CCP Quality Improvement & Population Health Management

Question 1

Which quality improvement model uses Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to test and implement changes in care delivery?

Accepted Answer

Model for Improvement

Answer

The Model for Improvement, developed by Associates in Process Improvement, uses PDSA cycles as its core methodology for testing and scaling changes.

Question 2

In population health management, which metric best measures the percentage of eligible patients who received a recommended preventive service?

Accepted Answer

Care gap closure rate

Answer

Care gap closure rate measures how effectively a population receives recommended preventive services, directly reflecting population health performance.

Question 3

A chronic care manager identifies that 30% of diabetic patients in a panel have HbA1c above 9%. This is an example of which population health activity?

Accepted Answer

Case finding through risk stratification

Answer

Identifying a subset of a population with poor clinical indicators through data analysis is the core activity of risk stratification and case finding.

Question 4

Which data source is most commonly used by care managers to identify patients who are high utilizers of emergency department services?

Accepted Answer

Claims and administrative data

Answer

Claims and administrative data contain records of all billable encounters including ED visits, making them the primary source for identifying high utilizers.

Question 5

The Triple Aim framework in population health focuses on improving patient experience, improving population health, and:

Accepted Answer

Reducing per capita cost of care

Answer

The IHI Triple Aim targets three simultaneous goals: better patient experience, better population health, and lower per capita healthcare costs.

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CCP Quality Improvement & Population Health Management