Accreditation
1. What is the act of granting approval to a healthcare organization based on whether the organization
has met a set of voluntary standards called?
Answer: Accreditation.
2. Which accrediting organization has been responsible for accrediting healthcare organizations since
the mid-1950s and determines whether the organization is continually monitoring and improving the
quality of care provided?
Answer: The Joint Commission.
Healthcare Forms and Records
3. What committee usually oversees the development and approval of new forms for the health record?
Answer: Clinical forms committee.
4. Which of the following is NOT true of a good electronic forms design that uses radio buttons to select
multiple items from a set of options?
Answer: None (this option is true).
5. Which type of progress note provides healthcare professionals' impressions of patient problems with
detailed treatment action steps?
Answer: Care Plan.