To facilitate electronic commerce (eCommerce), a health plan may establish a secured extranet. One true statement about a secured extranet is that it is
Economically, health plans cannot provide coverage for every drug available from every manufacturer. As a result, purchaser contracts often include provisions specifying that certain drugs or drug types will not be covered. These provisions are referred to as
Determine whether the following statement is true or false:
Participation in disease management programs is currently voluntary.
Determine whether the following statement is true or false:
Independent review organizations (IROs) can mediate disputes and offer advisory opinions to health plans on UR issues, but they cannot render binding decisions on appeals.
The paragraph below contains an incomplete statement. Select the answer choice containing the term that correctly completes the paragraph.
To manage the delivery of healthcare services to their members, health plans use clinical practice parameters. ___________________ is the type of clinical practice parameter that a health plan uses to make coverage decisions concerning medical necessity and appropriateness.
The following statements are about risk management for case management. Three of the statements are true and one is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.
The Medicaid population can be divided into subgroups based on their relative size and the costs of providing benefits. From the answer choices below, select the response that correctly identifies the subgroups that represent the largest percentages of the total Medicaid population and of total Medicaid expenditures. Largest % of Medicaid Population- Largest % of Medicaid Expenditures-
Determine whether the following statement is true or false:
The delegation of medical management functions to providers can occur without the transfer of financial risk.
With respect to the activities of MCO medical directors, it is correct to say that medical directors typically perform all of the following activities EXCEPT
Nilay Sharma suffered a small wound while working in his yard and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A triage nurse at the hospital evaluated Mr. Sharma’s condition and directed him to an outpatient unit in the hospital where a physician assistant examined, cleaned, and sutured the wound. Mr. Sharma returned home following treatment. The care Mr. Sharma received at the hospital is an example of the type of care known as