Most Patients Who Undergo Surgery Make Routine Recoveries and Are

question 30

Multiple Choice

Most patients who undergo surgery make routine recoveries and are discharged as planned,but some patients experience complications and their discharge is delayed.A small city has a large hospital and a small hospital,each performing major and minor surgeries.Data is collected at each hospital to see how many surgical patients have their discharges delayed by postsurgical complications.The results are shown in the following table.
What were the discharge delay rates at each hospital?

• A)Large hospital: 12.7% Small hospital: 8.9%
• B)Large hospital: 9.6% Small hospital: 9.6%
• C)Large hospital: 16% Small hospital: 28%
• D)Large hospital: 9.6% Small hospital: 2.6%
• E)Large hospital: 9.3% Small hospital: 10.3%

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Evaluate the performance of a manager in a profit center using return on investment (ROI) and residual income.

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Understand the concept of return on investment and how it is calculated.

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