Buttaro: Primary Care, A Collaborative Practice, 6Ed.

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1. Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based Purchasing initiative? Select all that apply. a.Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients b.Assessing... patients’ satisfaction with hospital care c.Evaluating available evidence to guide clinical care guidelines d.Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia e.Requiring advanced IT standards and minimum cash reserves ANSWER:A, B, D Value Based Purchasing looks at five domain areas of processes of care, including efficiency of care (cost per case), experience of care (patient satisfaction measures), and outcomes of care (mortality rates for certain conditions. Evaluation of evidence to guide clinical care is part of evidence-based practice. The requirements for IT standards and financial status are part of Accountable Care Organization standards. REF: Value Based Purchasing 2. What was an important finding of the Advisory Board survey of 2014 about primary care preferences of patients? a.Associations with area hospitals b.Costs of ambulatory care c.Ease of access to care d.The ratio of providers to patients [Show More]

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