Post-test

Comparative Effectiveness:
The Impact on Managed Care and Patient Outcomes

Post Test

A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.

1.

Comparative effectiveness (CE) aims to assess how various procedures or interventions for a given ailment compare with each other.
True
False

2.

The economic stimulus package provided $1.1 billion for CE research to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which are already conducting research.
True
False

3.

Models for conducting CE research include:
a. A private only entity
b. A public only entity
c. A private/public entity
d. All the above

4.

The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research was set up to coordinate CE and other related health services research and advise where evidence is lacking.
True
False

5.

Parallel issues related to the CE discussion and debate include:
a. Implementation of Medicare Part D
b. Electronic prescribing and hand held formularies
c. Follow up on the biologicals debate
d. All the above

6.

The congressional intent for the stimulus funds is to use the money “to conduct or support research to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes, effectiveness, risk and benefits of two or more medical treatments and services that address a particular condition”.
True
False

7.

Public funds for CE research may come from tax dollars or a payment from Medicare beneficiaries and other taxes.
True
False

8.

The Comparative Research Act of 2008 (Conrad/Baucus bill) sought to establish a Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute to:
a. Identify national CE priorities
b. Establish a research agenda
c. Consider systematic reviews of existing research before providing for new research
d. Enter into contracts to conduct research preferably with federal agencies such as AHRQ
e. All the above

9.

Private funding resources for CE may include private payer or investors with rights to “own” the research entity.
True
False

10.

The next step in moving CE research forward is:
a. Reintroduction of Conrad/Baucus bill which was displaced by the stimulus package
b. Cost vs. Clinical debate
c. Long term implications of Comparative Effectiveness Research
d. Impact on managed care physicians
e. All the above

Comparative Effectiveness:
The Impact on Managed Care and Patient Outcomes

Activity Evaluation

Please rate this activity on the following scale:
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Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

	Compare the pros and cons of Comparative Effectiveness and its impact on my practice and patients.
	Sign up for updates from AHRQ and provide comments when appropriate
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Continuing education implies quality improvement in behavior. As part of our quality improvement process, NAMCP/AAMCN will contact you 6 months from your post test submission to monitor change.