A Home Health Care Agency Has Major Problems but Does

question 14

Multiple Choice

A home health care agency has major problems but does not want consumers to know about these problems while the agency decides what should be done to improve them.Employees are not told to lie,but they are advised not to share information.Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this situation?

• A) As long as employees do not share what they know, the community will be uninformed.
• B) By law, comparative information will be available to the public via the Internet.
• C) Only a few informed persons will know about the problems.
• D) Secrecy will prevail unless the local newspaper does an investigative report.

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Definitions:

Group Scheme

A structured plan or arrangement often related to insurance or benefits, which is made available to a group of people such as employees or organization members.

Equity

Represents the ownership value in an asset or business, generally calculated as the difference between assets and liabilities.

Competitiveness

The ability of a company, country, or product to compete effectively and successfully in the marketplace.

Residual Income

The income that remains after all required costs of capital and operating expenses have been paid.