Which describes why a health care agency would want to achieve accreditation? (Select one that does not apply.)

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Accreditation is one means to assess the quality of services and care of the organization. Specific minimum standards must be met by an organization to obtain accreditation. Indeed, accreditation serves the purpose of instilling public confidence in a program, institution, or organization (IOM, 2016). Accrediting organizations require outcomes data, which they use to assess overall performance, but these data are collected by the agency, not the accrediting organization.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Immunization has the greatest potential for disease prevention in the U.S. due to its proven effectiveness in controlling infectious diseases like measles and polio, impacting large populations efficiently.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Medicare uses diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) for hospital reimbursement, making (C) correct. It covers those 65+, not 60 (A is incorrect), and isn’t tied to welfare rolls (B is incorrect). It doesn’t cover all costs (D is incorrect).

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Effective patient education requires multiple strategies tailored to the patient, not a single strategy (D is the exception). All other options are standard components of effective counseling.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The RVS aims to adjust physician reimbursement, not hospital reimbursement (A is incorrect). It increases primary care payments (B), decreases surgical payments (C), aligns somewhat with Canadian models (D), and encourages more patient time (E).