PRE-ASSESSMENT: ANALYTICAL METHODS OF HEALTH LEADERS (RAO2) (PRAO) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
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PRE-ASSESSMENT: ANALYTICAL METHODS OF
HEALTH LEADERS (RAO2) (PRAO) PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
The quality improvement team is reviewing quarterly incident reports and
evaluating the effect of Six Sigma strategies on the quantity of medication
errors over the past two years. The...
PRE-ASSESSMENT: ANALYTICAL METHODS OF
HEALTH LEADERS (RAO2) (PRAO) PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
The quality improvement team is reviewing quarterly incident reports and
evaluating the effect of Six Sigma strategies on the quantity of medication
errors over the past two years. The team hypothesizes a continuous
reduction in medical errors for each quarter. The sample consists of patient
clinical and demographic characteristics. Unfortunately, causation cannot
be determined from the data available. Which research method should be
used to test the team's hypothesis? - Answer✔️✔️-Time-series
A hospital researcher has access to one year of hospital emergency
department claims data. The researcher is investigating the association of
race on the timeliness of delivery of care. The sample includes information
on patient demographics, insurance information, and emergency
department factors. Due to patient confidentiality, the sample does not
include patient clinical information and outcomes. Which research method
should be used? - Answer✔️✔️-Cross-sectional
A policy analyst is interested in determining if the prospective payment
system (PPS) has improved hospital efficiency over time during the past
ten years. The sample for analysis consists of ten years of data after the
introduction of the PPS and includes measures of efficiency and other
relevant control variables. The analyst hypothesizes that hospital efficiency
should have increased each year after the PPS was implemented. Which
research method should the analyst use? - Answer✔️✔️-Time-series
Which type of data analysis could be used in quantitative research? -
Answer✔️✔️-Reporting the distribution of results or outcomes
What is a characteristic of qualitative research methods? - Answer✔️✔️-
Introduces subjectivity to data collection
Many physician practices now utilize an electronic health record (EHR)
system that includes a secure messaging feature. Some of these practices
have extended their contact with patients by conducting virtual visits
between people with diabetes and nurses who are certified diabetes
educators. The remote technology includes the ability to monitor blood
glucose data to determine if these values are within goal range. After six
months, the results of the blood glucose levels for the group participating
in the virtual visits were evaluated. Which research method was used? -
Answer✔️✔️-Cross-sectional
A researcher wants to determine whether continuity of care is improved
with the use of coordination of care documents among primary care
physicians and specialists. The researcher decides to review various
published studies to assess the clinical effectiveness of these documents on
patient outcomes. Which research method is being used - Answer✔️✔️-
Meta-analysis
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