Mobile Integrated Health and EMS System Coordination Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST defines the 'hot spot' strategy used in MIH programs?
Answer: Targeting resources toward high-utilizer patients and geographic areas to reduce emergency demand
The hot spot strategy focuses MIH resources on individuals and geographic areas with disproportionately high emergency service utilization to produce the greatest system-level impact.
A community paramedic program wants to evaluate whether its interventions are effective. Which study design provides the STRONGEST evidence?
Answer: Randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental design with a comparison group
A randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental design with a comparison group provides the strongest evidence because it controls for confounding variables and allows causal inference.
Under HIPAA, a community paramedic may share patient health information with a primary care physician WITHOUT a separate authorization when:
Answer: The disclosure is for treatment purposes within the care team
HIPAA permits the disclosure of protected health information for treatment purposes among members of the treating care team without requiring additional patient authorization.
A community paramedic program is designing a referral pathway for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Which partner is MOST critical to include in the pathway?
Answer: Primary care provider or clinical partner who can prescribe and adjust medications
A primary care provider or clinical partner with prescribing authority is essential in a hypertension pathway because medication management and titration require physician or advanced practice involvement.
Which of the following scenarios BEST represents appropriate scope of practice for a community paramedic during a home visit?
Answer: Performing a point-of-care A1C test per protocol and reporting results to the supervising physician
Performing a point-of-care test per protocol and reporting results to the physician is within community paramedic scope; diagnosis and prescribing remain physician responsibilities.
A community paramedic program is requested to develop a protocol for patients recently released from incarceration. The HIGHEST priority health risk to address for this population is:
Answer: Opioid overdose prevention and naloxone distribution
The risk of fatal opioid overdose is dramatically elevated in the weeks immediately following release from incarceration due to lost tolerance, making overdose prevention the top priority.