18 Jan US Protective and Safety Task Force

NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices

Week 3 Knowledge Check

Question 1 The US Department of Health and Human Services has funded multiple agencies focused on patient safe and effective care. As an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), what specific agency would you refer too when learning more about reimbursement based upon patient focused value driven quality care?

Question 1 options:

Agency for Health, Research and Quality

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

None of the above

Question 2 Team STEPPS training through the Agency for Health, Research and Quality is focused on patient safety. The primary tenets of this training are focused specifically on:

Question 2 options:

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Teamwork

All of the above

Question 3 As an APN providing patient-specific care and seeking Medicare reimbursement under MACRA legislation demonstrating value and quality. You will bill under which payment system?

Question 3 options:

Accountable Care Organization

Advanced Payment Models

Merit Incentive Based Payment

All of the above

Question 4 As an APN seeking the best evidence to ensure optimal patient-centered outcomes, which agency will you refer to when seeking the current evidence based guidelines directing standard of care?

Question 4 options:

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Agency for Health Research and Quality

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US Protective and Safety Task Force

Question 5 Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) is patient centric and provides specific outcomes that compare one intervention from another. What specific agency will you rely on as an APN to gain CER data for your professional practice?

Question 5 options:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Food and Drug Administration

All of the above