Question 1

Providers primary use of public reporting is for

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality Improvement 
B)  Marketing advantage 
C)  Higher price justification 
D)  Competitive edge 
A)  Quality Improvement 
B)  Marketing advantage 
C)  Higher price justification 
D)  Competitive edge A

Question 2

Public reporting impacts on hospital selection showed

Accepted Answer

A)  Very positive results 
B)  No consistent effect 
C)  Great marketing advantage 
D)  Same selections as in the past 
A)  Very positive results 
B)  No consistent effect 
C)  Great marketing advantage 
D)  Same selections as in the past B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a driver of reliability

Accepted Answer

A)  Sample size 
B)  Differences among providers 
C)  Suitability 
D)  Measurement error 
A)  Sample size 
B)  Differences among providers 
C)  Suitability 
D)  Measurement error C

Question 4

Hospital performance on clinical quality measures is available through RAND.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The final analytic consideration for public reporting is to evaluate whether the results are statistically significant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Public reporting has had an effect on selection of health care systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

On aggregation issue on public reporting is scaling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An Issue with performance reporting is

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of measures 
B)  Credibility of data source 
C)  Missing data 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The number of measures 
B)  Credibility of data source 
C)  Missing data 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Accreditation status for group practices is not readily available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Comparative data on the performance of individual physicians is generally available to the public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the challenges of for public reporting is

Accepted Answer

A)  Credibility of data source 
B)  Health plan information 
C)  Physician information 
D)  Hospital information 
A)  Credibility of data source 
B)  Health plan information 
C)  Physician information 
D)  Hospital information

Question 12

Changes in the organization and financing of care have increased concern over the quality of care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

____________ is responsible for the widespread availability of information on health plan performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  RAND 
B)  AHRQ 
C)  NCQA 
D)  CMS 
A)  RAND 
B)  AHRQ 
C)  NCQA 
D)  CMS

Question 14

Comparative data for home health agencies is not available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Credibility of data source is a challenge in reporting information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Health plans performance is available through TJC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hospital comparative information on a set of clinical quality measures is publically available through the internet from

Accepted Answer

A)  AHRQ 
B)  CMS 
C)  RAND 
D)  Not available 
A)  AHRQ 
B)  CMS 
C)  RAND 
D)  Not available

Question 18

A CMS report card is available for

Accepted Answer

A)  Dialysis Facilities 
B)  Physicians 
C)  Nursing Homes 
D)  A & c 
A)  Dialysis Facilities 
B)  Physicians 
C)  Nursing Homes 
D)  A & c

Question 19

Rising costs of health care have caused public and private purchasers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Show evidence of the good value for their money 
B)  Approve only certain administrative costs 
C)  Report all serious deficits 
D)  Review all supply chain purchases 
A)  Show evidence of the good value for their money 
B)  Approve only certain administrative costs 
C)  Report all serious deficits 
D)  Review all supply chain purchases

Question 20

The organization responsible for hospital accreditation is

Accepted Answer

A)  RAND 
B)  TJC 
C)  AHRQ 
D)  NCQA 
A)  RAND 
B)  TJC 
C)  AHRQ 
D)  NCQA

Exam 13: Public Release of Information on Quality

Providers primary use of public reporting is for

Public reporting impacts on hospital selection showed

Which of the following is not a driver of reliability

Hospital performance on clinical quality measures is available through RAND.

The final analytic consideration for public reporting is to evaluate whether the results are statistically significant.

Public reporting has had an effect on selection of health care systems.

On aggregation issue on public reporting is scaling.

An Issue with performance reporting is

Accreditation status for group practices is not readily available.

Comparative data on the performance of individual physicians is generally available to the public.

One of the challenges of for public reporting is

Changes in the organization and financing of care have increased concern over the quality of care.

____________ is responsible for the widespread availability of information on health plan performance.

Comparative data for home health agencies is not available.

Credibility of data source is a challenge in reporting information.

Health plans performance is available through TJC.

Hospital comparative information on a set of clinical quality measures is publically available through the internet from

A CMS report card is available for

Rising costs of health care have caused public and private purchasers to

The organization responsible for hospital accreditation is

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