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Reviewing the scorecards of the clinical support services (CSS) you manage, you know they have several opportunities to increase appropriate demand. Which of the following would you not recommend as a way to increase volume and cut unit cost?

As CEO, you’re concerned with some of the results on the accounting/finance (A/F) scorecard. The cost and quality scores are excellent, but A/F worker satisfaction is low, and customer (both patients and other HCO units) satisfaction is worse. You’ve arranged a meeting with the CFO. What is key the “takeaway” you want convey?

You’re staffing a PIT that is evaluating improvements to a work process. An outside vendor proposes to provide the process, meeting your quality and service specifications for a unit cost that is lower than the activity-based costing (ABC) unit cost of doing it in house. The vendor is fully qualified; there’s no reason to think it would not produce effectively on a contract at that price. A member of the PIT says, “I guess that settles it. We should accept the vendor’s proposal.” You say:

After discussing Koch’s Priority Pyramid as a tool for centering language, communication, and cognition, you are now introducing communication modality options to Caroline’s family. In the chart below, list three key defining characteristics for each communication modality that would be important for the family to understand (12 points total).Instructions:Use the table as a guide for your response (you may copy and paste the table into your answer).   Communication Modality Characteristics   1. Signed Exact English     2. Cued Speech     3. Simultaneous -Communication  4.ASL     

As a part of your overall AR plan, what should be the overall “goal” of speech reading?

Consider this person’s audiogram:  Audiogram(1).gif Using the CORE assessment model, where would you categorize the information obtained from this audiogram? 

Preferably, of the options listed below the SNR in a classroom would be:

Consider the following case study:Harry was born to parents with typical hearing and has an older brother with bilateral, profound hearing loss. After failing his newborn hearing screening in both ears, Harry was referred for a full audiologic exam. An auditory brainstem response test conducted when he was 5 days old diagnosed him with bilateral, moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. He was fitted with hearing aids at 2 months of age and has been receiving early intervention services for 3 months. Harry’s parents are eager to work with their early interventionist to ensure that Harry has access to language and to help him wear his hearing aids during all waking hours.Using the CARE intervention model, which components would you include in Harry’s AR plan? List each component by name and explain its importance (8 points).Instructions:Use the table provided as a guide for your response (you may copy and paste the table into your answer). Component Brief Description of the Importance of the Component (relative to Harry)1.                                                                                                                      2.  3.  4.     

You have a client who has a hearing aid that is not working. What are 3 things you can easily troubleshoot (6 points)?

Which of the following is correct for bonds if interest rates in economy have declined for assets of similar risk since the bond was issued? (BONUS QUESTION)   Note: I will manually load bonus points for this question after the exam closes.