Chapter 6 Intro to Rad


  1. The mission statement of a hospital:
    a) Outlines employee salaries
    b) Defines the hospital’s purpose and guiding values
    c) Describes state regulations
    d) Explains physician contracts

  1. The CEO of a hospital is directly accountable to:
    a) The Board of Directors
    b) The Administrative Director of Radiology
    c) The Medical Director
    d) State licensing agencies

  1. Radiology plays a critical role in hospitals because it:
    a) Only provides diagnostic reports
    b) Offers patient care and generates revenue
    c) Functions independently from other departments
    d) Focuses mainly on research

  1. Which of the following is a traditional responsibility of the Administrative Director of Radiology?
    a) Interpreting CT scans
    b) Planning, staffing, and maintaining safety
    c) Administering radiation therapy
    d) Creating medical bylaws

  1. The Medical Director of Radiology is typically:
    a) A technologist responsible for workflow
    b) A physician overseeing patient care quality
    c) A business manager handling finance
    d) A state inspector

  1. Which management function involves recruiting and training staff?
    a) Planning
    b) Staffing
    c) Directing
    d) Coordinating

  1. The function of controlling in management includes:
    a) Delegating patient exams
    b) Monitoring performance and taking corrective action
    c) Writing mission statements
    d) Recruiting physicians

  1. Which of the following is NOT an external regulatory agency?
    a) The Joint Commission (TJC)
    b) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
    c) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
    d) Radiation Safety Committee

  1. OSHA primarily focuses on:
    a) Radiation exposure limits
    b) Workplace safety standards
    c) Patient health privacy
    d) Hospital reimbursement policies

  1. Which accrediting body oversees mammography in the U.S.?
    a) FDA in collaboration with ACR
    b) NRC
    c) OSHA
    d) State health board

  1. Hospitals today are shifting from top-heavy structures to:
    a) Vertical models
    b) Horizontal, leaner models
    c) Government-run only models
    d) Physician-only organizations

  1. A key trend in healthcare reimbursement is a shift from:
    a) Outpatient to inpatient care
    b) Inpatient to outpatient care
    c) Imaging to laboratory services
    d) Quality to volume-based care

  1. Which of the following is an internal regulatory group?
    a) OSHA
    b) TJC
    c) PACS Committee
    d) NRC

  1. Process improvement models in radiology include:
    a) HIPAA
    b) CQI, TQM, PI
    c) NRC and OSHA
    d) FDA and ACR

  1. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) focuses on:
    a) Repeating exams frequently
    b) Doing the right things right the first time
    c) Eliminating mission statements
    d) Avoiding patient feedback

  1. Which of the following is a desirable employee trait in radiology?
    a) Strong technical skills and teamwork
    b) Focus only on imaging, not patients
    c) Avoiding communication with physicians
    d) Minimal knowledge of safety rules

  1. The primary responsibility of radiologists is:
    a) Managing PACS upgrades
    b) Interpreting imaging exams and managing medical groups
    c) Supervising technologist staffing
    d) Monitoring Joint Commission visits

  1. A hospital’s mission statement is supported by:
    a) Physician salaries only
    b) Directives and projects that align with its goals
    c) State licensing boards
    d) The cafeteria committee

  1. Which type of facility is an example of a nontraditional imaging setting?
    a) Emergency department
    b) Outpatient imaging center
    c) Intensive care unit
    d) Operating room

  1. HIPAA protects:
    a) Employee safety
    b) Radiation exposure monitoring
    c) Patient health information
    d) Radiology reimbursement

Scenario-Based Questions

  1. A radiology department is struggling with long patient wait times. The BEST management action is to:
    a) Add radiation to shorten scans
    b) Ignore complaints since delays are common
    c) Analyze workflow and implement CQI measures
    d) Tell patients about the mission statement

  1. During a Joint Commission (TJC) visit, surveyors ask how patient safety with contrast is ensured. The BEST answer is:
    a) “We always follow physician orders without review.”
    b) “Our Radiation Safety Committee monitors and updates protocols.”
    c) “We increase contrast dose for better images.”
    d) “We don’t track this.”

  1. The NRC discovers a facility is not compliant with regulations. What might happen?
    a) Fines and penalties
    b) Automatic recertification
    c) Salary increases
    d) Waiver of state inspection

  1. A radiology administrator sees high staff turnover. Which management function should be addressed first?
    a) Staffing and retention strategies
    b) Directing physicians to read faster
    c) Expanding outpatient services
    d) Adjusting patient parking spaces

  1. A new outpatient imaging center is built to reduce inpatient demand. This represents what healthcare trend?
    a) Decrease in outpatient focus
    b) Decline of radiology
    c) Shift toward outpatient services
    d) Removal of patient satisfaction measures

✅ Answer Key

  1. b

  2. a

  3. b

  4. b

  5. b

  6. b

  7. b

  8. d

  9. b

  10. a

  11. b

  12. b

  13. c

  14. b

  15. b

  16. a

  17. b

  18. b

  19. b

  20. c

  21. c

  22. b

  23. a

  24. a

  25. c