QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the CMS? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
What is a hospital acquired condition? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅an undesirable
situation or condition that affects a patient and that arose during a hospital or medical facility
stay
What are some examples of HAI (hospital acquired infections)? - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅--central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
--clostridium difficile infections
--catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
--methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
--surgical site infections (SSI)
Readmission within ____ many days reduces the payment to the hospital. - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅within 30 days
What are some considerations for discharge to prevent hospital readmission? - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅-medications are correct
-treatment matches national guidelines
-make follow-up appointments
-follow up outstanding tests
-arrange post discharge services
-create a written discharge plan
-inform the patient what to do if a problem arise
-educate the patient
-assess patient understanding
-send discharge summary to primary provider
-reinforce the discharge plan via the telephone
,What is value-based purchasing (VBP)? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅a program of the
CMS that rewards acute care hospitals with incentive payments for the quality of care they
provide to people with Medicare, not just the quantity of procedures performed
What is included in the scoring system for value-based purchasing (VBP)? - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅--clinical process of care
--patient experience of care
--outcomes
--efficiency
What types of 'hospitals' are excluded from the Inpatient Prospective Payment System or
value-based purchasing (VBP)? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅-psychiatric
-rehabilitation
-long term care
-children's
-cancer
What is HCAHPS? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅--"Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems"
--patient centered experience/patients perspective
What is Medicaid? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅--created to meet the healthcare needs of
the poor
--eligibility is income based
--plans differ by state
What is Medicare? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅--65 years of age or older
--younger, but disabled and qualify after receiving social security disability insurance (SSDI)
for at least 24 months
--person who has end-stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
, What is "Medicare Part A?" - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅--"HOSPITAL INSURANCE"
--Covers inpatient hospital care, as well as care provided in skilled nursing facilites, hospice
care, and home health care
--most do NOT pay a monthly premium
What is "Medicare Part B?" - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅--"MEDICAL INSURANCE"
--enrollment is optional/voluntary
--Covers medically necessary doctors' services, outpatient care, other medical services
(including some preventive service not covered under Medicare Part A)
--patient pays a standard monthly premium
Since medicare only pays around 50% of a typical persons health care costs, what must a
patient cover in costs? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅-premiums
-deductibles
-co-insurance
-co-payments
**does NOT cover custodial care in a nursing home, annual physical examinations,
foot/dental/vision/hearing exams
What is "Medicare Part D?" - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅-drug coverage
-monthly premium paid
-initial coverage is limited
Which part of the autonomic nervous system STORES urine? - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Sympathetic
Which part of the autonomic nervous system releases urine? - CORRRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Parasympathetic
How many voids are normal in a 24 hour period? - CORRRECT ANSWERS✅✅4-6 voids/
24 hour