Healthcare Transitions: Trends in Quality Outcomes & Performance Measures – Pay for Performance

Post Test
A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.
 
1.

Quality health care is all the following except:
 a. Multidimensional
 b. Easy to define and measure
 c. Needs to be comprehensive to satisfy stakeholders
 d. Embraces numerous potential stakeholders
2. All of the following are national quality programs except:
 a. NDQIA
b. ABIM
c. AV
d. VA
3. In the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report: To Err is Human; Building a Safer Health System it quoted that “as many as ____ to ___ people die in hospital each year as a result of medical errors."
 a. 20,000, 56,000
 b. 30,000, 54,000
 c. 44,000, 98,000
 d. 50,000, 100,000
4. The IOM Committee on Quality of Health Care in America developed six aims health care should be, which of the following is not one of them?
a. Safe
b. Inexpensive
 c. Effective
 d. Patient Centered
5. The IOM Committee developed ___ Rules for Health Care Redesign:
 a. 5
 b. 10
 c. 15
 d. 20
6. Principles and standards for P4P are set by the:
a. AMA
 b. JACHO
 c. AAFP
 d. All of the above
7. Create a compelling set of incentives that will drive breakthrough improvements in clinical quality and the patient experience through:
 a. Common set of measures
 b. A public scorecard
 c. Health plan payments
 d. All of the above
8 In 2007 patients measure their experience by all of the following except:
 a. Communication with doctor
 b. Specialty Care
 c. Screening
 d. Timely access to care
9 Physician groups are comfortable being held accountable for measures.
 True
 False
10 The following areas were considered for Quality indicators:
 a. Polyp surveillance
 b. Hepatitis C management
 c. GERD
 d. All of the above
11 In the GERD Physician Performance Measurement Set #60 Assessment for alarm symptoms: the physician should assess and document only when the patient has alarm symptoms.
True
False
12 In the GERD Physician Performance Measurement Set #61 upper endoscopy for patients with alarm symptoms should have additional assessment and treatment.
True
False
13 Who developed Participation Tools: Medicare PQRI?
a. CMS
b. AMA
c. NCQA
d. All of the above
14 P4P is viewed as a necessary component of a quality –driven healthcare system, but not the final solution.
True
False
15 P4P programs are an important tool to link financial payment with quality improvement.
True
False

 

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Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

Follow the 10 Rules for Health Care Redesign the IOM Committee developed
Follow the AGA Task Force Recommendations
Practice the Four Principles of Measure
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