MHA Population Health Management 5

Question 1

Which measure is part of the CMS Core Measures for outpatient care and directly reflects population-level preventive care performance?

Accepted Answer

Colorectal cancer screening rate

Answer

Colorectal cancer screening rates are a CMS outpatient core measure that reflects how well a health system delivers recommended preventive services to its population.

Question 2

A county health department wants to measure the burden of premature death in its population. Which metric is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)

Answer

YPLL quantifies premature mortality by summing years not lived due to early death, weighting deaths at younger ages more heavily than deaths at older ages.

Question 3

Under HIPAA, which minimum standard governs how covered entities must handle protected health information when used for population health analytics?

Accepted Answer

The Minimum Necessary Standard

Answer

The Minimum Necessary Standard requires covered entities to limit PHI access and use to only what is needed for the specific purpose, including population health data analysis.

Question 4

A health system implements a nurse navigator program for cancer patients. The PRIMARY population health goal of this program is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure timely, coordinated care transitions and reduce fragmentation

Answer

Nurse navigator programs improve population health by coordinating care across providers, reducing delays and fragmentation, and supporting patients through complex treatment pathways.

Question 5

Which framework for health determinants attributes approximately 80% of health outcomes to factors outside the healthcare system?

Accepted Answer

County Health Rankings model (social, economic, health behaviors, environment)

Answer

The County Health Rankings model, based on population health research, attributes ~80% of health outcomes to social, economic, behavioral, and environmental factors rather than clinical care.

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MHA Population Health Management 5