NSG 6002 Week 3 Complete GCU

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NSG 6002 Week 3 Complete GCU

Week 3 Discussion

Identify the role of patient safety and the influence on the Federal initiatives that are used to prevent unintentional death as a result of medical mistakes.

 

Week 3 Project

This written assignment requires the student to investigate his/her local, state and federal legislators and explore their assigned committees and legislative commitments. The student is expected to investigate current and actual legislative initiatives that have either passed or pending approval by the house, senate or Governor’s office. The student will draft a letter to a specific legislator and offer support or constructive argument against pending policy or legislation. The letter must be supported with a minimum of 3 evidence based primary citations.

 

Week 3 Knowledge Check

Question 1 The US Department of Health and Human Services has funded multiple agencies focused on patient safe and effective care. As an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), what specific agency would you refer too when learning more about reimbursement based upon patient focused value driven quality care?

Question 1 options:

Agency for Health, Research and Quality

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

None of the above

Question 2 Team STEPPS training through the Agency for Health, Research and Quality is focused on patient safety. The primary tenets of this training are focused specifically on:

Question 2 options:

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Teamwork

All of the above

Question 3 As an APN providing patient-specific care and seeking Medicare reimbursement under MACRA legislation demonstrating value and quality. You will bill under which payment system?

Question 3 options:

Accountable Care Organization

Advanced Payment Models

Merit Incentive Based Payment

All of the above

Question 4 As an APN seeking the best evidence to ensure optimal patient-centered outcomes, which agency will you refer to when seeking the current evidence based guidelines directing standard of care?

Question 4 options:

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Agency for Health Research and Quality

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US Protective and Safety Task Force

Question 5 Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) is patient centric and provides specific outcomes that compare one intervention from another. What specific agency will you rely on as an APN to gain CER data for your professional practice?

Question 5 options:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Food and Drug Administration

All of the above