IHI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
How much waste do you think there actually is to eliminate? What percentage
of all medical spending in the United States is estimated to be "unnecessary"?
Answer - 30%
What is one of the barriers to resource stewardship in Anila's story?
A. Financial incentives
B. Discomfort with diagnostic uncertainty
C. Patient requests and expectations
D. Lack of feedback Answer - D. Lack of feedback
Resource stewardship refers to:
A. Rationing care
B. The appropriate allocation of resources
C. Eliminating direct costs to patients
D. None of the above Answer - B. The appropriate allocation of resources
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Patient autonomy should always be respected, and requested tests and
procedures should always be granted.
, B. Health care professionals are responsible for employing evidence-based
approaches to determine when specific tests are appropriate.
C. Physicians are the only members of the health care team responsible for the
management of medical resources.
D. None of the above Answer - B. Health care professionals are responsible for
employing evidence-based approaches to determine when specific tests are
appropriate.
A young doctor is practicing in an urban clinic. A patient whom the doctor has
seen four times in the past month comes to the office complaining of shoulder
pain. The patient is known to be confrontational when he finds the doctor's
recommendations unsatisfactory. On examination, the patient's shoulder
seems fine. The doctor decides to order a new nerve conduction study even
though he is almost certain there is nothing wrong with the patient's shoulder.
Which of the following is the most appropriate motivation for ordering a test?
A. Curiosity
B. High pre-test probability
C. Patient request
D. Established practice Answer - B. High pre-test probability
If the cost of a procedure or test increases and the quality stays the same, what
happens to the value of the experience?
A. It increases.
B. It stays the same.
C. It decreases.
D. Not enough information is provided to answer the question. Answer - C. It
decreases.
Which of the following factors into the total cost of a patient's test or
procedure?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
How much waste do you think there actually is to eliminate? What percentage
of all medical spending in the United States is estimated to be "unnecessary"?
Answer - 30%
What is one of the barriers to resource stewardship in Anila's story?
A. Financial incentives
B. Discomfort with diagnostic uncertainty
C. Patient requests and expectations
D. Lack of feedback Answer - D. Lack of feedback
Resource stewardship refers to:
A. Rationing care
B. The appropriate allocation of resources
C. Eliminating direct costs to patients
D. None of the above Answer - B. The appropriate allocation of resources
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Patient autonomy should always be respected, and requested tests and
procedures should always be granted.
, B. Health care professionals are responsible for employing evidence-based
approaches to determine when specific tests are appropriate.
C. Physicians are the only members of the health care team responsible for the
management of medical resources.
D. None of the above Answer - B. Health care professionals are responsible for
employing evidence-based approaches to determine when specific tests are
appropriate.
A young doctor is practicing in an urban clinic. A patient whom the doctor has
seen four times in the past month comes to the office complaining of shoulder
pain. The patient is known to be confrontational when he finds the doctor's
recommendations unsatisfactory. On examination, the patient's shoulder
seems fine. The doctor decides to order a new nerve conduction study even
though he is almost certain there is nothing wrong with the patient's shoulder.
Which of the following is the most appropriate motivation for ordering a test?
A. Curiosity
B. High pre-test probability
C. Patient request
D. Established practice Answer - B. High pre-test probability
If the cost of a procedure or test increases and the quality stays the same, what
happens to the value of the experience?
A. It increases.
B. It stays the same.
C. It decreases.
D. Not enough information is provided to answer the question. Answer - C. It
decreases.
Which of the following factors into the total cost of a patient's test or
procedure?
