Quality Improvement Trends in Healthcare

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QUESTION 1

1. Which group has little impact on quality in healthcare?

		Payers and purchasers
		Individual patients
		Regulators
		Professional organizations

1.5 points

QUESTION 2

1. In recent years, what factor has made the focus on quality improvement efforts in ambulatory care easier?

		Laws requiring a focus on ambulatory care settings
		Uptake of electronic health records (EHR) in the ambulatory care setting
		Openness to quality from staff
		Value-based purchasing arrangements

1.5 points

QUESTION 3

1. Why have health systems been slow to adopt electronic health records (EHR) despite their value in improving healthcare quality?

		Professional disagreement on their value
		Skepticism on the impact on quality
		Cost and complexity
		Lack of technical expertise

1.5 points

QUESTION 4

1. Why have nursing homes been a significant focus of quality improvement efforts?

		The frailty and vulnerability of the population
		Historic improvement in outcomes from prior efforts
		Uptake of electronic health records (EHR) in the nursing home setting
		Easy of access by quality improvement agencies

1.5 points

QUESTION 5

1. Quality measures have four primary uses. Identify the one that falls outside one of these uses.

		Internal quality monitoring and improvement
		Organizational marketing plans
		Basis for incentive payments to improve care
		Public reporting and accreditation

1.5 points

QUESTION 6

1. FMEA is a tool that has been applied in healthcare settings. What does it stand for?

		Failed modality end analysis
		Failure mode and effects analysis
		Failed medical ending analysis
		Failure modules and error analysis

1.5 points

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following has not been identified by researchers as a barrier to reporting errors?

		Lack of familiarity with reporting process
		Uncertainty of what should be reported
		Avoidance of the administrative hassle
		Fear of punitive action

1.5 points

QUESTION 8

1. When is punitive action not necessarily appropriate?

		When a person knowingly takes an action that could cause harm
		When the result of the behavior leads to patient death
		When the behavior is considered criminal or negligent
		When a person knowingly violates an established procedure

1.5 points

QUESTION 9

1. What field of medicine has a low reporting rate of errors despite being a large portion of medical care delivered?

1.5 points

QUESTION 10

1. What is an execution error?

		Putting the patient at risk through a lack of planning
		The execution of a plan is carried out
		When a treatment plan is prepared incorrectly
		When a plan is correct but not carried out as intended

1.5 points

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