Ambulatory Care Exam I
Questions with Accurate
Answers
2-End of World War 2 correct answer -Government actions following
WWII
-Significant increase in number of group practices in 1950s
3 ways to analyze one's competitive position correct answer -Customer
oriented analysis
-Competitor oriented analysis
-Building a perceptual map
3-Development of HC financing alternatives correct answer -Prevalence
of health insurance models, which provided money for hospital care
-Health care financing models have evolved since health insurance
began: Managed care models, primary care gatekeepers, value based
health insurance
4 parts of a comprehensive needs assessment correct answer -
community demographics
-health status assessment
-provider profile
-insurance profile
,Abilities correct answer -What "softer" abilities are needed for this
position?
-Good clinician - patient communication skills
-Able to work in teams
-Competent listener
Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) correct answer -Began group
practice with specialty focus
-Training of professionals and service by specialty-trained physicians
-Focus on specialties increased number of physicians responsible for
patients' conditions
Administrator Leader Only Management Model correct answer - More
common with hospital-owned or medical school-run groups
- There is marked separation of clinical oversight and business of
practice
Advantages of IPA Model correct answer -Assessing and developing
market plans
-Providing practice management support via professional HSAs
-Increasing coding expertise
-Developing practice compliance plans
-Compliance with government regulator surveys
,Advantages of MSOs correct answer -Ability to employ larger and more
skilled staff and physicians
-Leverage more expensive technologies
-More efficient operations spread across broader supply of physicians
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) correct answer -Federal
legislation protecting employees aged 40+
-Employers cannot limit employment options for these employees
Ambulatory Care correct answer -The broad array of health care
services provided in outpatient settings that involve routine non-
emergency health care services.
-Health care services provided to non-institutionalized patients
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) correct answer "Civil rights"
legislation
-Protects rights of disabled from use of public services and employment
discrimination
-Rights of disabled to access/use facility
-Rights of disabled employee to apply/seek employment
Antitrust correct answer -Remember Sherman Act and activities that
may be considered antitrust
, -Most antitrust charges focus on large hospital networks, but physician
practices may be included because of the changing federal emphasis on
antitrust
Benefit plans correct answer -for staff and providers
Benefits of Group Practice correct answer -Interaction of providers
-community source for health information
-attract new physicians
-provide more complex services
-standardize office management procedures
-increase patient access
-efficiencies of administration
-cost containment (economies of scale)
-access to multiple specialties in one location
-Support stable physicians lifestyle
-Relieve doctor concerns for management of practice
-offer doctors mentorship opportunities
Building a perceptual map correct answer -HCO positions itself and its
competitors along 2-axis grid representing desired variables
Capital Formation correct answer -For expansion/major renovations
Questions with Accurate
Answers
2-End of World War 2 correct answer -Government actions following
WWII
-Significant increase in number of group practices in 1950s
3 ways to analyze one's competitive position correct answer -Customer
oriented analysis
-Competitor oriented analysis
-Building a perceptual map
3-Development of HC financing alternatives correct answer -Prevalence
of health insurance models, which provided money for hospital care
-Health care financing models have evolved since health insurance
began: Managed care models, primary care gatekeepers, value based
health insurance
4 parts of a comprehensive needs assessment correct answer -
community demographics
-health status assessment
-provider profile
-insurance profile
,Abilities correct answer -What "softer" abilities are needed for this
position?
-Good clinician - patient communication skills
-Able to work in teams
-Competent listener
Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) correct answer -Began group
practice with specialty focus
-Training of professionals and service by specialty-trained physicians
-Focus on specialties increased number of physicians responsible for
patients' conditions
Administrator Leader Only Management Model correct answer - More
common with hospital-owned or medical school-run groups
- There is marked separation of clinical oversight and business of
practice
Advantages of IPA Model correct answer -Assessing and developing
market plans
-Providing practice management support via professional HSAs
-Increasing coding expertise
-Developing practice compliance plans
-Compliance with government regulator surveys
,Advantages of MSOs correct answer -Ability to employ larger and more
skilled staff and physicians
-Leverage more expensive technologies
-More efficient operations spread across broader supply of physicians
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) correct answer -Federal
legislation protecting employees aged 40+
-Employers cannot limit employment options for these employees
Ambulatory Care correct answer -The broad array of health care
services provided in outpatient settings that involve routine non-
emergency health care services.
-Health care services provided to non-institutionalized patients
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) correct answer "Civil rights"
legislation
-Protects rights of disabled from use of public services and employment
discrimination
-Rights of disabled to access/use facility
-Rights of disabled employee to apply/seek employment
Antitrust correct answer -Remember Sherman Act and activities that
may be considered antitrust
, -Most antitrust charges focus on large hospital networks, but physician
practices may be included because of the changing federal emphasis on
antitrust
Benefit plans correct answer -for staff and providers
Benefits of Group Practice correct answer -Interaction of providers
-community source for health information
-attract new physicians
-provide more complex services
-standardize office management procedures
-increase patient access
-efficiencies of administration
-cost containment (economies of scale)
-access to multiple specialties in one location
-Support stable physicians lifestyle
-Relieve doctor concerns for management of practice
-offer doctors mentorship opportunities
Building a perceptual map correct answer -HCO positions itself and its
competitors along 2-axis grid representing desired variables
Capital Formation correct answer -For expansion/major renovations
