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TRANSITION TO CARE ADVANCED REVIEW (TCAR)
POST TEST EXAMINATION ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
health care vs. other high-risk industries - Answer-health
care is a decade or more behind other high-risk industries
in ensuring basic safety
purpose/importance of voluntary reporting systems (in
addition to mandatory) - Answer-voluntary can focus on
broader set of errors, esp. those that result in little or no
harm - this will help detect system weaknesses that can
be fixed before the result ends in serious harm
AHRQ - Answer-Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
how many medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital
within 30 days? - Answer-1 in 5
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fewer than ____% of patients see their PCPs within ____
week(s) of hospital discharge, which inhibits care
transition - Answer-50%; 2 weeks
in this transitional care model, an APRN provides 1-3mo of
interventions with high-risk adults - Answer-Transitional
Care Model (Naylor)
this transitional care model uses 8 P's to conduct risk
assessment - Answer-BOOST model (Better Outcomes for
Older Adults through Safe Transitions)
this transitional care model is based on a 4 week
intervention perdio - Answer-Care Transitions Intervention
Model (Coleman)
which transitional care model is particularly useful for long-
term care nursing facilities? - Answer-INTERACT
(Interactions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)
the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended
or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim - Answer-
medical error
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preventable medical errors cost - Answer-$17-29 billion
per year
4 types of medical errors - Answer-1) diagnostic
2) treatment
3) preventive
4) other (communication, equipment, system failures)
To Err is Human report - who by?? - Answer-IOM (Institute
of Medicine)
To Err is Human 4 tiered approach (list the 4 tiers) -
Answer-1) establish a NATIONAL FOCUS to create
leadership, research, tools, and protocols to ENHANCE
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ABOUT SAFETY
2) develop a NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MANDATORY
REPORTING SYSTEM + voluntary reporting systems
3) RAISING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND
EXPECTATIONS through organizations, professional
groups, group purchases of health care
4) IMPLEMENTING SAFETY SYSTEMS to ensure safe
practices at the delivery level
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Pra (Probability of Repeated Admission) tool & LACE
index limitations - Answer-poor sensitivity (low scores
categorized inaccurately and not identified as high risk
when they are)
Current Procedural Terminology codes allow organizations
to bill _____ for this care - Answer-CMS (Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The ______ provides financial resources for providers to
deliver transitional care services - Answer-ACA (Affordable
Care Act)
financing transitional care: phone or email contact with the
patient within ____ business hours of hospital discharge -
Answer-48 hours
financing transitional care: a face to face patient visit with
the healthcare provider within ____ days of hospital
discharge - Answer-14 days
TRANSITION TO CARE ADVANCED REVIEW (TCAR)
POST TEST EXAMINATION ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
health care vs. other high-risk industries - Answer-health
care is a decade or more behind other high-risk industries
in ensuring basic safety
purpose/importance of voluntary reporting systems (in
addition to mandatory) - Answer-voluntary can focus on
broader set of errors, esp. those that result in little or no
harm - this will help detect system weaknesses that can
be fixed before the result ends in serious harm
AHRQ - Answer-Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
how many medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital
within 30 days? - Answer-1 in 5
,2|Page
fewer than ____% of patients see their PCPs within ____
week(s) of hospital discharge, which inhibits care
transition - Answer-50%; 2 weeks
in this transitional care model, an APRN provides 1-3mo of
interventions with high-risk adults - Answer-Transitional
Care Model (Naylor)
this transitional care model uses 8 P's to conduct risk
assessment - Answer-BOOST model (Better Outcomes for
Older Adults through Safe Transitions)
this transitional care model is based on a 4 week
intervention perdio - Answer-Care Transitions Intervention
Model (Coleman)
which transitional care model is particularly useful for long-
term care nursing facilities? - Answer-INTERACT
(Interactions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)
the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended
or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim - Answer-
medical error
,3|Page
preventable medical errors cost - Answer-$17-29 billion
per year
4 types of medical errors - Answer-1) diagnostic
2) treatment
3) preventive
4) other (communication, equipment, system failures)
To Err is Human report - who by?? - Answer-IOM (Institute
of Medicine)
To Err is Human 4 tiered approach (list the 4 tiers) -
Answer-1) establish a NATIONAL FOCUS to create
leadership, research, tools, and protocols to ENHANCE
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ABOUT SAFETY
2) develop a NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MANDATORY
REPORTING SYSTEM + voluntary reporting systems
3) RAISING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND
EXPECTATIONS through organizations, professional
groups, group purchases of health care
4) IMPLEMENTING SAFETY SYSTEMS to ensure safe
practices at the delivery level
, 4|Page
Pra (Probability of Repeated Admission) tool & LACE
index limitations - Answer-poor sensitivity (low scores
categorized inaccurately and not identified as high risk
when they are)
Current Procedural Terminology codes allow organizations
to bill _____ for this care - Answer-CMS (Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The ______ provides financial resources for providers to
deliver transitional care services - Answer-ACA (Affordable
Care Act)
financing transitional care: phone or email contact with the
patient within ____ business hours of hospital discharge -
Answer-48 hours
financing transitional care: a face to face patient visit with
the healthcare provider within ____ days of hospital
discharge - Answer-14 days
