Health System knowledge check Flashcards
A patient seeing their personal physician within a clinic of a large academic medical center is receiving which of the following:
Select one:
a.
Primary care
b.
Quaternary care
c.
Tertiary care
d.
Secondary care
Primary care.
No matter what the setting, including a clinic of a large academic medical center, a patient seeing their personal physician is receiving primary care.
Which of the following are required as part of the meaningful use objectives in any stage?
Select one:
a.
Access to medical references.
b.
Use of SNOMED CT to structure clinical data in patient narratives.
c.
Clinical decision support.
d.
Advanced directive.
Clinical decision support is a requirement in all stages of meaningful use.
elect one:
a.
Imposes a single-payer healthcare system upon the United States
b.
Allows insurance companies to continue their denial of coverage for pre-existing illness
c.
Expands health insurance coverage through health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid
d.
Requires physicians and hospitals to achieve “meaningful use” of electronic health records
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The ACA does not impose a single-payer system. The requirement for “meaningful use” comes from the HITECH Act. The ACA does require insurance companies to discontinue their denial of coverage for pre-existing illness. It does expand health insurance coverage through health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid.
According to research, which of the following is most likely to reduce the cost of healthcare in the US?
Select one:
a.
Tort reform
b.
Health information technology
c.
Bundling of payments for episodes of care
d.
Making more use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants
Bundling of payments for episodes of care
According to an analysis by the RAND Corporation, bundling of payments for episodes is the most effective way to reduce healthcare costs in the US.
