Bending the Cost Curve, Raising the Bar:
The New Provider Realities
Post Test

A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.
 
1. The number of people covered by Medicare will balloon to about 78 million.
 True
 False
2. According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Triple Aim Journey is organizing care to:
  a. Enhance the patient experience of care
  b. Control the per capita cost of care
  c. Improve the health status of a population
  d. All of the above
3. An Accountable Care Organization will be focused locally and involve a mix of clinical and operational efficiency.
 True
 False
4. Public scrutiny and physician accountability are two essential components of an Accountable Care Organization.
 True
  False
5. The Pay for Quality Model includes only the hospital and the physician.
True
 False
6. For the hospital, healthcare reform and under new payment schemes, poor quality and inefficiency will have economic consequences.
 True
  False
7. In the Triple Aim Journey, the macro-integrator is the person or team that makes sure that the best and most appropriate care is provided to individuals.
  True
 False
8. Sources for Quality goals include
 a. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
 b. Joint Commission
 c. The National Guideline Clearinghouse
 d. The National Quality Forum
 e. All of the above
 f.  A, C, D
 g. A, B, D
9. Integration will include benchmarking, monitoring, performance improvement, Technology, performance based compensation and accountability of participants.
  True
  False
10. After healthcare reform, the physician hospital alignment will focus on
  a. Creation of ACOs
  b. Acquiring physician practices
 c. Incentive compensation arrangement for hospital administrators
 d. All the above
 e. A & B
 f. B & C
 g. A & C

 

Bending the Cost Curve, Raising the Bar:
The New Provider Realities

 

Evaluation Summary

Activity Evaluation and Improvement Process:
Please rate this activity on the following scale:

4 - Excellent        3 - Good        2 - Fair        1 - Poor
1.Based on the content presented I am better able to:  
  • Understand the differences between “Corporate Integration” and “Clinical Integration”
   4        3        2        1
  • Separate the “facts from the fiction” of emerging and innovative delivery system models.
    4        3        2        1
2. Activity met my expectations    4        3        2        1  
3. Activity was free of bias    4        3        2        1
4. Activity content was understandable    4        3        2        1
5. Presenter was free of bias    4        3        2        1
6. Method of learning was beneficial    4        3        2        1
7. Presenter covered material to extent expected    4        3        2        1
8. What other topics are of interest to you?
9. Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:
Reviewing my organization’s plans for raising the bar on quality
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10. From the content of this activity, I will be able to impact patient outcomes at the point of care by:
 
11. Will the content presented increase your abilities in any of the following areas? Please check all that apply.
Management and leadership skills
Business/financial expertise to manage the medical loss ratio
Exchange ideas and network with colleagues to improve patient outcomes
Be aware of updates of Congress, pharmaceutical, Health & Human Services, and other regulatory concerns
Clear knowledge of practice of medicine especially common disease
Stay updated on clinical conditions

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