HSCC CHAPTER 3 EXAM questions and
CORRECT Answers
How external stakeholders affect quality - CORRECT ANSWERS federal, state, and local
government agencies and private organizations set quality expectations and assess and monitor
health care services.
What three primary approaches quality oversight org. use to influence healthcare quality - CORRECT
ANSWERS licensure, accreditation, certification
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS status granted by a government body and confirming
minimum standards
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWERS a public recognition by a healthcare accreditation body of
the achievement of accreditation standards by a healthcare organization, demonstrated through an
independent external peer assessment of that organizational level of performance in relation to the
standards.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWERS a from of external quality review for health services
professionals and organizations; when applied to individuals, it represents advanced education and
competence; when applied to organizations, it represents meeting predetermined standards for a
specialized service provided by the organization
Through licensure, accreditation, and certification, quality oversight organizations generally promote
- CORRECT ANSWERS knowledge acquisition, transparency, financial incentives.
What act marked a new effort to promote quality in healthare - CORRECT ANSWERS The
Patient and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
AHRQ - CORRECT ANSWERS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, leads the national
quality strategy
Value - CORRECT ANSWERS the ratio of quality to cost
CORRECT Answers
How external stakeholders affect quality - CORRECT ANSWERS federal, state, and local
government agencies and private organizations set quality expectations and assess and monitor
health care services.
What three primary approaches quality oversight org. use to influence healthcare quality - CORRECT
ANSWERS licensure, accreditation, certification
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS status granted by a government body and confirming
minimum standards
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWERS a public recognition by a healthcare accreditation body of
the achievement of accreditation standards by a healthcare organization, demonstrated through an
independent external peer assessment of that organizational level of performance in relation to the
standards.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWERS a from of external quality review for health services
professionals and organizations; when applied to individuals, it represents advanced education and
competence; when applied to organizations, it represents meeting predetermined standards for a
specialized service provided by the organization
Through licensure, accreditation, and certification, quality oversight organizations generally promote
- CORRECT ANSWERS knowledge acquisition, transparency, financial incentives.
What act marked a new effort to promote quality in healthare - CORRECT ANSWERS The
Patient and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
AHRQ - CORRECT ANSWERS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, leads the national
quality strategy
Value - CORRECT ANSWERS the ratio of quality to cost
