Trivia
Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?
The skin
What is the name of the hospital that resulted from the Boston City Hospital and Boston University Medical Center Hospital?
BMC
Who is the director of the healthcare management program at BUSPH?
Chris Louis
What is the single most forceful factor driving change in health care?
Costs
Which country has the highest life expectancy in the world?
Japan
Which 2 large health systems merged in 2019?
Beth Israel and Lahey Hospital
Who is the current interim dean BUSPH?
Michael Stein
_______ is an approach to managing an organization that supports the concept of continuous improvement?
Lean Management
What's the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
Which private, for profit hospital operator filed for bankruptcy in May of this year?
Steward Health Care
What decade was BUSPH founded in?
1970s
Which firms are known as the Big 4?
Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG
What occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year?
The summer solstice
What was the Mass General Brigham health system known as before 2019? Partners HealthCare
Partners HealthCare
In 2023, how much money was BUSPH awarded from research?
$73.7m, answer within 10 mil
What phrase is used to describe a consultant not currently working on a project?
On the beach/bench
Who did the U.S. buy Florida from?
Spain
Which Boston based health system used to be known as the Boston Floating Hospital which provided care to children from a boat in the early 1900s?
Tufts Medicine
What is the name of the long-term, ongoing cardiovascular study that has been cited in over 1,000 medical papers since it began in 1948?
Framingham Heart Study
Which of the following functions is not considered a management function? Planning, organizing, controlling, decision making, accounting
accounting