Klecun (2016) conceptual practice test
Conceptual quiz on PCC, discourse, policy framing, and IT transformation in Klecun’s EJIS 2016 article, grounded only in the indexed study article.
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1 In Klecun (2016), patient-centred care is best understood as:
- A fixed and universally agreed definition
- A contested discourse with multiple meanings
- A purely technical model of service design
- A synonym for electronic health records
The paper argues that PCC has contested meanings and must be unpacked rather than assumed to be self-evident.
2 Klecun argues that English policy presented IT as peripheral to patient-centred transformation.
- True
- False
False. The paper shows that English policy positioned IT as central to healthcare transformation toward PCC.
3 Which of the following does the paper identify as interacting with PCC and IT discourse? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
- New Public Management
- e-Government
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Health Economics
- Quantum computing
The article explicitly situates PCC and IT discourse alongside other discourses such as New Public Management, e-Government, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Health Economics.
4 What is the main contrast used in the paper to describe the intended direction of healthcare reform?
- Public versus private healthcare
- Preventive versus curative care
- Organization-centric versus patient-centred care
- Paper records versus digital records
The article frames the policy ambition as moving healthcare from organization-centric arrangements toward patient-centred care.
5 According to the paper, policy discourse only reflects change; it does not help produce or legitimize it.
- True
- False
False. Discourse in the paper is productive: it legitimizes particular visions of healthcare and shapes strategies for realizing them.
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