HAS Exam 198 Questions with Verified Answers
What is the AFMS mission? - CORRECT ANSWER Enable medically fit forces, provide expeditionary medics and improve the health of all we serve to meet our nation's needs
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HAS Exam 198 Questions with Verified Answers
What is the AFMS mission? - CORRECT ANSWER Enable medically fit forces, provide expeditionary medics and improve the health of all we serve to meet our nation's needs
What is the AFMS vision? - CORRECT ANSWER Our supported population is the healthiest and highest performing segment of the US by 2025
What are the four areas of the Quadruple Aim and associated goals? - CORRECT ANSWER Readiness
Better care
Better health
Best value
(associated goals)
Readiness - CORRECT ANSWER Maintain medically ready airmen
Ensure well-trained, well equipped, and current medics
Support the full spectrum of military operations
(associated goals)
Better care - CORRECT ANSWER Provide safe care
Deliver quality care
promote positive patient experiences and outcomes
(associated goals)
Better health - CORRECT ANSWER Encourage healthy behavior
Enhance resiliency and human performance
Reduce illness and injury
(associated goals)
Best value - CORRECT ANSWER Utilization of people and resources(utilize your people and $ properly)
effective management
Which four agencies can partner to build AFMS capabilities and ensure medics are trained, current, and deployable? - CORRECT ANSWER Department of Defense
Civilian hospitals
Veteran's Affairs
Acadamia
Major commands are broken down by? - CORRECT ANSWER Functional (AFGSC, AETC, ACC)
Regional (PACAF)
What does Total Force Integration across the Reg AF and the AFRC achieve? - CORRECT ANSWER Maintaining integrated capabilities
Partnering in a wide range of military operation
Improves combat effectiveness and generates efficiencies
Increases cross-flow of ideas
Fosters mutual respect
Where would you find guidance on AFMS organizational structure? - CORRECT ANSWER KX- Flight path current version
Who are the functional advisors within the Medical Group? - CORRECT ANSWER SGD, SGP, SGN, SGB, SGA, SGH
What do the functional advisors provide? - CORRECT ANSWER Direction and advice professional and specialized technical perspectives.
What is staff work? - CORRECT ANSWER -Analysis of an issue to provide options and recommended solution/proposal.
-Accomplish priorities for boss
-Gain approval for a course of action
-Record of issue, proposal, idea, etc.
A complete staff package accomplishes what? (PBCAA) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. States the problem and impact/issue/situation
2. Provides background information
3. Spells out options/COAs
4. Recommends action
5. Records coordination w/affected agencies
What are resources you ca use for military writing? - CORRECT ANSWER Commander's secretary or exec
Tongue & Quill
Peers
What is typically the first document prepared for a staff package? - CORRECT ANSWER Talking paper
An official memo is an _____document that can set _____ or ______. - CORRECT ANSWER Official
policy
approval
An electronic staff summary sheet is a
______ summary of a staff package. - CORRECT ANSWER succinct
Prior to 1930 what were some of the characteristics of the US healthcare system? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Out of pocket payment for medical care
2. Charity hospital care
3. No standardization/poor quality of care
4. Providers were typically individual practitioners, company physicians, government
The hill-burton act provided? - CORRECT ANSWER provided federal grants for the construction of new community hospital beds
Medicaid has shared funding between? - CORRECT ANSWER State funds and Federal funds
Managed care organizations integrate the functions of? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. financing
2. Insurance
3. Delivery
4. Payment
A health maintenance organization (HMO) focuses on preventative care and coordinates all care through a? - CORRECT ANSWER PCM
A panel of providers who agree to deliver services for a discounted fee schedule is a characteristic of which type of healthcare insurance plan? - CORRECT ANSWER preferred provider organization
The components of the MHS are the? - CORRECT ANSWER Direct care system
Purchased care system
What are the strategies used to help with determining the right balance of home station and operational health care? - CORRECT ANSWER Business case analysis
Currency case analysis
Readiness case analysis
Political Case analysis
Characteristics of direct/mandatory spending - CORRECT ANSWER Not subject to yearly renewal
"must pay" bills
entitlements
Characteristics of discretionary spending - CORRECT ANSWER Requires laws each year to renew or modify existing programs
establish new programs
In order to have a budget, the _____ and ______both must be passed. - CORRECT ANSWER authorization
appropriation
Define the three tenets of fiscal law - CORRECT ANSWER purpose
time
amount
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER used for the purpose intended by congress
time - CORRECT ANSWER within the time frame set by congress (typically 1 year
)
amount - CORRECT ANSWER not to exceed limit set by congress
Define two exceptions to the bona fide need rule - CORRECT ANSWER Lead time
stock level
Lead time - CORRECT ANSWER Agency has an FY 16 bona fide need but cant deliver or produce the specialty item within FY 16
Stock level - CORRECT ANSWER An agency may purchase sufficient supplies to maintain adequate and normal stock levels.
what are the parts of strategic planning? - CORRECT ANSWER Mission, vision, values, goals, communication plan
What is the Medical Service Corps Mission? - CORRECT ANSWER Lead the AF with professional healthcare administrators delivering the full spectrum of patient-centered services.
What is the Medical Service Corps Vision? - CORRECT ANSWER Premier patient-centered service through innovation and inspirational leadership
What are the Medical Service Corps values? - CORRECT ANSWER Integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do, underpin everything we do as MSC officers
First strategic goal, strategic action, and associated theme: - CORRECT ANSWER Goal 1: Support the AFMS vision
Strategic action: Enabler of the AFMS vision
Goal themes: Common Objectives
Readiness relevance
Second strategic goal, strategic action, and associated theme: - CORRECT ANSWER Goal 2: Increase interoperability in the corps
Strategic action: Creators of best value
Goal themes: Technology Integration
Leverage manpower
Third strategic goal, strategic action, and associated theme: - CORRECT ANSWER Goal 3: Growing successful MSC leaders
Strategic action: Stakeholders in the corps
Goal themes: Coveted skill, communication, diversity
Understand the three guiding principles - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Service
2. Leadership
3. Innovation
Mission readiness= - CORRECT ANSWER Inspection readiness
what are the different inspections within the Air Force inspection system? - CORRECT ANSWER Management Inspection (HAF, MAJCOM)
UEI (Wings)
Commander's Inspection Program (groups, sq, wings)
Individual reporting (every airman)
Unit Effectiveness Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER Provides independent assessment of wing effectiveness
Shift from detecting non-compliance to identifying greatest risks from undetected non-compliance.
UEI Inspection frequencies - CORRECT ANSWER AD & Reserve: 24-30 month cycle
ANG: 48-60 months
What are the four major graded areas? (MILE) - CORRECT ANSWER Managing resources: Adequacy, stewardship
Improving the unit: Strategic alignments, process
operations, CCIP, Data driven
decisions
Leading people: Communicate, discipline, training
Quality of life
Executing the mission: Primary mission
Wing Inspection Team - CORRECT ANSWER Chaired by the wing/cc under direction of the IG
Directed by the inspector general
Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT) - CORRECT ANSWER Continual compliance through critical self assessment
checklists are guides
Civilian accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER The Joint Commission
What are the main TRICARE health plans - CORRECT ANSWER TRICARE Prime
TRICARE Standard
TRICARE Extra
TRICARE Prime - CORRECT ANSWER HMO
$0 deductible
$0 Cost Shares
Care provided by the MTF
TRICARE Standard - CORRECT ANSWER FFS
$50/Individual $100/family (deductible)
20% ADFM & TRS 25% all others (cost shares)
Non-network (care provided by)
TRICARE Extra - CORRECT ANSWER PPO
$50/Individual $100/Family (deductible)
15% ADFM & TRS 20% all others (cost shares)
Network provider (care provided by)
What is HMO? - CORRECT ANSWER Health Maintenance Organization (aka TRICARE prime)
PCM guiding your care
referrals are required
What is FFS? - CORRECT ANSWER No PCMs, enrollment fee or referrals needed.
Has deductibles and cost sharing fees
Highest cost for the patient, most choices
Can be seen on space A at MTF
What is PPO? - CORRECT ANSWER Preferred Provider Organization (aka TRICARE extra)
You use preferred providers within the network to receive a cost discount. Space A at MTFs
No: enrollment, claims, referrals
Which of the three big plans has an enrollment fee? - CORRECT ANSWER TRICARE Prime
How much is the TRICARE Prime enrollment fee? - CORRECT ANSWER $282.60/Individual
$565.20/Family
Who is required to pay an enrollment fee for TRICARE Prime? - CORRECT ANSWER Retirees and their families
When do Point of Service charges happen? - CORRECT ANSWER Prime patient goes to see network provider for non ER care without referral
Who is eligible for Point of Service? - CORRECT ANSWER Family and Retirees
What are the costs associated with Point of Service? - CORRECT ANSWER Deductible for outpatient care: $300/Individual $600/Family
Cost Share for Outpatient care: 50% of TRICARE allowable charge, after annual deductible is met
Cost share for inpatient care: 50% of TRICARE allowable charge
What age do you typically become eligible for TRICARE for Life? - CORRECT ANSWER 65
TRICARE for Life wrap around coverage that works with what other health plan to share costs? - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare A&B
Where can a patient be seen with TRICARE Plus? - CORRECT ANSWER that MTF only
Who approves TRICARE Plus enrollment? - CORRECT ANSWER MDG/CC
What is the monthly premium for TRICARE Reserve Select? - CORRECT ANSWER $47.90/Individual
$210.83/Family
When are Guard and Reserve personnel and their families eligible for active duty TRICARE benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER On duty for more than 30 days
How many patients are enrolled per provider under the PCMH model? - CORRECT ANSWER 3-5 provider per team
According to title 10, what is the priority for enrollment and access to MTFs? (4 Categories) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. AD
2. AD dependents & survivors enrolled in Prime
3. Retirees, their dependents & survivors enrolled in Prime
4. Dependents & retirees not in enrolled in Prime
When demand for appointments exceeds the number available, what actions can be taken? - CORRECT ANSWER Walk in clinics/nurse triage
utilize other providers
Maximize provider templates
enable cross booking between teams
"pop-off valve"
What are two ways we try to control costs within the MTF? - CORRECT ANSWER Maximize enrollments to MTFs: Push to enroll all patients who can be seen at MTFs, maximize team capacity, fully utilize manpower and facility
Maximizing utilization of MTFs by enrollees: Provide services in house to those enrolled if we have capacity we don't want to pay civilian.
Prime leakage occurs when what category of patients receive care in the network when the MTF is able to provide the same care? - CORRECT ANSWER TRICARE prime enrolled at the MTF
What are the roles of the HIPAA Privacy officer? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Safeguard physical security
2. Train MTF employees
3. Monitor compliance
4. Respond to patient complaints
5. Research violations
6. Report breaches
The referral management center is a _____shop for patients who are referred by their _____for ______. - CORRECT ANSWER one stop
PCM
specialty care
IDES is the Integrated disability evaluation system. Which agencies are involved in IDES? - CORRECT ANSWER Integrates the DoD disability evaluation system and the VA
ensures continuity of care with the VA for service related conditions
What are the goals of IDES? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Single sourced disability rating
2. Less than 295 days from process start to AD separation
3. Faster transition between MHS care to VA care
4. Medical records available to VA electronically within 45 days of separation
Upon transfer of the Stock Record Account, the Medical Logistics Flight Commander becomes the____ - CORRECT ANSWER Accountable Base Medical Supply Office (ABMSO)
Pecuniary liability means____ - CORRECT ANSWER personally responsible, monitary obligation for the things that are under your care. Financial reimbursement to the gov't.
What is ratification? - CORRECT ANSWER A process to pay a bill for goods or services that were obligated by an unauthorized person
What is a report of survey? - CORRECT ANSWER Investigation by disinterested party
Initiated when an accountable piece of property is lost, damaged or stolen.
Who is responsible for report of survey unless proven otherwise? - CORRECT ANSWER property custodian
What is a prime vendor? - CORRECT ANSWER Single distributor of medical supplies, next day delivery for usage items.
Emergency delivery available
Electronic and autopay
backup and backorder coverage options
MUST USE PRIME VENDOR FOR PHARMACEUTICALS
What is forward logistics? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical logistics personnel managing individual clinics inventory thereby increasing clinical time for clinical staff.
O&M Funds - CORRECT ANSWER $0-$100k= Expense
Medical Expense equipment - CORRECT ANSWER $100-< $250k= High cost
Medical equipment - CORRECT ANSWER >$250k= Investment or OP Medical equipment
Prior to purchase all equipment procurement packages must be approved through which committee? - CORRECT ANSWER Equipment review and authorization activity board (ERAA)
which three sections must review and approve equipment packages prior to the meeting and why? - CORRECT ANSWER Systems- network approval
BMEDS- They will be maintaining the equipment
Facilities- ensure space and power requirements
Inventory frequency for equipment - CORRECT ANSWER 24 months
Inventory frequency for war reserve material - CORRECT ANSWER 24 months
Inventory frequency for medical counter-chemical biological radiological nuclear (MC-CBRN) - CORRECT ANSWER Annual
Inventory frequency for operational stock - CORRECT ANSWER Annual/New med logistics flt commander
Inventory frequency for controlled items/vault - CORRECT ANSWER quarterly by disinterested party (appointed by MDG/CC)
The biomedical equipment technician primary mission is to____ - CORRECT ANSWER install, repair and perform preventive maintenance, calibration and safety testing of med equipment
How does facility management impact patient safety and patient perceptions of care? - CORRECT ANSWER facility issues can cause patient hazards (slips, trips)
Facility appearance can influence perception of care
Define the process to report and repair facility maintenance issue - CORRECT ANSWER completed by CE or contractors
all work orders must be entered into DMLSS and follow up with facility manager
What items are covered in the Environment of care committee meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER Chair: MDSS/CC
Executive staff
Monitors accidents/injuries
work safety issues addressed
What is the facility utilization board (FUB)? - CORRECT ANSWER Space planning and forecasting
approves/disapproves space requests
prioritizes projects
helps the exec committee determine the adequacy of med facilities
What are the characteristics of "repair"? - CORRECT ANSWER To restore to such condition that the item may effectively be used for it's designated purposes
What are the characteristics of "minor construction"? - CORRECT ANSWER To build, develop, convert or extend real property and real property systems or components. Includes construction or installation of a new building or system
What are the characteristics of "MILCON"? - CORRECT ANSWER congressional approval
provides major facility construction on AF installation (takes years)
What is the role of the contract manager? - CORRECT ANSWER Advocate for both the contractor and the contracting office
helps customer comply with contracting rules
helps contracting meet customer requirements
What are the five items needed to start a contract? (A-QIMP) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. funding doc (form A)
2. Performance work statement (PWS)
3. Quality Assurance surveillance plan (QASP)
4. Independent government cost estimate
5. Market research
Define "personal services contracts" - CORRECT ANSWER Professional (physicians, dental, nursing, ancillary (lab/rad) and technical services that provide direct patient care
Who is the only person able to change, modify, negotiate terms or cancel a contract? - CORRECT ANSWER only a warranted contracting officer
modifications can be done but usually at the end of the option year
What is the role of the functional requirements evaluator designee (FRED) - CORRECT ANSWER Contract begins
quality assurance monitoring
contracts >$100k require a functional requirements evaluator designee and the QASP.
Documentation of any problems encountered is important
What is War Reserve Material (WRM) and what is it used for? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 types:
Force health protection (BW/CW, anti malaria)
Ground, mobility, spec ops
How are WRM assets maintained? who is responsible for status of WRM? - CORRECT ANSWER WRM project officer/logistics flt/cc
maintained by in-garrison WRM maintenance contract (CACI)
What is Medical counter-chemical biological radiological nuclear assets and what are they used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Counter unexpected attack
home station medical response
Define non personal services contracts - CORRECT ANSWER Contract personnel are direct employees of the contract company
no gov't supervision; only contract compliance monitoring
A resource is typically defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER manpower or money
What two things does the POM tell us? - CORRECT ANSWER What the AFMS told you (MTF) to do
Resources provided to do it
What are the two main contract types? - CORRECT ANSWER POM and non-POM
What are the three man power categories? (pros/cons) - CORRECT ANSWER Active duty- Funded MILPERS, less restrictive, chain of command, training and education
PCS
GS civilian- Funded through MTF/O&M budget; can be difficult to change
Contract- expensive upfront, restrictive job description
What are the four steps to understanding unit manpower? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Determine authorizations (spaces)
2. Determine who is assigned to authorized positions (Faces)
3. Validate where "faces" actually work
4. Understand local decision impact on manpower
The Unit Manpower Document (UMD) is based upon what file? - CORRECT ANSWER POM (only lists A, O, C no K)
What does it mean to have a "matrixed" position? - CORRECT ANSWER Position # assigned to one unit (FAC)
Person works in another unit (FAC)
For a specific Air Force specialty code, who is the best person to contact when you have a manpower/manning issue? - CORRECT ANSWER Functional Manager
Where do you go get the status of the manpower categories? - CORRECT ANSWER AD- UMPR or P&A
GS Civilian- Civilian personnel roster
Contract- Contract (logistics)
The defense health program (DHP) is appropriate funds for ______ and cannot _______the line of the Air Force (LAF) programs. - CORRECT ANSWER Peacetime
pay a bill for
The line cannot take money from a DHP appropriation to "augment" their own - CORRECT ANSWER Fitness centers, dorms
DHP cannot fund even if the service is for the MDG
Must request the services be provided by the line
What is a baseline requirement? - CORRECT ANSWER If it's a baseline requirement it will be in the POM manpower document
What is a one time requirement? - CORRECT ANSWER Significant purchase that varies from year to year (often unexpectedly) funding provided for one fiscal year only
What three programs make up the reimbursement program? - CORRECT ANSWER TPC
Medical Affirmative claims
Medical Service Account (fee for service)
What are the five steps to managing a section budget? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Know who is handling your budget
2. Prepare financial plan (FINPLAN)
3. Keep tabs on what is changing during fiscal year
4. Analyze requirements regularly and submit proposals
5. Communicate with RMO
When projecting budgets, what is the goal of the budget projection? - CORRECT ANSWER accuracy
The MIS is responsible for what in the MTF? - CORRECT ANSWER wireless devices and services
hardware/software
video and video teleconference
telephones
servers
networking and cabling
Authority to connect (ATC) - CORRECT ANSWER CIO should ensure systems are not installed on AF network without ATC
CIO should maintain Information Services Disaster response team - CORRECT ANSWER ISDRT
Plan an coordinate with readiness to have one exercise per year to test ____ - CORRECT ANSWER MIS continuity of operations plan (S-COOP)
Comms are out sections must still accomplish mission by exercising the MIS COOP
CIO responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER conduct annual needs assessment
accomplish info management committee
Risk Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Required on a routine basis
Upon major change in a system
after a security clinical rep and SGA
What is the MISRT - CORRECT ANSWER Includes the HIPAA security officer, HIPAA privacy officer, CIO,
MISRT conducts risk assessments to ensure we are complying with federal law
Annual refresh - CORRECT ANSWER every 4 years complete refresh
25% each year
no cost to MTF
Printer ratio - CORRECT ANSWER clinical staff 5:1
admin staff 12:1
non refresh ITE may be purchased on case by case bases through which approved source? - CORRECT ANSWER AFWAY
ITE purchases >$10,000
ITE purchases <$10,000 - CORRECT ANSWER >10 ok to purchase through AFWAY
<10 must submit paperwork(Helpdesk ticket, decision brief and SIP)
MIS Positions- Chief of records - CORRECT ANSWER Head of an office where records are created or received
responsible for custody of all records the office creates or receives
ensures file/plan is signed
frequency of hardware inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER annually
Network physical infrastructure updates frequency - CORRECT ANSWER 10-12 years
DAR - CORRECT ANSWER information contained in a computer's hard drive
DIT - CORRECT ANSWER Data accessed over a network (ie. internet)
The AFMS maintains a "global medical readiness" capability to support the full spectrum of medical operations which includes: - CORRECT ANSWER a) Contingency operations
b) Humanitarian assistance
c) Disaster response
d) Global health engagement (partnerships & stability ops)
The designed operational capability (DOC) statement is a summary of? (M&R) - CORRECT ANSWER A unit's mission and resources for which it has been organized, designed, and equipped
The DOC statement also defines the wartime mission of the unit and identifies the number and mix of ______that the unit maintains. - CORRECT ANSWER UTCs
A unit type code (UTC) is a predefined, standardized grouping of ______to provide a specific capability. - CORRECT ANSWER manpower and/or equipment
A standard UTC has a - CORRECT ANSWER MISCAP statement
A non standard UTC does not fit into existing standard deployable capabilities and does not have a ______ - CORRECT ANSWER MISCAP statement
The Medical Resource Letter (MRL) provides each unit with: - CORRECT ANSWER 1. UTC's apportioned to the unit
2. AEF assignments for each UTC
3. Whether UTCs are manpower or equipment
4. UTCs the unit is projected to gain or lose over the next five years
The MRL is derived from the UMD. Occasionally the UMD does not support the UTC requirements. This is known as____ - CORRECT ANSWER UMD Mismatch
Three types of substitutions can be made when filling UTC positions on the MRL. They are: - CORRECT ANSWER a) grade level
b) skill level
c) AFSC
Officer grade substitutions are one grade ___or one grade____ - CORRECT ANSWER up
down
Enlisted skill-level substitutions are up ____skill levels or down ____skill level and are based on the enlisted member's _____control AFSC. - CORRECT ANSWER 2
1
Control AFSC
AFSC subs are listed in the? - CORRECT ANSWER WMP, Vol 1 medical supplement
A deployment reclama, a request for reconsideration of a tasking, is submitted for two reasons: - CORRECT ANSWER a) personnel/equipment not available
b) Severe mission impact
What are some options to offset the deployment of a clinician? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. OCO
2. Clinical management (NEMO, nurse advice line, empanelment review)
3. manning assistance
4. ARC backfill
Readiness skills verification program establishes the baseline.... - CORRECT ANSWER AFSC skills required to perform a critical task in a medical deployment environment. Applies to personnel who hold a medical AFSC and whose duties in a deployed setting differ from day to day operations.
Category 2, UTC readiness training is for personnel assigned to.... - CORRECT ANSWER standard deployable UTCs
Formal training requirements for UTC can be found where in AFI 41-106? - CORRECT ANSWER Chapter 5 medical readiness training
What system is used to track medical readiness training - CORRECT ANSWER MRDSS-ULTRA
What medical specific exercises are mandated by AFI 41-106 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. recalls
2. medical emergency response-exercises
What is the Air force's supporting document to the Joint Strategic Capabilities plan? - CORRECT ANSWER WMP (AF war and mobilization plan)
The installation emergency management plan is a base level plan that provides guidance for emergency response to physical threats resulting from: - CORRECT ANSWER a. major accidents
b. natural disasters/severe weather events
c. conventional attack
d. terrorist attack
e. CBRN attack
the medical contingency response plan provides procedures for the unit's___ - CORRECT ANSWER emergency response missions identified in t he IEMP 10-2
The three types of readiness reporting and their respective reporting tools are: - CORRECT ANSWER a. resource readiness (Air Force input tool AF-IT via DRRS)
b. UTC readiness (AEF reporting tool ART)
c. Capability readiness (DRRS)
The _____provides the structure and mechanisms for coordinating federal support to state and local governments. - CORRECT ANSWER National response framework
The National disaster medical system (NDMS) is an integrated federal, state, and private sector ______ - CORRECT ANSWER medical response system
What is the AF structure used to respond to all emergency management incidents? - CORRECT ANSWER AF incident management system (AFIMS)
In the medical group, the unit control center is known as the___ - CORRECT ANSWER Medical Control Center
Under the Defense support to civil authorities, federal assets may be used under what conditions: - CORRECT ANSWER a) presidential declaration
b) mutual aid agreements
c) Immediate response
d) 10 day rule
What are the GPM focus areas: - CORRECT ANSWER access management
strategic planning/implementation
business planning and administration
performance improvement, monitoring and reporting
clinical practice administration
end to end
Bottom line: GPM is the end to end resource to improve: - CORRECT ANSWER Resource to improve operational level clinic performance, effectiveness, efficiency, standardization, patient flow, staffing optimization and more
the GPM is a Valuable liason between - CORRECT ANSWER clinical staff and the other MSC administrative functional areas within the medical facility
Trusted care goals (ASI) - CORRECT ANSWER Employees trained/coached at levels appropriate to every person's role and skill level
methods used organization wide for all improvement work-standardized across AFMS
Improvement as the personal responsibility of every medic
3 tenets of HRO - CORRECT ANSWER culture of safety
continuous process improvement
leadership commitment
What is the GPMs responsibility in access management - CORRECT ANSWER ensure MTF is meeting performance metrics
ensure MTF is meeting access metrics
What are the GPMs relationship with internal partners in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER Customers
External partners
Internal Partners in healthcare
Medical coding provides a standardized method for recording medical care and is used for a variety of applications in the healthcare industry - CORRECT ANSWER Classify mortality and morbidity
research and education
direct surveillance of epidemic or pandemic
provides timely medical data
required for reimbursement
credit for workload
ICD-10 - CORRECT ANSWER diagnosis code
E&M - CORRECT ANSWER time and intensity
The result of coding is converted into - CORRECT ANSWER relative value units
RVU's are generated by adding? - CORRECT ANSWER E&M and procedure codes
What is the purpose of a business performance plan? - CORRECT ANSWER Document structures, processes, and outcomes to meet established workload benchmarks, provide demand visibility and optimal roadmap to meet demand with MTF resources
What are the three focus areas of the healthcare performance heads up display? - CORRECT ANSWER patient safety, access to care and quality of care
According to the HUD what is the goal (%) for primary care leakage? - CORRECT ANSWER 24%
The service delivery assessment (SDA) solicits feedback from whom? - CORRECT ANSWER patients one day after appointment
What are the four focus areas of the SDA? - CORRECT ANSWER access to care
patient satisfaction with MTF
Patient satisfaction with provider
patient safety
The AFMS provides a rapidly responding_____which can be tailored to meet specific requirements - CORRECT ANSWER EMEDS
The Air transportable clinic (ATC) is a versatile equipment package maintained by ____ but designed to support flying squadrons and specialized operational squadrons - CORRECT ANSWER MDG
Treatment
staging
evacuation - CORRECT ANSWER EMEDS
ERPSS
AE
EMEDS provides a modular build of capability organized into three force modules - CORRECT ANSWER ERPSS+HRT
ERPSS+10
ERPSS+25
The en route patient staging system (ERPSS) serves as the _____between medical facilities and aeromedical evacuation - CORRECT ANSWER liason
Who is responsible for clinical operations oversight of clinical guidance for AE crews and medical/training guidance for SG managed AE UTCs - CORRECT ANSWER AMC/SG
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