Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View

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1. What % of hospitals surveyed in the United States met the minimum standards set forth in 1917 by Dr. Codman's Hospital Standardization Program.

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2. Which organization was established to produce evidence to make care safer; higher quality; more accessible, equitable and affordable; and to ensure the that the evidence is understood and used.

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3. The "To Err is Human" report was the first Institute of Medicine report that highlighted the extent of preventable harm across the healthcare continuum.

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4. Who was the first known person to use the term preventable harm in healthcare?

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5. What are the narratives that are holding us back in healthcare from improving patient safety?

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6. Which evidenced-based interventions were implemented by Florence Nightingale and the Sanitary Commission to significantly reduce preventable harm among Crimean war soldiers? (Select all that apply.)

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7. Healthcare uses improvement science to improve the patient experience.

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8. The "Free from Harm" report highlights that there is significant risk for preventable harm because harm can occur anywhere care happens. This includes ____ million admissions annually to hospitals and ____ billion ambulatory visits.

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9. The "Crossing the Quality Chasm" report highlighted several strategies for redesigning the healthcare system. Which of these were included?

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10. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JHAHO) primary purpose was to provide voluntary accreditation.

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