Study Guide
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), how did
the United States rank in the terms of life expectancy at birth for females in 2016? - Answer
30th
According to the OCED, 2016, THE US Infant Morality Rate (IMR) was 5.9 per 1000 live births.
How many countries among the OCED members stayed had a higher IMR? - Answer 3
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the Triple Aim framework for
optimizing health system performance the framework consist of: - Answer all of the above
The IHI triple aim initiatives include: - Answer all of the above
The concept that is defined as the probability of dying between birth and exactly one year of
age is represented by which of the following? - Answer infant morality rate
What are the three criteria do evaluating Healthcare systems? - Answer quality, equity,
efficiency
The Commonwealth Fund's 2017 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall report indicates among 11 peer
countries, the US health system performance was treated worst in nearly every aspect: overall
performance, including preventive care, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and
patient preferences; access, including affordability and timeliness; administrative efficiency;
equity; and health care outcomes. - Answer true
Which of the following is a nonprofit organization that develops standardized performance
measures and facilities quality data reporting so that individual hospital and health systems can
be compared? - Answer NFQ
Which of the is the oldest and largest Healthcare accrediting organization in the US? - Answer
The Joint Commission
Which of the following is true of nosocomial infections? - Answer They are caused by
microorganisms that are rare in the hospital setting.
Which of the following terms refers to a measure of whether Healthcare produced desired
results? - Answer clinical effectiveness