NU 508 Quiz 3 Questions With Complete Solutions.

NU 508 Quiz 3 Questions With Complete Solutions. Commonly overused healthcare interventions: (5) - Answer prescription drugs, antibiotics, laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, procedures such as back surgery and prostatectomy, and end-of-life treatments 5 overused health interventions identified in ______ by: - Answer 2008 by the National Priorities Partnership convened by the National Quality Forum Examples of overused health interventions: - Answer Antibiotic treatment of a cold virus, spinal fusion, pacemaker Causes of overuse: - Answer Fee-for-service payment, fear of missing a diagnosis, different beliefs per providers, providers' expectations, patient expectations, clinician competence, and diagnostic skills Strategies to reduce overuse: - Answer Choosing Wisely Campaign- American Board of Internal Medication Foundation Encourage providers and patients to engage in conversations to reduce overuse. Public reporting of hospital specific information- LeapFrog Marinated Mind: - Answer The idea that more treatment is better, leading to overuse. Overuse ends up causing a faster, hurried, workflow. Affordable Care Act and rationale for development: - Answer Goal is to increase ACCESS to health care by expanding coverage, creating incentives among providers to achieve higher levels of QUALITY and EFFICIENCY. To provide the best care for the patient with the optimal result given the circumstances, delivered at the right price. ACA 3 goals: - Answer Cost, quality, and access as a result of accountability, transparency, performance measurement, public reporting, value-based purchasing. Value-Driven Health Care: - Answer Improving the quality of care while lowering its costs. Linking of affordable care and quality. Examples of value-driven health care: - Answer -Performance measurement- quality measures like Nursing Quality Indicators. -Public reporting- part of the national strategy for improving quality. Providing information to consumers to make choices and incentivize providers who give better care. States that require nursing reporting: - Answer Maine & Colorado Using research to influence policy-Evidence-based policy: - Answer An approach that helps people make well informed decisions about policies, programs, and projects by putting the best available evidence from research at the heart of policy development and implementation. In general, research has: - Answer Has poor uptake into policies- can take up to 20 years.