Questions: A nurse is teaching a class about the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP). Which of the following information should the nurse include? The HACRP reimburses a medical facility based on the client's primary diagnosis. The HACRP links Medicare payments to health care quality. The HACRP determines the length of hospitalization for clients who have the same diagnosis. The HACRP is not used in the acute care setting. PREVIOUS CONTINUE

The answer is "The HACRP links Medicare payments to health care quality."

This statement is incorrect. The HACRP does not reimburse based on the client's primary diagnosis. Instead, it focuses on reducing hospital-acquired conditions and links payments to the quality of care provided.

This statement is correct. The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) is designed to improve patient safety by reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired conditions. It links Medicare payments to the quality of care provided, penalizing hospitals with higher rates of these conditions.

This statement is incorrect. The HACRP does not determine the length of hospitalization. It focuses on the quality of care and the reduction of hospital-acquired conditions, not on the duration of hospital stays.

This statement is incorrect. The HACRP is specifically used in the acute care setting to incentivize hospitals to improve patient safety and reduce the occurrence of hospital-acquired conditions.