Selected study question: What policy drivers could states and the federal government use to bring the quality up and cost down? Are the current efforts effective?
Discipline: Health Care
Type of Paper: Other
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: APA
Question
Description
Respond to one of the Study Questions at the end of Chapter 15 of the textbook
Study Questions
1. Why did employers and health plans agree to an external third-party evaluation program?
2. What role can or should accreditation and quality measurement/reporting play in the future, as the public availability of performance data increases and payment is linked to performance (or value)?
3. What policy drivers could states and the federal government use to bring quality up and cost down? Are the current efforts effective?
4. Does the current quality measurement approach lead to better quality and lower cost? Whether your answer is yes or no, how could the approach to measurement improve?
5. As CMS and states push to introduce value-based payment models, what mechanisms would you employ to ensure the accuracy and validity of measurement data? Would you adjust reported performance rates and/or payment to account for population differences?No use of personal pronouns
*please let me know which question you choose*
