Hospitals Must Submit Specific Quality Performance Data Regarding Medicare Patients

question 26

Multiple Choice

Hospitals must submit specific quality performance data regarding Medicare patients or risk:

• A) an increase in federal tax.
• B) decreased payments.
• C) fewer physician referrals.
• D) sanctions by The Joint Commission (TJC).

Identify the importance of replication and other research methods in psychology.

Recognize the role of control in experiments.

Appreciate the relationship between psychological variables, such as the correlation between physical height and popularity.

Understand the risks and benefits of various research methods.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Localized Nature

The characteristic of being confined to a specific or limited area, often used in the context of diseases or brain functions.

Explicit Memory

The type of long-term memory that involves conscious recollection of previous experiences or information.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.