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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE WINTER 2014
PROGRAM MBADS – (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAN2 / MBAHCSN3 /
MBAFLEX – (SEM 3) PGDHSMN – (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MH0052 - Hospital Organization, Operations and Planning
BK ID B1213
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q.1 Define a hospital. Discuss the various functions of hospital.
Answer : Hospital :
A hospital isahealthcare institutionprovidingpatienttreatmentbyspecializedstaff andequipment.
Hospitalsare usually funded by the public sector, by health organizations (for profit or non profit),
healthinsurance companies,orcharities,includingdirectcharitabledonations.Historically,hospitals
were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Today,
hospitalsare largelystaffed by professional physicians, surgeons, and nurses, whereas in the past,
this work was usually performed by the
Q. 2. List the various committees in a hospital setting. Discuss the factors that affect the
effectiveness of committees.
Answer : Listing the various committees :
1. Medical Executive Committee
2. Ethics Committee:
3. The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
4. The Infection Control Committee.
5. Safety Committee/ Employee Hospital waste management Health Committee:
6. Budget/Finance and Audit Committee:
1. Medical Executive Committee:

2. Q.3 Explain the process of material management in a hospital.
Answer:
Overview of material management :
Materials management is an important issue for healthcare systems because it influences clinical
and financial outcomes.Before selecting,adaptingandimplementingleadingoroptimizedpractices,
a good understanding of processes and activities has to be developed. In real applications, the
informationflowsandbusinessstrategiesinvolvedare differentfromhospital tohospital,depending
on context, culture and available resources; it is therefore difficult to find a comprehensive and
exhaustive description of processes, even more so a clear formalization of them.
Processes and Explanation :
1. Purchasing:
Q.4 Discuss in brief the planning, design and staffing of a billing department in a hospital.
Answer :Brief outline of billing department:
The decision on how to bill, file insurance claims, document these claims, and finally to collect on
these claimsisone of the most important decisions a Hospitalist practice will make, second only to
selectingthe bestphysicianstopractice asHospitalists.Goodbillingservicescanmake the difference
between success and failure of your program.
Explanation of planning billing department :
Some hospitalshave set up well-run Management Services Organizations (MSOs) or have retooled
their billing departments to meet physician
Q.5 Discuss the managerial skills required to be possessed by a health service manager.
Answer : 3 categories of managerial skills :
A manager's role is varied and complex. Managers need certain skills to perform the duties and
activities associated for being a manager. There are three basic skills :
1. Management skills
2. Communication skills
3. Conceptual skills
Explanation :
Healthcare managers plan, coordinate

3. Q.6 Imagine that you are appointed as a consultant for setting up a Radiology and X-ray unit in a
tertiary care teaching hospital. What are the planning considerations you have to keep in your
mind before executing the task?
Answer : Importance of Radiology and X-ray unit in a hospital :
The imaging department within a hospital or as a stand-alone centre can be treated as a separate
businessasitisa bigprofitcentre.Apartfromproviding routine and specialised diagnostic services
with imaging technique for indoor, out-patients and walk-in patients it also provides therapeutic
serviceslike radiotherapy,nuclearmedicineaswell asinterventional radiography. This acts as a big
source of revenue generation for a hospital or a stand-alone centre with high profitability .
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