Quality Care Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Quality care purpose - Answer-Assure the P&P, vision, mission, goals are being carried out
Quality - Answer-Degree HC org increases likelihood of desired health outcome
Quality depends on: - Answer-1. What happens to the pt
2. Care delivered by the provider
3. Organization's mgmt
4. External environment (HC regulations)
To Err is Human - Answer-Publication 2000 by IOM
-Identified up to 98,000 ppl/yr die d/t *medical error*
Clinton Adm - Answer-Enacted multiple measures to improve stats
-Crossing the Quality Chiasm
-The Balanced Budget Act
-Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program
, Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program - Answer-Reports to *Congress*
Agency for HC Research on Quality (AHRQ) - Answer-Fed agency focus to improve quality care
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) - Answer-Fed-sponsored BUT private-contracted
-Plays role in *all* areas of HC in monitoring quality
MedQIC - Answer-(Created by *CMS*)Electronic data sharing for quality measures
Institute for HC Improvement (IHI) - Answer-Provides *tools* & *training* in form of:
-Publications, videos on HC improvement
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - Answer-*Accreditation* agency
-Focus on quality
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative - Answer-(PQRI; 2007) *Voluntary* quality-reporting program
-Provides financial incentive to participate
-Rewards PTs & Mds for reporting measures of quality to improve pt. care
-*2% bonus* based on physician's fee schedule
-PTs report on *8 measures*
6 Dimensions of quality - Answer-1. Safety
2. Effectiveness
3. Efficient
Correct Answers
Quality care purpose - Answer-Assure the P&P, vision, mission, goals are being carried out
Quality - Answer-Degree HC org increases likelihood of desired health outcome
Quality depends on: - Answer-1. What happens to the pt
2. Care delivered by the provider
3. Organization's mgmt
4. External environment (HC regulations)
To Err is Human - Answer-Publication 2000 by IOM
-Identified up to 98,000 ppl/yr die d/t *medical error*
Clinton Adm - Answer-Enacted multiple measures to improve stats
-Crossing the Quality Chiasm
-The Balanced Budget Act
-Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program
, Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program - Answer-Reports to *Congress*
Agency for HC Research on Quality (AHRQ) - Answer-Fed agency focus to improve quality care
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) - Answer-Fed-sponsored BUT private-contracted
-Plays role in *all* areas of HC in monitoring quality
MedQIC - Answer-(Created by *CMS*)Electronic data sharing for quality measures
Institute for HC Improvement (IHI) - Answer-Provides *tools* & *training* in form of:
-Publications, videos on HC improvement
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - Answer-*Accreditation* agency
-Focus on quality
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative - Answer-(PQRI; 2007) *Voluntary* quality-reporting program
-Provides financial incentive to participate
-Rewards PTs & Mds for reporting measures of quality to improve pt. care
-*2% bonus* based on physician's fee schedule
-PTs report on *8 measures*
6 Dimensions of quality - Answer-1. Safety
2. Effectiveness
3. Efficient
