Exam 12: Case Population Health Management

Vital statistics are utilized in population and community health status assessments. Which of the following methods of data collection are utilized in these assessments (select all that apply)?

The strategic development department of the hospital has gathered data on length of stay, condition severity levels, and standards of practice for stroke patients, total hip replacement patients, and total knee replacement patients. Data are being compared with other hospital data, national databases, and professional organization guidelines for the care of these types of patients. This practice or strategy is referred to as:

Actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location are known as:

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), chronic diseases account for _____% of deaths in the United States.

Success in the development and implementation of a disease management problem may be the result in part of which of the following factors?

A continuum of care: