Question

1 Which is NOT a characteristic of multi-specialty group practice?

Group of answer choices

Strong affiliation with a hospital

Physician-led coordinated care.

Salary-based specialty practices

Contract with multiple health plans

2

Strengthening and increasing access to primary care is critical to promoting health and reducing overall healthcare costs. Which is the aim of advanced primary care practices—also called “medical homes”?

Group of answer choices

Team approach with emphasis on prevention

Provide for coordinated care

Delivery of high quality and efficient service

Invest in healthcare infrastructure

3.

A 2013 report indicates that out of the top 17 Organizations for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries, the U.S. ranked last based on repetitious patterns of poor health throughout the entire lifespan. Which factors are determinates of poor health? Select all that apply.

Group of answer choices

Access to medical and dental care

Availability of healthcare coverage

Incidence of chronic disease

Likelihood of death by violence

Maternal and infant mortality

Answer 1

1. Answer :- Salary based specialty practices.

It is not a part of multispeciality group practice. Multispeciality group practices means one organisation ( may be hospital or nursing home or clinic) giving multiple care facility to the patient and for this reason the patient have not to go to other organisation. Usually these are strongly affiliated to a organisation like hospital. Here multiple numbers of physicians are present for particular speciality. All the health plans are available here for patient similar as like single speciality practice.

2. Answer:- Delivery of high quality and efficient service.

Medical homes is a model for providing primary care to the patient. Medical home model should be patient centred and easily accessible ,give quality medical support.

3. Answer:- Access to medical and dental care

Availability of healthcare coverage

Incidence of chronic disease

   Maternal and infant mortality.

All are correct except , likelihood of death by violence.

Likelihood of death by violence is related to socioeconomic conditions and poverty and it is not a determinant of poor health.

Poor health directly related to how much the medical and dental care is easily accessible. Also it is related with availability or area of coverage of healthcare. If the chronic disease persists for a long period which indicates that the health condition is poor. If Maternal and infant mortality is high which neans the health care is poor in condition.