Rowan Health Systems Science (HSS) 1 Practice Test

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• Why is medication reconciliation important?
• In the Swiss cheese model, what do the 'holes' represent?
• CPOE reduces what?
• Why are RVUs important?
• Scenario: If you have a plan with a deductible of $1,500, a 20% coinsurance after deductible, and you have already met the deductible, what is your coinsurance on a $2,500 bill?
• What is the role of pretest probability in deciding whether to order a diagnostic test?
• What does health data privacy primarily protect?
• Which statement best describes a testing cascade?
• LR+ is computed as which formula?
• Which practice is part of best practices for safe transitions of care?
• What does Medicare Part A cover?
• Meaningful Use is defined as...
• What was the goal of the HITECH Act?
• What financial assistance may be available on exchanges?
• What is a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)?
• What are Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPL) and why do they matter?
• Which feature of blockchain ensures the history of transactions cannot be altered?
• Treatment selection is analogous to which type of problem in data science?
• Which statement about posttest probability is accurate?
• Patient demand for unnecessary imaging is an issue addressed by which concept?
• What is pretest probability?
• Which plan has the most flexibility?
• What does CPOE stand for?
• Which of the following best describes the benefits of minimally invasive surgery?
• What is the flow from diagnosis to payment?
• Employer-sponsored insurance is an example of which type of coverage?
• If hospital reduces costs but outcomes worsen, what happens to value?
• Which of the following is a common cause of slips?
• Which transition of care practice involves a home visit or phone call within 48 hours after discharge?
• Lean Methodology and high-value care share which objective?
• Which statement best differentiates quality improvement (QI) from research?
• TDABC tracks the true cost of care over what scope?
• Why can a test with high specificity still yield many false positives?
• What are transitions of care?
• What type of medical error describes writing a dosage incorrectly even though you know the correct dose?
• CPT codes describe what aspect of care?
• Specificity rules IN means what?
• Which system rewards reducing readmission?
• What is posttest probability?
• Timing for follow-up appointments after discharge is typically within:
• What is the key principle of high value prescribing?
• Which model is NOT one of the four common models listed for healthcare prediction?
• How does health insurance differ from other types?
• Big data improves value by enhancing what?
• What is the goal of quality improvement?
• Which statement best describes a benefit of TDABC?
• What did the HITECH Act promote?
• Medication reconciliation involves transitions such as hospital to discharge and discharge to home. Which option best describes the scope?
• Which statement best describes likelihood ratio for a negative test result?
• Which plan would a patient choose if they want the cheapest monthly cost but are willing to have high upfront costs?
• Which principle is stated in the decision flow regarding testing?
• What does a 'Just Culture' emphasize in healthcare?
• When does coinsurance apply?
• Which plan type typically has the highest deductible but the lowest monthly premium?
• Which item is listed as a type of telehealth modality?
• What best describes 'big data' in healthcare?
• What does CPOE stand for, and what is its purpose?
• Why are transitions of care considered high risk?
• Checklists in healthcare primarily help by which mechanism?
• Which of the following is a probabilistic classifier among the listed options?
• The SnNout mnemonic indicates that high sensitivity leads to what outcome when the test is negative?
• The SpPin mnemonic indicates that high specificity leads to what outcome when the test is positive?
• What is pharmacogenomics?
• What does value-based care incentivize?
• Which statement about PPV and NPV with respect to prevalence is true?
• Which statement is true regarding the use of data science in insurance according to the material?
• In the PDSA cycle, what is the purpose of the Study step?
• Medicaid eligibility is defined by income as a percent of the Federal Poverty Line.
• What is a primary benefit of self-service systems in healthcare data management?
• Which statement best characterizes the relationship between prevalence and predictive values?
• Is autonomous robotic surgery currently common?
• To join Medicare Part C, you must be enrolled in which parts?
• Which plan allows seeing specialists without referrals?
• What term describes insurance purchased independently through ACA exchanges?
• What are the two main types of health insurance in the US?
• What are the four steps of the PDSA cycle?
• Which plan requires a PCP referral for most services?
• What are Relative Value Units (RVUs)?
• What are health insurance exchanges?
• Which of the following is a future application of 3D printing?
• Which of the following is a current use of 3D printing?
• Which scenario demonstrates the lowest value in healthcare?
• Which technology is described as having decentralized, verifiable, and immutable characteristics?
• What is an individual marketplace plan?
• What does Medicare Part D cover?
• What law created health insurance exchanges?
• Which formula represents the Negative Predictive Value (NPV)?
• What is a deductible?
• Medical error is defined as:
• Which prescribing guideline is associated with safe prescribing to avoid misread digits?
• According to the Swiss cheese model, which condition increases the likelihood of an error?
• Which payment model leads to overutilization?
• Specificity is defined as which of the following?
• What defines the polypharmacy risk threshold?
• What is the most common source of health insurance in the United States?
• In the sequence, what comes after posttest probability?
• Value-based care relates to the value equation by:
• Is avoiding ordering a necessary test to save money considered High-Value Care?
• What does Medicare Part C represent?
• What is described as the biggest advantage of blockchain?
• What are causes of racial/ethnic health disparities?
• What is an EPO?
• Cost awareness in high-value care decision-making includes considering which elements?
• Sensitivity is defined as which of the following?
• How is big data used in value-based care?
• What does ICD-10 allow for besides billing?
• A low treatment threshold occurs in which scenario?
• Which statement correctly describes the effect of a high positive likelihood ratio (LR+) on post-test probability when the test is positive?
• Which of the following is NOT a domain in the Institute of Medicine's STEEEP framework?
• What are the 3 components of Triple Aim?
• Which statement best reflects telehealth's data-related benefit besides access and convenience?
• Which scenario increases RVUs?
• Which statement is NOT a key feature of blockchain?
• What happens to PPV when disease prevalence increases?
• What are the 3 RVU components?
• Which action improves patient experience by ensuring patients understand how to follow care instructions?
• Why does early prediction matter in healthcare analytics?
• What is a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization)?
• When is the treatment threshold high?
• What is a premium?
• What does likelihood ratio update?
• What is interoperability?
• What is the best test for a patient with low pretest probability?
• Which is a stated benefit of patient experience?
• Which statement best describes the use of a test with high sensitivity?
• In the Quadruple Aim, which goal is added beyond the Triple Aim?
• What is the main driver of medical errors?
• What happens to NPV when disease prevalence decreases?
• Which statement about PPV and NPV is true?
• What does Medicare Part B cover?
• RVUs are a standardized measure used to determine reimbursement and include which components?
• What is a care handoff?
• In healthcare, predictive algorithms are used for which purpose according to the material?
• Which Medicare Part covers physician visits?
• What is an advanced function of wearables?
• Which statement best illustrates a SMART goal?
• Medication reconciliation is defined as comparing a patient's medication list across transitions of care. Which transitions are typically involved?
• What is added in the Quadruple Aim?
• Which STEEEP domain addresses delivery of care in a timely manner?
• VR in provider training is associated with which aim?
• Who qualifies for Medicaid?
• What is the biggest barrier to medication adherence?
• What is the most effective way to reduce medication errors according to the material?
• Difference between copay and coinsurance?
• Illegible handwriting causes medication error. Best intervention?
• Which RVU component covers practice expenses?
• Which plan offers coverage for out-of-network care without a referral?
• Who uses health insurance exchanges?
• Which plan requires staying within a network and obtaining referrals?
• Which Lean practice is most associated with observing the actual place where value is created?
• Which of the following is an example of a violation?
• Choosing Wisely focuses on which type of interventions?
• When should you order a diagnostic test?
• Under value-based care, what statement is accurate?
• Which plan is most restrictive?
• What does the Swiss cheese model illustrate in patient safety?
• What is the main purpose of Medicaid?
• In the clinical decision flow, which step immediately follows the test?
• VR is used in treating PTSD in what way?
• Which plan generally requires primary care physicians and referrals to see specialists?
• In a patient with suspected meningitis and high pretest probability, what is the recommended action?
• Which of the following conditions is NOT listed as something VR can help with?
• What is the effect of increasing the conversion factor?
• What defines a SMART goal?
• Which of the following is NOT a current use of 3D printing?
• What is the current use of robotic surgery?
• How do SDOH impact health?
• What best describes interprofessional team roles and physician leadership?
• What is treatment threshold?
• Why is interoperability important?
• What is fee-for-service (FFS)?
• Which statement is NOT a goal of Lean Methodology?
• What percentage of healthcare cost is administrative burden?
• What is the out-of-pocket maximum?
• Which competencies define Physician Leadership in modern healthcare?
• Which type of medical error involves planning errors, wrong decisions, or knowledge gaps?
• How are RVUs used to determine payment amounts?
• What is high-value care (HVC)?
• Which technique is used by data science to reduce administrative costs?
• What is a copay?
• Which is an example of racial/ethnic health disparities?
• What is a key feature of the PDSA cycle?
• Given sensitivity 90% and specificity 80%, which pair represents LR+ and LR- respectively?
• Which regulation governs health data privacy?
• Which RVU component covers malpractice costs?
• Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) is best described as:
• Which of the following is a Triple Aim?
• Failing to meaningfully use EHRs has what consequence?
• Medicare Part C is also known as?
• Which statement best describes the current status of autonomous robotic surgery?
• Which metric is defined as TP divided by (TP plus FN)?
• What is the key economic problem unique to health insurance?
• Which statement describes an HDHP?
• What factors can pharmacogenomics influence?
• Sensitivity rules OUT means what?
• Which data science tool is used to reduce administrative costs?
• What is the ultimate aim of system redesign in reducing medication errors?
• Direct harms of diagnostic tests include which of the following?
• Which action improves patient experience?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a common model used in healthcare prediction?
• Which statement describes data integration as a telehealth benefit?
• Which of the following is a STEEEP quality domain?
• What is an Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)?
• Why is TDABC important in healthcare finance?
• Which item is mentioned as important in transitions of care?
• How do ICD-10 codes differ from CPT codes?
• Which type of medical error refers to intentional deviations from policy or procedure?
• Which statement correctly describes the effect of high specificity on false positives?
• Misdiagnosis leading to incorrect treatment is an example of which type of medical error?
• Which option lists the full set of components for high-value care decision-making?
• Which is NOT a key outcome of Meaningful Use?
• Who funds Medicaid?
• How can technology innovation affect racial and ethnic disparities?
• What determines whether you should perform a diagnostic test?
• What does Work RVU measure?
• What type of care does Choosing Wisely target?
• Medicare Part C typically excludes which Part?
• What factor has the greatest impact on PPV and NPV?
• Which option describes an insurance purchase method through an online marketplace to compare and buy plans?
• What is a key human factors principle in patient safety?
• Which type of medical error occurs when the intended plan is correct but the action taken is wrong?
• Key feature of PPO?
• Why does a negative result on a highly sensitive test reliably rule out disease?
• What does LR+ quantify?
• Skipping a required checklist is an example of which type of medical error?
• What is a future application of 3D printing?
• What best describes a shared mental model in interprofessional team roles?
• How can value be increased in healthcare?
• Which is a reason administration is expensive?
• What is ICD-10 coding used for?
• Under fee-for-service payment, which aspect is NOT directly incentivized?
• What are key components of high-value care decision-making?
• Why is ICD-10 essential for reimbursement?
• What is the main problem with fee-for-service?
• CPOE primarily reduces errors arising from which issue?
• Which plan typically has the lowest monthly premium but limited flexibility?
• What is pretest probability?
• Which plan is typically employer-sponsored?
• For a patient with intermediate probability, which testing characteristic provides the biggest diagnostic leverage?
• What is the difference between health disparities and health equity?
• What is the goal of the Choosing Wisely campaign?
• Privacy and interoperability ensure what?
• Which metric is defined as TN divided by (TN plus FP)?
• RVUs are a standardized measure used to determine reimbursement and include which components?
• What is employer-sponsored insurance?
• Pretest probability is best described as:
• What is the effect of a positive test result with a high LR+?
• Which are key outcomes of Meaningful Use?
• What is a Root Cause Analysis (RCA)?
• Which statement best explains why US healthcare is considered inefficient?
• What does Positive Predictive Value (PPV) measure?
• What does LR- indicate when the test is negative?
• Teach-back method is used to ensure patient understanding by:
• Which metric is NOT listed as measured by wearables in the material?
• What describes coinsurance?
• What does P4 stand for?
• Value in healthcare is defined as what?
• According to the material, which statement describes a treatment selection task in data science?
• Which is NOT a core element of Lean Methodology?
• What is the effect of effective transitions of care on readmissions?
• Which is a benefit of telehealth?
• What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?
• What should be avoided in high-value care?
• What is the value equation in healthcare?
• If a test has high sensitivity but low specificity, what rule is emphasized?
• What does Meaningful Use ensure?
• What is the primary purpose of standardization in medication safety?
• What is the best approach when pretest probability is high?
• Key feature of HMO?
• Data sharing among providers helps reduce administrative costs by