital) is fixed and cannot be changed immediately.