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AHM-530 Exam Dumps - Network Management

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Question # 25

Dr. Ahmad Shah and Dr. Shantelle Owen provide primary care services to Medicare+Choice enrollees of health plans under the following physician incentive plans:

Dr. Shah receives $40 per enrollee per month for providing primary care and an additional $10 per enrollee per month if the cost of referral services falls below a specified level

Dr. Owen receives $30 per enrollee per month for providing primary care and an additional $15 per enrollee per month if the cost of referral services falls below a specified level

The use of a physician incentive plan creates substantial risk for

A.

Both Dr. Shah and Dr. Owen

B.

Dr. Shah only

C.

Dr. Owen only

D.

Neither Dr. Shah nor Dr. Owen

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Question # 26

The following statements are about network management for behavioral healthcare (BH). Three of these statements are true and one statement is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

A.

Two measures of BH quality are patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes assessments.

B.

For a health plan, one argument in favor of contracting with a managed behavioral healthcare organization (MBHO) is that the health plan's members can gain faster access to BH care.

C.

In their contracts with health plans, managed behavioral healthcare organizations (MBHOs) usually receive delegated authority for network development and management.

D.

Health plans generally compensate managed behavioral healthcare organizations (MBHOs) on an FFS basis.

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Question # 27

Dr. Sarah Carmichael is one of several network providers who serve on one of the Apex Health Plan’s organizational committees. The committee reviews cases against providers identified through complaints and grievances or through clinical monitoring activities. If needed, the committee formulates, approves, and monitors corrective action plans for providers. Although Apex administrators and other employees also serve on the committee, only participating providers have voting rights. The committee that Dr. Carmichael serves on is a

A.

Utilization management committee

B.

Peer review committee

C.

Medical advisory committee

D.

Credentialing committee

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Question # 28

As part of the credentialing process, many health plans use the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to learn information about prospective members of a provider network. One true statement about the NPDB is that:

A.

It is maintained by the individual states

B.

It primarily includes information about any censures, reprimands, or admonishments against any physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in the United States

C.

The information in the NPDB is available to the general public

D.

It was established to identify and discipline medical practitioners who act unprofessionally

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Question # 29

The Pine Health Plan has incorporated pharmacy benefits management into its operations to form a unified benefit. Potential advantages that Pine can receive from this action include:

A.

the fact that unified benefits improve the quality of patient care and the value of pharmacy services to Pine's plan members

B.

the fact that control over the formulary and network contracting can give Pine control over patient access to prescription drugs and to pharmacies

C.

the fact that managing pharmacy benefits in-house gives Pine a better chance to meet customer needs by integrating pharmacy services into the plan's total benefits package

D.

all of the above

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Question # 30

The following statement(s) can correctly be made about the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997:

A.

The BBA requires Medicare+Choice organizations to be licensed as non-risk-bearing entities under federal law.

B.

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing the BBA.

C.

Both A and B

D.

A only

E.

B only

F.

Neither A nor B

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