Health systems management question

Access to information

Educated consumers

Increased income

Larger families

I , II , and III

I , II , and IV

I , III , and IV

II , III , and IV

An EPO shares characteristics with

HMO

PPO

POS

FPP

I and II

II and III

III and IV

I and IV

Ancillary services may be broadly divided into

Therapeutic Services

Home Health Services

Durable Medical Services

Diagnostic Services

I and II

II and III

III and IV

I and IV

p When adding a specialist to a managed care network you should consider

Number of members in the plan

Age of specialist

Type of specialist

Geographic coverage

I , II , and III

I , II , and IV

I , III , and IV

II , III , and IV

The public 's perception of managed care include which of the following issues

Less choice of physicians

Less access to specialty care

Shorter lengths of hospital stays

More out of pocket expense

I , II , and III

I , II , and IV

I , III , and IV

II , III , and IV

Hospital contracts are a important component of a MCO delivery system because

Hospitals employ the physicians needed to care for members

Hospitals are needed to cover medical service provided

Hospital costs are the largest portion of the Hospital costs increase more than other health care costs

I and II

II and III

III and IV

I and IV

The national managed care trends that reflect the public 's desire for quality healthcare are

Consumer directed health plans

A decrease in the popularity of HMOs

Pay for Performance plans

The use of technology to increase patient safety

I , II and III

I , II and IV

I , II and IV

II , III and IV

Pay for Performance models have

Voluntary provider participation

Defined performance measures

Targetted provider groups

Uniform , common concrete measures

I , II , and III

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