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. 2013 Sep 2;18:10.3402/meo.v18i0.20746. doi: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.20746

Table 1.

POCHS categories

Topics Lectures Learning objective
Healthcare System Finance Healthcare costs, financial incentives, insurance plans—Medicare, Medicaid, private plans, HSA To list three major differences between Medicare and Medicaid
Organization of Medical Practices PPO, HMOs, medical homes, ACOs, health information technology To articulate three benefits and three potential risks of an ACO or medical home
Healthcare Policy, Reform and Advocacy Reform in Washington, P-PACA, Special Interest Groups—PHARMA, Comparative International Health Systems To recognize the role of patient advocacy in improving health outcomes
Quality in Healthcare Measures-structural, process, outcomes
Malpractice, conflicts of interest
To identify a patient outcome that is influenced by a systems-based practice process measure