The Carlyle Health Plan uses the following clinical outcome measures to evaluate its diabetes and asthma disease management programs: Measure 1: The percentage of diabetic patients who receive foot exams from their providers according to the program's recommended guidelines Measure 2: The number of asthma patients who visited emergency departments for acute asthma attacks
From the answer choices below, select the response that correctly identifies whether these measures are true outcome measures or intermediate outcome measures. Measure 1- Measure 2
For this question, if answer choices (A) through (C) are all correct, select answer choice (D). Otherwise, select the one correct answer choice.
Ways that workers' compensation health plans can help control the costs of job-related injuries and illnesses include
The following statements are about QAPI as it applies to Medicare+Choice plans and Medicaid health plan entities. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.
Breanna Osborn is a case manager for a regional health plan. One component of Ms. Osborn's job is the collection and evaluation of medical, financial, social, and psychosocial information about a member's situation. This component of Ms. Osborn's job is known as
Designing effective medical management programs for Medicare beneficiaries requires an understanding of the unique health needs of the Medicare population. One characteristic of Medicare beneficiaries is that they typically