1. Which of the following methods does the Patient Centered Pharmacy Care Collaborative focus on to improve transitions of care:
A. Bedside Delivery
B. Improved hospital to clinic transitions
C. Ward to ward medication reconciliation
D. Teach-back method
2. Which is the best first step in starting a transition of care program at a health system:
A. Start with a pharmacy pilot to show what pharmacy can do to provide great medication reconciliation
B. Assemble a group of engaged physicians and teach them how to conduct a thorough medication reconciliation
C. Send out hospital-wide emails to tell providers to complete good transitions for their patients
D. Gain administrator buy-in for a transition of care or medication reconciliation program
3. What is one of the downsides to billing the new transition of care management codes:
A. They provide less reimbursement than the traditional E/M codes
B. They have to be billed after the patient has completed the 30-day posthospitalization period
C. Coders need to attend specialized trainings to bill these codes
D. Patients incur large copayments if providers bill these codes
4. Which of the following is a requirement for the TCM codes to be billed:
A. Patients must be seen the day after they are discharged
B. Only a nurse can see patients with to bill these codes
C. Patients must fit a high-risk or moderate-risk category to bill
D. Multiple providers must be involved
5. Based on the MARQUIS tools, all of the following are tips to obtain the best possible medication history EXCEPT:
A. Use medication bottles
B. Read the medication list to patient to verify accuracy
C. Verify information with a secondary source
D. Ask open-ended questions
6. In 2006, 1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries were readmitted within 30 days when discharged from:
A. Hospital to home
B. Hospital to hospice
C. Hospital to home with home health
D. Hospital to skilled nursing facility (SNF)
7. All of the following are examples of models of transitions of care EXCEPT:
A. BOOST
B. RED
C. HSAG
D. INTERACT
8. The Joint Commission identified that the following breakdown contributes to ineffective transitions of care:
A. Lack of accountability
B. Medication reconciliation by interdisciplinary teams
C. Proactively contacting the next provider of care to exchange health information about mutual patients
D. Providing clear discharge instructions to patient/caregivers
9. The Morisky Scale helps determine the:
A. Likelihood that patient can afford their medications
B. Likelihood that patient will be nonadherent to their medications
C. Likelihood that the patient will be readmitted into the hospital
D. Likelihood that the patient will have placement issues
10. Which of the following has a ROI calculator that can be used to determine the potential cost savings that could be captured by implementing a TOC program:
A. TJC
B. CMS
C. MARQUIS
D. UCDMC
Evaluation Questions
11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
17. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
18. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
19. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
20. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
22. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
23. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
24. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
25. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Administrative/Pharmacy Director
E. Critical Care Pharmacy
F. Long-term Care
G. Managed Care/PBM
H. Oncology
I. Specialty Pharmacy
J. Industry/Manufacturing
26. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20
E. >20
