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Primary Care : A Collaborative Practice, 5th Edition
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Terry Buttaro, JoAnn Trybulski, Patricia Polgar-
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Bailey Joanne Sandberg-Cook
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Chapterm1:mThemEvolvingmLandscapemofmCollaborativ
emPractice
TestmBankmMult
iplemChoice
1. Whichmassessmentsm ofmcaremprovidersmaremperformedmasmpartmofmthemValuemBase
dm Purchasinginitiative?
Selectmallmthatmapply.
a. AppraisingmcostsmpermcasemofmcaremformMedicarempatients
b. Assessingmpatients’msatisfactionmwithmhospitalmcare
c. Evaluatingmavailablemevidencemtomguidem clinicalm caremguidelines
d. Monitoringmmortalitymratesmofmallmpatientsm withmpneumonia
e. RequiringmadvancedmITmstandardsmandmminimumm cashmreserves
ANS:m A,m B,mD
ValuemBasedmPurchasingmlooksmatmfivemdomainmareasmofmprocessesmofmcare,mincludingmeffi
ciencymofmcarem(costmpermcase),mexperiencemofmcarem(patientmsatisfactionmmeasures),mandm
outcomesmofmcarem(mortalitymratesmformcertainmconditions.mEvaluationmofmevidencemtomgui
demclinicalmcaremismpartmofmevidence-
basedmpractice.mThemrequirementsmformITmstandardsmandmfinancialmstatusmarempartmofmAcc
ountablem CaremOrganizationm standards.mREF:mValuemBasedmPurchasing
, Buttaro: Primary Care, A Collaborative Practice, 5th Ed.
2. Whatm wasm anm importantm findingm ofm them Advisorym Boardm surveym ofm 2014m about
primarym carepreferencesm ofmpatients?
a. Associationsm withmareamhospitals
b. Costsmofmambulatorym care
c. Easemofmaccessmtomcare
d. Themratiomofmprovidersmtompatients
ANS:m C
Asmpartmofmthem2014msurvey,mthemAdvisorymBoardmlearnedmthatmpatientsmdesiredm24/7macc
essmtomcare,mwalk-
inmsettingsmandmthemabilitymtombemseenmwithinm30mminutes,mandmcaremthatmismclosemtomhome
.mAssociationsmwithmhospitals,mcostsmofmcare,mandmthemratiomofmprovidersmtompatientsmwer
emnotmpartmofmthesem results.m REF:mThem NewmLookmofmPrimarym Care
3. Amsmall,mruralmhospitalmismpartmofmanmAccountablemCaremOrganizationm(ACO)man
dmismdesignatedasmamLevelm 1mACO.mWhatmism partmofmthism designation?
a. Bonusesmbasedmonmachievementmofmbenchmarks
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b. Caremcoordinationmformchronicm diseases
c. Standardsmformminimumm cashmreserves
d. Strictmrequirementsmformfinancialmreporting
ANS:m A
AmLevelm1mACOmhasmthemleastmamountmofmfinancialmriskmandmrequirements,mbutmreceivesmsh
aredmsavingsmbonusesmbasedmonmachievementmofmbenchmarksmformqualitymmeasuresmandm
expenditures.mCaremcoordinationmandmminimummcashmreservesmstandardsmarempartmofmLe
velm2mACOmrequirements.mLevelm3mACOsmhavemstrictmrequirementsmformfinancialmreportin
g.mREF:mAccountablemCaremOrganizations