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True or false:Quality initiatives only measure one aspect of care.
True or false:Quality initiatives only measure one aspect of care.
False (B)
True or false: There are 50 quality measures presented on the Medicare.gov website.
True or false: There are 50 quality measures presented on the Medicare.gov website.
False (B)
True or false: Hospitals can receive bonuses or penalties based on their scores on a broad range of quality measures.
True or false: Hospitals can receive bonuses or penalties based on their scores on a broad range of quality measures.
False (B)
True or false: Including a narrow range of measures may produce a more accurate depiction of providers' quality.
True or false: Including a narrow range of measures may produce a more accurate depiction of providers' quality.
True or false: Hospitals improved quality more in areas that were less likely to increase their bonus payment from Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
True or false: Hospitals improved quality more in areas that were less likely to increase their bonus payment from Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
True or false: Some quality programs use a narrower set of measures to reflect their broad focus on all dimensions of quality.
True or false: Some quality programs use a narrower set of measures to reflect their broad focus on all dimensions of quality.
True or false: The Core Quality Measure Collaborative aims to align core quality measures among commercial and government payers.
True or false: The Core Quality Measure Collaborative aims to align core quality measures among commercial and government payers.
True or false: Quality programs have not adjusted the composition of measures they include over the years.
True or false: Quality programs have not adjusted the composition of measures they include over the years.
True or false: A risk-adjustment mechanism is not necessary for public reporting programs and P4P programs.
True or false: A risk-adjustment mechanism is not necessary for public reporting programs and P4P programs.
True or false: Existing risk-adjustment methods have no limitations.
True or false: Existing risk-adjustment methods have no limitations.
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Study Notes
- Quality initiatives include a broad range of measures to capture different aspects of care
- Medicare's public reporting program for hospitals presents 100 quality measures on the Medicare.gov website
- Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program applies bonuses or penalties to hospitals' payments depending on their scores on a subset of those measures
- Including a broad range of measures may produce a more complete depiction of providers' quality
- Hospitals improved quality more in areas that were more likely to increase their bonus payment from Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
- Some programs use a narrower set of measures, reflecting their narrower focus on only certain dimensions of quality
- The establishment of the Core Quality Measure Collaborative aims to align core quality measures among commercial and government payers
- Quality programs have adjusted the composition of measures they include over the years in response to expert opinion
- A risk-adjustment mechanism is an essential feature of many public reporting programs and P4P programs
- Existing risk-adjustment methods have limitations
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