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What are types of graphic presentation? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Bar graphs, pie
charts, line graphs, control charts, dashboards, spreadsheets, scatter grams, pareto
chart, radar chart, tree chart
What does a bar graph show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Horizontal or vertical bars
proportional to the values of the data. These are used for quick comparison of
information.
What does a pie chart show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Show proportions of a
whole or percentage of a whole.
What does a line graph show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Line connecting
data points in a sequential order to show a trend over time.
What does a control chart show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Used to observe
performance by studying variation over time and monitors if a process is within
control or out of control limits using upper and lower control lines calculated using
standard deviation or sigma values with the center line representing the overall
average.
,What does a dashboard show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ A compact visual
presentation of critical data, usually at a higher level, to be easily understood
at a glance.
What do spreadsheets show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ A collection of data in
columns and rows that hold the data detail -- usually produced in an "Excel"
type of document.12
What does a scatter gram show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Displays values for
two variables showing the distribution of the values. 12
What does a pareto chart show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ A chart showing data
from most to least frequently occurring information from left to right. These are
used to clearly identify higher valued items (e.g., The highest frequency or priority
for resolution).
What does a radar chart show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Radar Chart - (same as
spider gram) shows the relationship between multiple variables with one or more
axis.
What does a tree chart show? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ (Fishbone diagram) -
used to identify all of the various issues/tasks that go into development of a
single outcome.
,How would you present volume? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Visualized by a bar
chart (similar to a histogram) showing different heights depicting variance from
comparative items or periods of time.
How would you present a trend? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ A trend is a series of
consecutive information/data that is all moving upward or downward as time
progresses. A trend line can be overlaid onto the chart information/ data for the
reader to more easily visualize if there is a trend over time.
What is the process of PIPS? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ recognition, assessment, and
correction
Who originated the National Trauma Data Bank? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ ACS
What is the Joint Commission? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ It is a national
organization that provides standards so that hospitals may obtain accreditation for
licensure and gain the right to receive payment from Medicaid and Medicare.
What created the Joint Commission? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Created by merging
the Hospital Standardization Program with similar programs run by the American
College of Physicians, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical
, Association, and the Canadian Medical Association.
What is benchmarking? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ A benchmark is a standard by
which something can be measured or judged, comparing like data over time with
different organizations, providers, or with a recommended or desired
outcome/standard.
What are filters? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Filters are tools that can be used to
gather data into specifically defined groups, or a single item. Filters are used to
easily define, view, or calculate subgroups within a larger population
How do you calculate an ICU day? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ ICU Day = a count
of any day, or partial day, that the patient was in an ICU. For example: if the
patient was admitted at 11pm on one day, and discharged at 10 am the next day,
this will equal 2 (two) ICU days, since the stay included 2 (two) 24 hour days.
What are the 4 steps in PI and loop closure? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Identification
of Issues
Review of Issues
Corrective Action
Result Evaluation
What does population analysis look at? - CORRECT ANS ✔✔✔ Population
age, gender, residence, nationality, etc.