Questions and CORRECT Answers
The influence of managed care on the competitiveness of long-term care: - CORRECT
ANSWER - is great.
Integrated clinical information systems typically address four specific areas: patient
management, clinical guidelines, quality improvement, and: - CORRECT ANSWER -
clinical outcomes.
What is a system? - CORRECT ANSWER - a single-ownership form of integration
To date, most integrated health systems have been built around: - CORRECT ANSWER -
hospitals.
History has shown that increasing the availability of services usually results in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - an increase in usage of services
What type of voluntary cooperation between providers has been encouraged by provisions of the
ACA? - CORRECT ANSWER - the formation of networks of providers who contract with
Medicare to serve a defined patient population
While competition has increased, why is the long-term care system not really a market-driven
system yet - CORRECT ANSWER - There are only a few major buyers.
Which of the following is not a reason for joining an integrated health system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - reduced regulation
Which of the following terms would indicate that the organization includes financing along with
care delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER - integrated health system
, Having information about all consumers available at all provider sites of an integrated system is
a feature of which specific area of clinical information systems? - CORRECT ANSWER -
patient management
What is true about accreditation? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is given by private agencies
that are funded by the participating providers.
Voluntary testimony of qualifications, not issued by the government, is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - certification
Which of the following must be licensed? - CORRECT ANSWER - nursing facility
administrators
A "gatekeeper" is a person or agency that determines: - CORRECT ANSWER - how much
and what type of care is received by an individual.
A federal regulation that addresses the size of a facility would be included in which general
category of government regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER - structure
Which of the following is not a reason why long-term care is so heavily regulated? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Consumers of long-term care are politically powerful
Consumers of long-term care are politically powerful - CORRECT ANSWER - state
governments.
Which of the following is not an accrediting agency? - CORRECT ANSWER - HCFA
Most accreditation agencies measure performance against standards that are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - set higher than licensure requirements.