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PrimaryVCareV:VAVCollaborativeVPractice,V5thV Edition
TerryVButtaro,VJoAnnVTrybulski,VPatriciaVPolgar-
BaileyVJoanneVSandberg-Cook
ChapterV1:VTheVEvolvingVLandscapeVofVCollaborati
veVPractice
TestVBankVMul
tipleVChoice
1. WhichVassessmentsV ofVcareVprovidersVareVperformedVasVpartVofVtheVValueVBa
sedV Purchasinginitiative?
SelectVallVthatVapply.
a. AppraisingVcostsVperVcaseVofVcareVforVMedicareVpatients
b. AssessingVpatients’VsatisfactionVwithVhospitalVcare
c. EvaluatingVavailableVevidenceVtoVguideV clinicalV careVguidelines
d. MonitoringVmortalityV ratesVofVallVpatientsV withVpneumonia
e. RequiringVadvancedVITVstandardsVandVminimumV cashVreserves
ANS:V A,V B,VD
ValueVBasedVPurchasingVlooksVatVfiveVdomainVareasVofVprocessesVofVcare,VincludingVe
fficiencyVofVcareV(costVperVcase),VexperienceVofVcareV(patientVsatisfactionVmeasures),V
andVoutcomesVofVcareV(mortalityVratesVforVcertainVconditions.VEvaluationVofVevidence
VtoVguideVclinicalVcareVisVpartVofVevidence-
basedVpractice.VTheVrequirementsVforVITVstandardsVandVfinancialVstatusVareVpartVofV
AccountableV CareVOrganizationV standards.VREF:VValueVBasedVPurchasing
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Buttaro:V PrimaryV Care,V AV CollaborativeV Practice,V5thV Ed.
2. WhatV wasV anV importantV findingV ofV theV AdvisoryV BoardV surveyVofV2014V
aboutVprimaryVcarepreferencesV ofVpatients?
a. AssociationsV withVareaVhospitals
b. CostsVofVambulatoryV care
c. EaseVofVaccessVtoVcare
d. TheVratioVofVprovidersVtoVpatients
ANS:V C
AsVpartVofVtheV2014Vsurvey,VtheVAdvisoryVBoardVlearnedVthatVpatientsVdesiredV24/7V
accessVtoVcare,Vwalk-
inVsettingsVandVtheVabilityVtoVbeVseenVwithinV30Vminutes,VandVcareVthatVisVcloseVtoVho
me.VAssociationsVwithVhospitals,VcostsVofVcare,VandVtheVratioVofVprovidersVtoVpatients
VwereVnotVpartVofVtheseV results.V REF:VTheV NewVLookVofVPrimaryV Care
3. AVsmall,VruralVhospitalVisVpartVofVanVAccountableVCareVOrganizationV(ACO)Va
ndVisVdesignatedasVaVLevelV 1VACO.VWhatVisV partVofVthisV designation?
a. BonusesVbasedVonVachievementVofVbenchmarks
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b. CareVcoordinationVforVchronicV diseases
c. StandardsVforVminimumV cashVreserves
d. StrictVrequirementsVforVfinancialVreporting
ANS:V A
AVLevelV1VACOVhasVtheVleastVamountVofVfinancialVriskVandVrequirements,VbutVreceivesV
sharedVsavingsVbonusesVbasedVonVachievementVofVbenchmarksVforVqualityVmeasuresV
andVexpenditures.VCareVcoordinationVandVminimumVcashVreservesVstandardsVareVpart
VofVLevelV2VACOVrequirements.VLevelV3VACOsVhaveVstrictVrequirementsVforVfinancialV
reporting.VREF:VAccountableVCareVOrganizations