PCMH QI - EXAM 6
(QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) ALREADY
PASSED!!
PCMH QI
Evatee 8/15/24 PCMH QI
, PCMH QI - EXAM 6 (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
ALREADY PASSED!!
quality = joint comission Answer - primary certified body is joint commission
(TJC, or JCAHO)
- purpose: examines hospitals and all healthcare org, see if entities are met for
hospitals across nations
TJC checks if hospitals Answer - - meet achievement of therapeutic benefit
- avoidance of risk:
** FALL = implement non skid socks or signage (call don't fall), yellow gown
** INFECTION = IV or catheters
- minimization of harm: hippocratic oath, best practices
** they ensure and mandate culture of safety
another definition of quality Answer - - meeting standards: set by state boards,
national entities
- patient satisfaction: always right
- approp outcomes
- cost effective utilization of resources: all above falls under this, less waste
why quality improvement? Answer - - 30-45% of patients receive care that is
not evidence-based: ms wolfes catheter insertion difference
- 20-25% of care is unnecessary or potentially harmful
(QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) ALREADY
PASSED!!
PCMH QI
Evatee 8/15/24 PCMH QI
, PCMH QI - EXAM 6 (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
ALREADY PASSED!!
quality = joint comission Answer - primary certified body is joint commission
(TJC, or JCAHO)
- purpose: examines hospitals and all healthcare org, see if entities are met for
hospitals across nations
TJC checks if hospitals Answer - - meet achievement of therapeutic benefit
- avoidance of risk:
** FALL = implement non skid socks or signage (call don't fall), yellow gown
** INFECTION = IV or catheters
- minimization of harm: hippocratic oath, best practices
** they ensure and mandate culture of safety
another definition of quality Answer - - meeting standards: set by state boards,
national entities
- patient satisfaction: always right
- approp outcomes
- cost effective utilization of resources: all above falls under this, less waste
why quality improvement? Answer - - 30-45% of patients receive care that is
not evidence-based: ms wolfes catheter insertion difference
- 20-25% of care is unnecessary or potentially harmful
