The ____ stores information regarding physicians’ and dentists’ professional competence and conduct.

A number of factors affect uncertainty in the environment and therefore strategic planning for an organization: (1) political/legislative changes, (2) technology innovation, and (3) changing ____.

When competing products or services are similar, buyers may obtain value based on the company’s ____.

The four image properties that work together to produce a good quality radiograph are:1. visibility2. brightness3. recorded detail4. geometric5. distortion6. contrast7. sharpness

An incoming photon of 700 keV interacts with an orbital electron causing ionization of the atom and a 600 keV scattered photon. This describes:

____ and conflict-management systems are subsets of relational norms underlying the processes of exchange over time.

As the pace and stress of patients’ lives increase, rapid accessibility to care and treatment for routine health concerns becomes a ____ need.

Governance mechanisms of alliances include (1) joint ownership in which partners share control of some or all alliance assets, (2) contracts that specify rights and obligations of alliance partners, (3) ____ that rely on trust and goodwill, or (4) some combination of these.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a ____ model of the determinants of health outcomes.

A(n) ____ is generally managed and controlled by the patient or consumer.