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Managed Care Nursing

Category - Healthcare Management

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You are charged with providing a baseline report of MCO patients within your
geographical region. The objective is to generate provider-specific information on male and female patients aged 55 and over having any chronic disease, with two or more related hospitalizations or ER visits over any 45-day period during the previous quarter.

This information will be used for performance improvement opportunities.

Which of the following is the best collection process for this situation?
  1. Collect the full population data
  2. Collect a sample representation
  3. Collect a random sampling representation
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: A - The best method in this case is full population data collection. Collecting the full population data, based on the specific variables and objectives of collection, will allow accurate representation of providers who have fewer patients than their average colleague.
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