BCACP Ambulatory Practice Management 2

Question 1

Under the Medicare Modernization Act, which Part B benefit allows pharmacists to provide medication therapy management services to eligible beneficiaries?

Accepted Answer

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Program under Part D

Answer

Part B Physician Services

Answer

Chronic Care Management (CCM)

Answer

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

Question 2

A pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic wants to document a SOAP note for a warfarin patient with a supratherapeutic INR. Which section should contain the plan to hold warfarin and recheck INR in 3 days?

Accepted Answer

Plan

Answer

Subjective

Answer

Objective

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Assessment

Question 3

Which quality metric is most directly used to evaluate a pharmacist-managed hypertension clinic's population health impact?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of patients at blood pressure goal

Answer

Average pill burden per patient

Answer

Number of medication changes per visit

Answer

Average clinic wait time

Question 4

A collaborative practice agreement (CPA) between a pharmacist and physician in a primary care clinic must typically include which element?

Accepted Answer

Defined scope of practice and patient population

Answer

A fixed fee schedule for pharmacist services

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State Board of Pharmacy licensure number of all staff

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Malpractice insurance policy numbers

Question 5

When establishing a new ambulatory pharmacy service, which step is most critical for ensuring reimbursement from third-party payers?

Accepted Answer

Credentialing and enrollment with insurance networks

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Hiring additional pharmacy technicians

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Purchasing new dispensing automation

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Registering the service on the clinic's website

Question 6

In a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), how is the pharmacist's role best characterized?

Accepted Answer

Integrated care team member contributing to coordinated patient care

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Sole prescriber of chronic disease medications

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Independent contractor without care team communication

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Limited to dispensing and drug distribution only

Question 7

Which financial model best describes billing using CPT codes 99213 and 99214 for incident-to services provided by a pharmacist in a physician's office?

Accepted Answer

Incident-to billing under the supervising physician's NPI

Answer

Global billing

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Direct pharmacist billing under the pharmacist's own NPI

Answer

Bundle payment model