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Buttaro: Primary Care, A Collaborative Practice, 5th Ed.

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PrimaryCare : A Collaborative Practice, 5th Edition
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Terry Buttaro, JoAnn Trybulski, Patricia Polgar-
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Bailey Joanne Sandberg-Cook
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Chapterf1:fThefEvolvingfLandscapefoffCollaborativefP
ractice
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1. Whichfassessmentsf offcarefprovidersfarefperformedfasfpartfoffthefValuefBasedf Purc
hasinginitiative?
Selectfallfthatfapply.


a. AppraisingfcostsfperfcasefoffcarefforfMedicarefpatients
b. Assessingfpatients’fsatisfactionfwithfhospitalfcare
c. Evaluatingfavailablefevidenceftofguidef clinicalf carefguidelines
d. Monitoringfmortalityf ratesfoffallfpatientsf withfpneumonia
e. RequiringfadvancedfITfstandardsfandfminimumf cashfreserves


ANS:f A,f B,fD
ValuefBasedfPurchasingflooksfatffivefdomainfareasfoffprocessesfoffcare,fincludingfefficiencyf
offcaref(costfperfcase),fexperiencefoffcaref(patientfsatisfactionfmeasures),fandfoutcomesfoffc
aref(mortalityfratesfforfcertainfconditions.fEvaluationfoffevidenceftofguidefclinicalfcarefisfpa
rtfoffevidence-
basedfpractice.fThefrequirementsfforfITfstandardsfandffinancialfstatusfarefpartfoffAccounta
blef CarefOrganizationf standards.fREF:fValuefBasedfPurchasing

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2. Whatf wasf anf importantf findingf off thef Advisoryf Boardf surveyf off 2014f about
primaryf carepreferencesf offpatients?


a. Associationsf withfareafhospitals
b. Costsfoffambulatoryf care
c. Easefoffaccessftofcare
d. Thefratiofoffprovidersftofpatients


ANS:f C
Asfpartfoffthef2014fsurvey,fthefAdvisoryfBoardflearnedfthatfpatientsfdesiredf24/7faccessftofc
are,fwalk-
infsettingsfandfthefabilityftofbefseenfwithinf30fminutes,fandfcarefthatfisfcloseftofhome.fAssocia
tionsfwithfhospitals,fcostsfoffcare,fandfthefratiofoffprovidersftofpatientsfwerefnotfpartfoffthes
ef results.f REF:fThef NewfLookfoffPrimaryf Care




3. Afsmall,fruralfhospitalfisfpartfoffanfAccountablefCarefOrganizationf(ACO)fandfisfdes
ignatedasfafLevelf 1fACO.fWhatfisf partfoffthisf designation?


a. Bonusesfbasedfonfachievementfoffbenchmarks

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b. Carefcoordinationfforfchronicf diseases
c. Standardsfforfminimumf cashfreserves
d. Strictfrequirementsfforffinancialfreporting


ANS:f A
AfLevelf1fACOfhasfthefleastfamountfofffinancialfriskfandfrequirements,fbutfreceivesfsharedfsav
ingsfbonusesfbasedfonfachievementfoffbenchmarksfforfqualityfmeasuresfandfexpenditures.f
CarefcoordinationfandfminimumfcashfreservesfstandardsfarefpartfoffLevelf2fACOfrequireme
nts.fLevelf3fACOsfhavefstrictfrequirementsfforffinancialfreporting.fREF:fAccountablefCarefO
rganizations