ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Benchmark - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of reference for comparison
Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - Process used to compare an individual's
(organization's) outcomes with those of high performers
Performance benchmark - CORRECT ANSWER - In health care, an ideal practice
standard target that has been achieved by some group or organization known for its quality of
services
Comparative Effectiveness Research - CORRECT ANSWER - Research evidence
generated from studies comparing drugs, medical devices, tests, or ways to deliver health care
Dashboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Visual representation of data to enable review,
analysis, and tracking of data trends
Disease management - CORRECT ANSWER - Organized process focusing on patient's
disease as target of interest, with improvements in outcomes seen as a result of attention to
attributes or characteristics of disease
Outcomes management - CORRECT ANSWER - Implementation of interventions to
achieve a desired effect
Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - Extent to which interventions or actions taken in
clinical settings perform as desired with defined populations
Efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Effects achieved by some intervention in relation to
effort expended in terms of money, resources, time