Post Test:

1. Healthcare technology is broadly defined as:
   A. Medical equipment, systems and software
   B. Any human intervention intended to cope with disease and disability
   C. Medical and surgical procedures used in treatment of disease in humans
   D. Pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies
   
   
2. The purpose of clinical technology is:
   A. To increase the prevention of diseases
   B. To improve the detection of medical conditions
   C. To deploy knowledge more efficiently
   D. All of the above
   
   
3. The key role for technology managers is:
   A. To guide their organizations in the process of matching clinical necessities, funds availability, and proven technologies
   B. To guide their organizations in the process of obtaining the best medical technology
   C. To increase the involvement of care providers in absorbing clinical technology
   D. To introduce state-of-the-art technology into the clinical environment
   
   
4. Combined clinical and technology strategic planning process requires that in order to offer good input for hospital management, the technology manager should:
   A. Improve financial position and market share
   B. Increase customer convenience
   C. Be familiar with the equipment user's ability to assimilate new technology
   D. Increase dependence on user skill level
   
   
5. Medical technology advisory committee should consist of :
   A. Physicians and senior executives
   B. Physicians and nurses
   C. Department managers and senior executives
   D. Physicians, nurses, department managers and senior executives
   
   
6. Technology audit should include:
   A. A comparison of the existing technology base against known evolving standards-of-care information
   B. An assessment of appropriate use, opportunities for improvement and risk level
   C. A review of technology user's education needs as they relate to the applications and servicing of medical equipment
   D. All of the above
   
   
7. The purpose for the capital budgeting process is:
   A. To develop procedures to solicit and review technology requests
   B. To determine optimal financing methods for acquisition
   C. To coordinate capital expenditures with available resources
   D. All of the above
   
   
8. Technology plays a major role in supporting the strategic plan of the hospital and typically technology acquisition is expected to have a pay back of less than:
   A. 20 years
   B. 10 years
   C. 5 years
   D. 2 years
   
   
9. In order to successfully implement and manage technological changes, it is not necessary for a manager to be knowledgeable about the organization's culture.
   A. True
   B. False
   
   
10. Clinical technology strategic plan consists of understanding:
    A. The clinical necessities and market preferences
    B. The market preferences and costs of ownership
    C. Management support and users' skill level
    D. All of the above

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