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AHM-540 Exam Dumps - Medical Management

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Question # 9

PBMs are accredited by the same organizations that accredit health plans.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 10

By definition, the development and implementation of parameters for the delivery of healthcare services to a health plan’s members is known as

A.

utilization management (UM)

B.

quality management (QM)

C.

care management

D.

clinical practice management

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Question # 11

Helena Ray, a member of the Harbrace Health Plan, suffers from migraine headaches. To treat Ms. Ray’s condition, her physician has prescribed Upzil, a medication that has Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval only for the treatment of depression. Upzil has not been tested for safety or effectiveness in the treatment of migraine headache. Although Harbrace’s medical policy for migraine headache does not include coverage of Upzil, Harbrace has agreed to provide extra-contractual coverage of Upzil for Ms. Ray.

The following statement(s) can correctly be made about Harbrace’s use of extra-contractual coverage:

1. Harbrace’s medical policy most likely establishes the procedure that Harbrace used to evaluate the value of Upzil for treating Ms. Ray

2. One way for Harbrace to reduce the risk associated with extra-contractual coverage is by including an alternative care provision in its contracts with purchasers

A.

Both 1 and 2

B.

1 only

C.

2 only

D.

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question # 12

Administrative action plans are used when performance problems or opportunities are related to the way the organization itself operates. The following statement(s) can correctly be made about administrative action plans:

1. Administrative action plans allow health plans to coordinate management activities

2. One function of administrative action plans is to integrate service across all levels of the organization

3. Administrative action plans are designed to improve outcomes by helping plan members assume responsibility for their own health

A.

All of the above

B.

1 and 2 only

C.

1 and 3 only

D.

2 and 3 only

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Question # 13

The Garnet Health Plan uses provider profiling to measure and improve provider performance. Provider profiling most likely allows Garnet to

A.

evaluate all providers without considering differences in risk

B.

focus on specific clinical decisions of Garnet’s providers rather than on patterns of care

C.

identify the outliers and high-value providers in its provider network

D.

measure the effectiveness, but not the efficiency, of Garnet’s providers

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Question # 14

The following statements are about chronic and disabling conditions among children eligible for Medicaid. Three of the statements are true and one is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

A.

Children with chronic conditions use more physician and nonphysician professional services than do children in the general population.

B.

The majority of chronic conditions affecting children in Medicaid programs are the same as those affecting children in the general population.

C.

Medicaid-eligible children are at risk for seriousmental and physical conditions.

D.

Children in Medicaid programs have a higher incidence of chronic disabling conditions than do children in the general population.

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Question # 15

Health plans arrange for the delivery of various levels of healthcare, including

1. Emergency care

2. Urgent care

3. Primary care delivered in a provider’s office

In a ranking of these levels of care according to cost, beginning with the least expensive level of care and ending with the most expensive level of care, the correct order would be

A.

1—2—3

B.

2—3—1

C.

3—1—2

D.

3—2—1

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Question # 16

Some health plans administer a questionnaire known as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) as part of their health risk assessment (HRA) processes. The following statements are about the BRFSS. If statements (A) through (C) are all correct, select answer choice (D). Otherwise, select the one correct statement.

A.

This questionnaire was designed specifically for use by health plans.

B.

Each health plan must use the same form of the questionnaire, with no additions or modifications.

C.

This questionnaire monitors the prevalence of the major behavioral risks associated with illness and injury among adults.

D.

All of the above statements are correct.

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