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100

This device uses a "sun, moon, and river" analogy to help rule out diabetic retinopathy for at risk patients

What is RetinaVue?

100

When a patient has a diagnosis of depression, the PHQ-9 will gap at this frequency. 

What is every 3 months?

100

Rather than fee-for-service, Oak Street Health operates on this type of model.

What is a value-based care?

100

This, often called the "silent killer," is a condition where pressure against artery walls is consistently too high.

What is hypertension?

100

This site should not be used for any medication dose over 1mL or steroids.

What is the deltoid?

200

This device measures a patient's hemoglobin level and can be used to check for anemia

What is the HemoCue?

200

These are social factors, such as transportation or loneliness, that Oak Street addresses to keep seniors healthy.

What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?

200

This is an established patient's first visit of the year. 

What is an HRV?

200
A patient's blood pressure needs to be under this to be considered controlled at OSH

What is <140/90?

200

This color tube is second in the order of draw and is used for coagulation studies.

What is the Light Blue top?

300

When doing the PT/INR test this lancet gauge must be used. 

What is a 21-gauge lancet?

300

A normal spirometry score is this.

What is 70% or above?

300

Patients tiered GOOD are seen at this frequency. 

What is every 6 months?

300

For VIP/Serious patients, our goal is to complete the PDV/MRP within this time frame.

What is 7 days?

300

When prepping the area for zio patch application, this is the first step.

What is shave the hair?

400

External quality controls are completed on the HemoCue at this frequency.

What is never?

400

In order for a spirometry result to be acceptable, the quality of the test must be this. 

What is A, B, or C?

400

This person is the CEO of CVS.

Who is David Joyner?

400

If a patient is diagnosed with retinopathy, the RetinaVue needs to be completed at this frequency.

What is once a year?

400

When using a butterfly needle to collect a PT/INR via lab draw, this must be drawn first to ensure the tube fills completely.

What is a waste tube?

500

When doing a urine dip the specimen must be dipped within this amount of time or placed in the refrigerator.

What is less than 1 hour?

500

To ensure accurate results, patients should avoid using this type of medication for 4-6 hours prior to a diagnostic spirometry test.

What is a bronchodilator?

500

These verbal screeners are required to be completed at the Medicare Wellness Visit.

What is PHQ-2, VES-13, Audit-C, and SDOH?

500

If a patient has a diabetes diagnosis, they must be prescribed this in order to be compliant with our SPD medication metric. 

What is a statin?

500

This electrode is placed at the 4th intercostal space, right of the sternum.

What is V1?

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