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TerryQButtaro,JoAnn’Trybulski,PatriciaQPolgar-
Bailey’JoanneQSandberg-Cook
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ChapterQ1:QTheQEvolvingQLandscapeQof’Collaborativ
e’PQractice
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iQpleQChoice
1. WhichQassessmentsQof’careQprovidersQareQperformedQasQpartQof’theQValueQBase
dQPurQchasinginitiative?
Select’all’thatQapply.
a. AppraisingQcostsQper’caseof’care’forQMedicareQpatients
b. Assessing’patients’QsatisfactionQwithQhospitalQcare
c. EvaluatingQavailableevidenceQtoguideQclinical’careguidelines
d. Monitoring’mortalityQratesofall’patientsQwith’pneumonia
e. RequiringQadvancedQITQstandardsQandminimumQcashreserves
ANS:Q A,QB,QD
ValueQBasedQPurchasingQlooksQatQfiveQdomain’areasQof’processesQof’care,Qincluding’effic
iencyQof’careQ(costQper’case),QexperienceQofQcare’(patientQsatisfactionQmeasures),QandQo
utcomesQof’cQareQ(mortality’ratesQfor’certainQconditions.QEvaluation’ofQevidenceQtoQguid
eQclinicalQcareQisQpaQrtQof’evidence-
based’practice.QTheQrequirementsQfor’IT’standardsQand’financialQstatusQareQpartQof’Acco
untaQbleQCareQOrganizationQstandards.QREF:QValueQBased’Purchasing
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2. WhatQwasQanQimportantQfinding’QofQtheQAdvisory’QBoard’Qsurvey’Qof’2014
QEd.
QaboutQprimaryQcarepreferencesQof’patients?
a. AssociationsQwith’area’hospitals
b. Costsof’ambulatoryQcare
c. EaseQof’accessQtoQcare
d. TheratioQofprovidersQtopatients
ANS:Q C
AsQpartQof’theQ2014Qsurvey,QtheQAdvisory’BoardQlearnedQthatQpatientsQdesired’24/7’access
QtocQare,Qwalk-
inQsettingsQandQtheQability’toQbeQseenQwithinQ30Qminutes,QandQcarethatQisQcloseQtoQhom
e.QAssociQationsQwithQhospitals,QcostsQof’care,Qand’theQratioQof’providersQtoQpatientsQwe
reQnotQpartQof’theQseQresults.QREF:QTheQNew’Look’ofQPrimaryQCare
3. A’small,QruralQhospitalQisQpartQofQan’AccountableQCareQOrganizationQ(ACO)Qan
dQis’deQsignatedasQaQLevelQ 1QACO.QWhat’isQ partQofQthisQ designation?
a. BonusesQ basedQonachievementQof’benchmarks
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b. CarecoordinationQfor’chronicQdiseases
c. StandardsQfor’minimum’cashreserves
d. StrictQrequirementsQforfinancialQreporting
ANS:Q A
A’Level’1QACOQhastheleast’amountQof’financial’riskQand’requirements,QbutQreceivesQshared’
saQvingsQbonusesQbased’onQachievementQof’benchmarksQfor’qualityQmeasuresQandQexpend
itures
.QCareQcoordination’and’minimumQcash’reservesQstandardsQareQpart’ofQLevelQ2QACO’re
quireQments.QLevelQ3QACOsQhaveQstrictQrequirementsQforfinancialQreporting.QREF:QAcc
ountableQCarQeQOrganizations