Terry Buttaro, JoAnn Trybulski, Patricia Polgar-Bailey
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Chapter 1: The Evolving Landscape of
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1. Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value
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Select all that apply.
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a. Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients
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b. Assessing patients’ satisfaction with hospital care
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c. Evaluating available evidence to guide clinical care guidelines
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d. Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia
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e. Requiring advanced IT standards and minimum cash reserves
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Value Based Purchasing looks at five domain areas of processes of care, including
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2. What was an important finding of the Advisory Board survey of
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a. Associations with area hospitals df df df
b. Costs of ambulatory care df df df
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d. The ratio of providers to patients
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ANS: d f C
As part of the 2014 survey, the Advisory Board learned that patients desired 24/7
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that is close to home. Associations with hospitals, costs of care, and the ratio of
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3. A small, rural hospital is part of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
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a. Bonuses based on achievement of benchmarks df df df df df
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b. Care coordination for chronic diseases
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d. Strict requirements for financial reporting
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ANS: d f A
A Level 1 ACO has the least amount of financial risk and requirements, but receives
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shared savings bonuses based on achievement of benchmarks for quality measures
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df and expenditures. Care coordination and minimum cash reserves standards are part
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df of Level 2 ACO requirements. Level 3 ACOs have strict requirements for financial
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df reporting. REF: Accountable Care Organizations
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