NSG 6002 HEALTH POLICY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |GRADED A

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Q: Hospitals and other care providers use the patient engagement framework to gradually expand the tools and methods they use to improve quality of care delivery as well as quality of health. What do ... I really mean by that? Correct Answer A: The patient engagement framework is the pathway- or roadmap- toward getting patients fully integrating into his or her own health care. Q: Why should providers care about meaningful use? Correct Answer A: Meaningful rules allow hospitals and clinicians to receive reimbursement for HIT investments initially and to avoid penalties in the future when that technology is used in ways that enhance the experience and quality of care. It's also one more way for us to help push our healthcare system in the direction of being a value based system. Q: How do we accomplish keeping providers and patients informed? (The Inform Me level of the Patient Engagement Framework) Correct Answer A: Most healthcare systems address the "Inform Me" need through their patient and marketing portals-- Including providing health information through the hospital's website Q: What's wrong with patient's accessing information from general websites like WebMD? Correct Answer A: lack of validated, trustworthy information as well as pharmaceutical bias and medical device ads that are intended to influence the consumer. Providing health information through the hospital's (or clinic's; where ever) website adds a degree of authenticity that leads patients to trust the information and feel more comfortable sharing what they've learned with their trusted clinicians. Q: What did we used to use before Health Information Technology to help inform patients? Correct Answer A: Self-care handbooks Q: What are e-tools? Correct Answer A: When I say e-tools I'm referring to any electronically-delivered method that offers convenient features for the patient and allows them to do more for themselves (e.g. symptom checkers, food/fitness trackers, requesting Rx refills online) Q: How does patient engagement help providers? Correct Answer A: Patient reminders can help patients keep their upcoming appointments (reducing "no show" rates for providers) and assist them in remembering preventive cancer screenings or flu shots, thus improving scores on quality measures for providers. And guess what happens when providers meet quality measures? Reimbursement! Q: What are the benefits of patient empowerment? Correct Answer A: Improved communication between patient, provider, & care team [Show More]

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