CPE Population Health Management 3

Question 1

A physician executive reviews data showing high 30-day readmission rates for heart failure patients. Which intervention has the STRONGEST evidence for reducing readmissions?

Accepted Answer

Structured transitional care programs with follow-up calls and early clinic visits

Answer

Structured transitional care programs combining post-discharge calls, medication reconciliation, and timely follow-up visits have the strongest evidence base for reducing heart failure readmissions.

Question 2

In population health management, 'hot spotting' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Identifying geographic areas or patients with disproportionately high healthcare utilization and costs

Answer

Hot spotting identifies geographic clusters or individual patients with disproportionately high utilization and costs to target intensive interventions where they will have the greatest impact.

Question 3

Which indicator is the BEST measure of health equity within a population health program?

Accepted Answer

Variation in health outcomes stratified by race, income, and geography

Answer

Stratifying outcomes by race, income, and geography reveals disparities and allows targeted interventions to reduce inequities within the population.

Question 4

A health system is moving toward a total cost of care model. Which population health strategy MOST directly reduces total costs?

Accepted Answer

Optimizing high-value preventive care and reducing avoidable acute care utilization

Answer

Optimizing preventive care and reducing avoidable hospitalizations and ED visits directly lowers total cost of care while improving population health outcomes.

Question 5

Which concept describes the idea that health systems should take responsibility for the health of a defined geographic or attributed population?

Accepted Answer

Accountable Care

Answer

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are built on the principle that health systems are accountable for the quality and cost outcomes of a defined attributed patient population.

(CPE) Certified Physician Executive Practice Test

(CPE) Certified Physician Executive Practice Test

CPE Population Health Management 3