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The quality improvement team is reviewing quarterly incident reports and evaluating the
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effect of Six Sigma strategies on the quantity of medication errors over the past two
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years. The team hypothesizes a continuous reduction in medical errors for each
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quarter. The sample consists of patient clinical and demographic characteristics.
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Unfortunately, causation cannot be determined from the data available. Which research
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method should be used to test the team's hypothesis? - answer-Time-series
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A hospital researcher has access to one year of hospital emergency department claims
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data. The researcher is investigating the association of race on the timeliness of
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delivery of care. The sample includes information on patient demographics, insurance
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information, and emergency department factors. Due to patient confidentiality, the
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sample does not include patient clinical information and outcomes. Which research
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method should be used? - answer-Cross-sectional
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A policy analyst is interested in determining if the prospective payment system (PPS)
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has improved hospital efficiency over time during the past ten years. The sample for
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analysis consists of ten years of data after the introduction of the PPS and includes
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measures of efficiency and other relevant control variables. The analyst hypothesizes
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that hospital efficiency should have increased each year after the PPS was
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implemented. Which research method should the analyst use? - answer-Time-series
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Which type of data analysis could be used in quantitative research? - answer-Reporting
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the distribution of results or outcomes
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What is a characteristic of qualitative research methods? - answer-Introduces
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subjectivity to data collection
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Many physician practices now utilize an electronic health record (EHR) system that
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includes a secure messaging feature. Some of these practices have extended their
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contact with patients by conducting virtual visits between people with diabetes and
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nurses who are certified diabetes educators. The remote technology includes the ability
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to monitor blood glucose data to determine if these values are within goal range. After
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six months, the results of the blood glucose levels for the group participating in the
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virtual visits were evaluated. Which research method was used? - answer-Cross-
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sectional
A researcher wants to determine whether continuity of care is improved with the use of
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coordination of care documents among primary care physicians and specialists. The
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, n researcher decides to review various published studies to assess the clinical
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n effectiveness of these documents on patient outcomes. Which research method is
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n being used - answer-Meta-analysis
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The state public health researcher wants to begin a five-year initiative to coordinate
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immunizations for children in the foster care system. The results will be compared to
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previous years to measure the effectiveness of the initiative. Which research method
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should be used to study this initiative? - answer-Pre/post-study
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Using publicly reported data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
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researchers want to examine the relationship between 30-day readmissions and
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mortality rates for patients with heart failure at five facilities. Before this can be done,
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researchers need to estimate mortality rates and readmission rates from heart failure.
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Which statistical technique should be used to calculate the estimated rates? - answer-
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Researchers want to determine if a particular risk factor or risk factors are associated
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with the frequency for nonelective readmission within 30 days among patients with
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diabetes in a metropolitan area. The variables of interest include age, gender,
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race/ethnicity, and insurance status. Which statistical technique should be used? -
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answer-Regression analysis
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A hospital researcher is interested in investigating the association between hospital
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ownership (i.e., government, investor, and not-for-profit) on overall hospital quality
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scores. Research MethodsA cross-sectional data set of all urban hospitals from eight
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states is used in this study. The data were obtained from various administrative
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databases: Medicare Hospital Cost Report Information System, the American Hospital
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Association, and the Area Health Resource File. Descriptive statistics are used to
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summarize the data. An ordinary least squares regression is used to test the
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relationship between ownership status and hospital quality while controlling for hospital
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and market characteristics. Which component is missing from these research methods?
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- answer-Research design
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A hospital researcher is interested in the association between patient satisfaction and
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hospital market share. The researcher hypothesizes that increased patient satisfaction
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will lead to an increase in hospital market share. Research MethodsA longitudinal study
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of seven years will be conducted to assess the change in hospital market share over
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time. Urban hospitals from the United States that have more than 100 beds will be
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included in the analysis. The data set will include hospital characteristics and market
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characteristics. Administrative data will be obtained from the American Hospital
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Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals, the Area Health Resources File, and the
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Hospital Compare website. The variables included in the data set will control for other
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factors that may impact hospital patient satisfaction. Statistical significance will be set at
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α = 0.05 for the analysis. The results of the analysis will be of i - answer-Analysis plan
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