CPHQ

H Appointment - ANSWER Selection for membership in a medical professional staff or to a practitioner panel. H Appraisal - ANSWER Initial evaluation by peers of a practitioner's competency to provide care and services to patients in or for a healthcare origination. Appraisal may include credentialing, privileging, proctoring and appointment. H Benchmark - ANSWER A comparative "best" as baseline for improvement. H Clinical Path - ANSWER A prospective, detailed, strategic treatment regimen...

Data correct answer: DATA Is the collection of Facts, concepts, instructions Information correct answer: Information Is the translation of data into results and statements for decision making What are the four rights of an effective Information System correct answer: The four rights of a Quality Information system are : the right people receive the right information at the right time in the right way Two ways outcomes data is collected and analyzed in healthcare correct answer: Outc...

Accreditation correct answer: An external "seal of approval" indicating that a facility or service has passed a standardized objective review process (usually an on-site survey) conducted by an impartial organization and that is meets guidelines or nationally/internationally recognized performance standards. Usually a volunteer process. Act correct answer: The step in the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at which one implements changes on a broad scale Activity Network Diagram correct answer: ...

Medical staff By-laws correct answer: delineate how medical staff will organize and govern Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) correct answer: -lead federal agency charged with improving quality and safety of US healthcare system -invests in and develops the knowledge and tools -creates materials to teach and train healthcare systems and professionals to put results od research into practice -generates measures and data used by providers and policymakers Institute for H...

According to the Institute of Medicine which of the following is NOT one of the domains of quality care? a. Government regulation b. Customization c. Safety d. Interventions consistent with the latest medical change correct answer: a. government regulation Which of the following is NOT one of the types of quality problems identified by the Institute of Medicine's National Roundtable on Health Care Quality? a. Misuse b. Abuse c. Overuse d. Underuse correct answer: B. Abuse A doct...

PDSA Cycle correct answer: Plan Do Study Act. Developed by Shewhart. Applied the scientific method too all activities on the manufacturing shop floor. Start small then try test under different conditions. Plan correct answer: Work with team to develop discharge planning form (form is the task used in test) Do correct answer: "Next Monday get RN to use the form for 3 patients" Study correct answer: Get feedback from RN and keep track of %of patients discharged Act correct answer...

Which of the following can be defined as, "A set of measures and data that give managers and administrators a quick yet comprehensive overview of performance? a. Process measurement b. Balanced scorecard c. Dashboard d. Six Sigma correct answer: Balanced Scorecard Balanced scorecards are useful because they put strategy and vision at the center of an organization's efforts. They provide a visual display of the entire organization's progress. (Scorecards tell health systems how th...

Relaese without written authorization is regulated by national/state statutes & may include all of the following except: A. Patients family member B. Governing body representative C. Senior leadership - CEO D. Healthcare personnel involved with this patients care at this time E. QI, risk management, & UM staff F. Health Info Management staff correct answer: A What is the term used for information used for decision making? A. Data B. Information C. Decisions correct answer: C Wha...

The rate of Cesarean section performed at a facility over the past 5 years is best presented in a correct answer: control chart because data collected over time. A large acute care facility has fostered a culture of patient safety through staff education, support of process improvements at the departmental level, and implementation of a non-punitive approach to error reporting. Compliance with patient safety goals in departments range from 75—100%.How should the organization assess its c...

1. Which of the following is the best definition of "vision" in regard to creating an organizational vision statement? a. The ability to see the future b. An ideal future state c. A realistic action plan for future performance d. An outline of future organizational purpose. correct answer: 1. B: In the creation of an organizational vision statement, vision is a description—realistic or not—of an ideal future state. This description of an ideal future state gives shape to the goals ...