Exam (elaborations) NSG 6001 Week 2 Exam

1.A small, rural hospital is part of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and is designated as a Level 1 ACO. What is part of this designation? Bonuses based on achievement of benchmarks 2. What was an important finding of the Advisory Board survey of 2014 about primary care preferences of patients? Ease of access to care. 3. Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based Purchasing initiative? (Select all that apply.) Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients Assessing patients’ satisfaction with hospital care Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia Chapter 002 1. To reduce adverse events associated with care transitions, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service have implemented which policy? Reduction of payments for patients readmitted within 30 days after discharge 2. According to Naylor’s transitional care model, which intervention has resulted in lower costs and fewer re-hospitalizations in high-risk older patients? Coordination of post-hospital care by advanced practice nurses 3. Which approaches are among those recommended by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to improve health literacy in patients? (Select all that apply.) Empowering patients and families Correct Repeating the instructions Correct Supplementing teaching with visual aids Correct