WGU D547 EVIDENCE BASED HEALTHCARE
ADMINISTRATION PA QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ How does Evidence-Based Management (EBM) relate to EBP?
Answer: EBM informs decision making related to system level
management of staff and organizations, similar to how EBP informs
client interventions.
◉ What is the first step in the Evidence-Based Management process?
Answer: Frame a Question.
◉ What is the purpose of acquiring evidence in EBM?
Answer: To assess the evidence for accuracy, strength, and
applicability.
◉ What does the term 'advanced practice' imply?
Answer: It involves problem solving in complex environments with
cognitive processes and creative thinking.
◉ List two characteristics of advanced practitioners.
,Answer: 1. High-level communication and interpersonal skills. 2.
Good problem-solving skills.
◉ What are the five core components identified by AOTA for ongoing
professional development?
Answer: Knowledge, critical reasoning, interpersonal skills,
performance skills, and ethical reasoning.
◉ What was the focus of AOTA's efforts in the 1990s regarding
advanced practice?
Answer: Specialty practice, such as pediatric practice.
◉ What is the purpose of the Advanced Certification Program
established by AOTA in 2021?
Answer: To develop, implement, and oversee advanced practice
designations in various fields.
◉ What is the significance of the Standards for Continuing
Competence?
Answer: They guide the development of criteria for competencies
needed in advanced practice.
◉ What is the continuum of Occupational Therapy delivery settings
from most to least medically oriented?
,Answer: Hospital, long-term care facility, primary care clinic,
outpatient therapy center, home health and hospice, early
intervention, industrial rehabilitation, school system, community
agency.
◉ Describe the American healthcare system.
Answer: A complex network of health-related organizations
influenced by government regulations, characterized as a mixed
economic system.
◉ What are the three principles of the US Free Market Economic
System?
Answer: 1. Principle of Supply and Demand. 2. Principle of
Competition. 3. Principle of Freedom of Choice.
◉ What does the Principle of Supply and Demand emphasize?
Answer: It emphasizes that supply and demand directly impact the
availability and cost of economic products or services.
◉ How can competition affect healthcare quality?
Answer: Competition ensures high-quality products for reasonable
prices, but providers may cut costs, affecting service quality.
◉ What is the role of third-party payers in the healthcare market?
, Answer: They complicate the Principle of Supply and Demand by
influencing access and pricing for services.
◉ What does the Principle of Freedom of Choice assume?
Answer: That consumers can make informed decisions based on
viable information about healthcare.
◉ What is the impact of government regulations on the healthcare
system?
Answer: They create a mixed economic system that balances private
ownership with public industry.
◉ What is the importance of critical reasoning in advanced practice?
Answer: It includes the reasoning process to make sound judgments
and decisions.
◉ What does ethical reasoning involve?
Answer: The identification, analysis, and clarification of ethical
issues to make responsible decisions.
◉ What is one challenge faced by advanced practitioners in
management?
Answer: The lack of structure in advanced practice compared to
other areas in occupational therapy.
ADMINISTRATION PA QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ How does Evidence-Based Management (EBM) relate to EBP?
Answer: EBM informs decision making related to system level
management of staff and organizations, similar to how EBP informs
client interventions.
◉ What is the first step in the Evidence-Based Management process?
Answer: Frame a Question.
◉ What is the purpose of acquiring evidence in EBM?
Answer: To assess the evidence for accuracy, strength, and
applicability.
◉ What does the term 'advanced practice' imply?
Answer: It involves problem solving in complex environments with
cognitive processes and creative thinking.
◉ List two characteristics of advanced practitioners.
,Answer: 1. High-level communication and interpersonal skills. 2.
Good problem-solving skills.
◉ What are the five core components identified by AOTA for ongoing
professional development?
Answer: Knowledge, critical reasoning, interpersonal skills,
performance skills, and ethical reasoning.
◉ What was the focus of AOTA's efforts in the 1990s regarding
advanced practice?
Answer: Specialty practice, such as pediatric practice.
◉ What is the purpose of the Advanced Certification Program
established by AOTA in 2021?
Answer: To develop, implement, and oversee advanced practice
designations in various fields.
◉ What is the significance of the Standards for Continuing
Competence?
Answer: They guide the development of criteria for competencies
needed in advanced practice.
◉ What is the continuum of Occupational Therapy delivery settings
from most to least medically oriented?
,Answer: Hospital, long-term care facility, primary care clinic,
outpatient therapy center, home health and hospice, early
intervention, industrial rehabilitation, school system, community
agency.
◉ Describe the American healthcare system.
Answer: A complex network of health-related organizations
influenced by government regulations, characterized as a mixed
economic system.
◉ What are the three principles of the US Free Market Economic
System?
Answer: 1. Principle of Supply and Demand. 2. Principle of
Competition. 3. Principle of Freedom of Choice.
◉ What does the Principle of Supply and Demand emphasize?
Answer: It emphasizes that supply and demand directly impact the
availability and cost of economic products or services.
◉ How can competition affect healthcare quality?
Answer: Competition ensures high-quality products for reasonable
prices, but providers may cut costs, affecting service quality.
◉ What is the role of third-party payers in the healthcare market?
, Answer: They complicate the Principle of Supply and Demand by
influencing access and pricing for services.
◉ What does the Principle of Freedom of Choice assume?
Answer: That consumers can make informed decisions based on
viable information about healthcare.
◉ What is the impact of government regulations on the healthcare
system?
Answer: They create a mixed economic system that balances private
ownership with public industry.
◉ What is the importance of critical reasoning in advanced practice?
Answer: It includes the reasoning process to make sound judgments
and decisions.
◉ What does ethical reasoning involve?
Answer: The identification, analysis, and clarification of ethical
issues to make responsible decisions.
◉ What is one challenge faced by advanced practitioners in
management?
Answer: The lack of structure in advanced practice compared to
other areas in occupational therapy.
