CMD Regulatory Compliance & Quality Improvement 3

Question 1

The Five-Star Quality Rating System published on Nursing Home Care Compare includes which three domains?

Accepted Answer

Health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Answer

CMS's Five-Star system rates facilities on health inspection results, staffing levels, and clinical quality measures.

Question 2

Under OBRA 87, which of the following is a core Medical Director responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Implementation and coordination of resident care policies

Answer

OBRA 87 designates the Medical Director as responsible for implementation and coordination of resident care policies and the overall medical care program.

Question 3

A 'never event' in a long-term care setting most accurately refers to:

Accepted Answer

A serious, largely preventable patient safety incident that should never occur

Answer

Never events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents whose occurrence signals fundamental systems failures.

Question 4

When a Medical Director identifies a pattern of substandard physician performance in a facility, the most appropriate action under peer review principles is to:

Accepted Answer

Initiate a confidential peer review process through the facility's medical staff structure

Answer

Peer review through the medical staff structure provides due process protections and a structured method for addressing performance concerns.

Question 5

MDS (Minimum Data Set) 3.0 quality measures are important to a Medical Director because they:

Accepted Answer

Provide standardized clinical outcome data used for quality monitoring and public reporting

Answer

MDS 3.0 quality measures generate standardized, federally reported clinical outcomes used by facilities, surveyors, and consumers.

(CMD) Certified Medical Director Practice Test

(CMD) Certified Medical Director Practice Test

CMD Regulatory Compliance & Quality Improvement 3