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IGNOU MHH-11 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. Answer each of the following questions in around 1000 words
a. If you are an administrator of a 500-bedded super speciality hospital. Finance Dept informs you that the biggest drain on finances is the costly medical equipment in the super speciality hospital.
i. Plan for an equipment Audit of the hospital to reduce costs.
ii. Plan for a Master Maintenance Plan of all sophisticated equipment to reduce downtime
iii. What is the equipment utilisation Index?
b. Discuss in detail the structure, responsibilities, and strategic significance of a hospital’s Public Relations (PR) Department. How does it contribute to hospital branding, patient satisfaction, and crisis management? Support your answer with appropriate examples and elaborate on how PR functions interact with other departments to create a positive image of the hospital.
2. Read the following case study carefully.
A young woman comes to you for termination of her pregnancy. She is 18 years of age, gives a history of being pregnant as a result of rape and is of sound mental state.
a. Can she give valid consent for medical termination of her own pregnancy if she is married?
b. Who can conduct the termination of pregnancy if the pregnancy is 16 weeks?
c. What should be preserved for further investigation or as evidence when the termination of pregnancy is conducted?
d. Should the case be reported to the police?
3. Answer the following short notes in 500 to 700 words
a. Describe how hospital administration has evolved over the years
b. Describe the Stages of Hospital Project Management
c. Discuss Precision medicine with its benefits and limitations.
d. Discuss the challenges that hospitals are facing in providing high-quality care and strategies adopted by them for mitigating the same
e. Discuss the importance of Ergonomic Design for Staff and Patient Interaction
f. Discuss Stakeholder engagement Strategies adopted by hospitals





