Mixed Deck — All CCM Topics Flashcards
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Florence Nightingale is frequently cited as an early precursor to case management due to her systematic coordination of nursing care and resources during which 19th-century conflict?
Answer: The Crimean War
Florence Nightingale organized and coordinated nursing care for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War (1853–1856), exemplifying the systematic care coordination that foreshadowed modern case management practice.
What is 'shared decision-making' in client engagement?
Answer: A collaborative process where client and healthcare team exchange information and deliberate on options
Shared decision-making is a collaborative process where clients and providers jointly deliberate on treatment options.
Language barriers, gestures, Taboos and cultural traditions believes in religion & spirit, Conflicts involving religion and culture
Answer: Cultural & Religious Assessment
All the listed items—language barriers, gestures, taboos, cultural traditions, beliefs in religion and spirit, and conflicts involving religion and culture—are essential components of a comprehensive cultural and religious assessment. This assessment helps case managers understand a client's background, values, and beliefs to provide culturally sensitive, respectful, and effective care that aligns with their worldview.
In case management, 'continuity of care' is best defined as:
Answer: Seamless, coordinated care across settings, providers, and time to prevent gaps in services
Continuity of care refers to coordinated, uninterrupted care across different settings, providers, and time periods to prevent service gaps and fragmentation.
Under HIPAA, a 'covered entity' includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Employers who only self-administer a health plan internally
Employers acting solely in their capacity as employers (not as health plan administrators transmitting PHI electronically) are not HIPAA covered entities.
When a case manager conducts a 'functional assessment,' the primary purpose is to evaluate:
Answer: The client's ability to perform activities of daily living and maintain independence
A functional assessment evaluates the client's capacity to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs, determining their level of independence and care needs.
A client from a collectivist cultural background defers all medical decisions to their eldest son. The case manager should:
Answer: Assess whether the client has chosen this arrangement and, if so, include the son while ensuring the client's voice is still heard
Cultural competence requires understanding that shared decision-making within a family can be the client's own autonomous choice in collectivist cultures.
A client living in a rural area needs specialty care unavailable locally. Which advocacy action is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Explore telehealth options, travel assistance, and out-of-network exception requests to reduce access barriers
The case manager must creatively address geographic barriers using telehealth, travel support, and payer exceptions to ensure equitable access.
To renew the CCM credential, certificants must complete how many continuing education hours within the five-year renewal period (as an alternative to retaking the exam)?
Answer: 80 hours
The CCMC requires 80 continuing education hours over the five-year certification period for CCM renewal, ensuring that certificants remain current with evolving case management knowledge and practices.
Which of the following BEST describes the primary purpose of measuring outcomes in case management?
Answer: To demonstrate the value and effectiveness of case management interventions.
The fundamental reason for measuring outcomes is to provide objective data that shows how case management activities lead to improved client health, better resource utilization, and enhanced quality of care. This demonstrates the program's value to clients, healthcare organizations, and payers.
What is HEDIS?
Answer: A comprehensive set of standardized performance measures for evaluating health plans
HEDIS is a standardized performance measurement set maintained by NCQA for evaluating health plan quality.
A case manager is assessing a client who recently lost their job and is showing signs of depression. Which screening tool is most commonly used to assess depression severity in case management settings?
Answer: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The PHQ-9 is the most widely used validated tool for screening and measuring depression severity in clinical and case management settings.
The PRIMARY goal of utilization management in case management is to:
Answer: Ensure appropriate use of healthcare resources
Utilization management ensures clients receive necessary, appropriate, and cost-effective care at the right level of service.
What does the term 'self-efficacy' refer to in the context of psychosocial case management?
Answer: A client's belief in their own capacity to perform behaviors necessary to achieve a specific goal
Self-efficacy, a concept developed by Albert Bandura, refers to an individual's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations, which strongly influences health behaviors and treatment adherence.
What is a capitated payment model?
Answer: A fixed per-member-per-month payment covering all contracted services regardless of utilization
Capitation pays a fixed PMPM amount to cover all contracted services, incentivizing efficient coordination.
A case manager documenting a client's 'maximum medical improvement' (MMI) means the client has:
Answer: Reached the point where further significant recovery is not expected
MMI is the point at which a medical condition has stabilized and is unlikely to substantially improve further with continued treatment, though some residual impairment may remain.
What role does motivational interviewing play in client engagement?
Answer: A collaborative, person-centered approach that strengthens the client's own motivation for change
MI is a collaborative communication approach designed to strengthen the client's intrinsic motivation for change.
A case manager notices a pattern of a physician ordering the same high-cost test for every patient regardless of diagnosis. This is MOST likely an example of:
Answer: Overutilization
Ordering tests indiscriminately without clinical indication represents overutilization, which drives up costs without improving outcomes.
Which advocacy action is most appropriate when a systemic barrier affects multiple clients?
Answer: Advocate for systemic policy change while also addressing individual needs
Case managers should advocate at both individual and systemic levels simultaneously.
A case manager suspects a client is experiencing elder abuse from a caregiver. The most appropriate immediate action is to:
Answer: Assess the client's immediate safety and make a mandatory report to Adult Protective Services
Case managers are mandatory reporters of suspected elder abuse and must prioritize client safety by reporting to APS immediately.