The Nursing Unit Managers Would Be a Natural Choice for Product-Line

question 7

True/False

The nursing unit managers would be a natural choice for product-line managers of selected DRG- or CPP-related products. Careful planning and communication are paramount to success of such a plan. Extensive audits and interviews using feedback and constant monitoring are the fundamental elements if supply master planning should be implemented. Again, communication is the key. By whatever innovative method, cooperation and communication must be improved so that higher throughput and lower cost will result.

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Definitions:

Interaction Term

In statistics, an interaction term is used in models to determine if the effect of two or more variables on a response variable is not additive, indicating that the variables interact in how they influence the response.

Coefficient

A numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.

Regression Equation

A formula that expresses the linear relationship between independent and dependent variables.

Least-Squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine a line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the distances of observed values from the predicted values.