What Is the Chief Reason That Respiratory Care Protocols Were

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is the chief reason that respiratory care protocols were developed and are currently being used in hospitals throughout North America?

• A)enhance proper allocation of respiratory care services
• B)decrease patient care costs to hospitals and insurance companies
• C)expand patient care skills among respiratory care providers
• D)enhance efficiency of respiratory care personnel in providing patient care
• E)justify reasons for increasing patient care costs

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Definitions:

Unit Costs

The price a business incurs for the production, storage, and distribution of a single unit of a certain product or service.

Minimum Efficient Scale

The smallest amount of production a company can achieve while still taking full advantage of economies of scale regarding costs per unit of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

The condition when a company grows so large that the costs per unit increase, causing a decrease in efficiency.

Coordinating

The organization and alignment of activities, processes, or efforts to ensure efficient and effective achievement of goals or outcomes.