C985 PRE ASSESMENT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The dquality dimprovement dteam dis dreviewing dquarterly dincident dreports dand devaluating
dthe deffect dof dSix dSigma dstrategies don dthe dquantity dof dmedication derrors dover dthe dpast
dtwo dyears. dThe dteam dhypothesizes da dcontinuous dreduction din dmedical derrors dfor deach
dquarter. dThe dsample dconsists dof dpatient dclinical dand ddemographic dcharacteristics.
dUnfortunately, dcausation dcannot dbe ddetermined dfrom dthe ddata davailable. dWhich
dresearch dmethod dshould dbe dused dto dtest dthe dteam's dhypothesis? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dTime-series
A dhospital dresearcher dhas daccess dto done dyear dof dhospital demergency ddepartment
dclaims ddata. dThe dresearcher dis dinvestigating dthe dassociation dof drace don dthe dtimeliness
dof ddelivery dof dcare. dThe dsample dincludes dinformation don dpatient ddemographics,
dinsurance dinformation, dand demergency ddepartment dfactors. dDue dto dpatient
dconfidentiality, dthe dsample ddoes dnot dinclude dpatient dclinical dinformation dand doutcomes.
dWhich dresearch dmethod dshould dbe dused? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dCross-sectional
A dpolicy danalyst dis dinterested din ddetermining dif dthe dprospective dpayment dsystem d(PPS)
dhas dimproved dhospital defficiency dover dtime dduring dthe dpast dten dyears. dThe dsample dfor
danalysis dconsists dof dten dyears dof ddata dafter dthe dintroduction dof dthe dPPS dand dincludes
dmeasures dof defficiency dand dother drelevant dcontrol dvariables. dThe danalyst dhypothesizes
dthat dhospital defficiency dshould dhave dincreased deach dyear dafter dthe dPPS dwas
dimplemented. dWhich dresearch dmethod dshould dthe danalyst duse? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dTime-series
Which dtype dof ddata danalysis dcould dbe dused din dquantitative dresearch? d- dCorrect dAnswer
d- dReporting dthe ddistribution dof dresults dor doutcomes
What dis da dcharacteristic dof dqualitative dresearch dmethods? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dIntroduces dsubjectivity dto ddata dcollection
Many dphysician dpractices dnow dutilize dan delectronic dhealth drecord d(EHR) dsystem dthat
dincludes da dsecure dmessaging dfeature. dSome dof dthese dpractices dhave dextended dtheir
dcontact dwith dpatients dby dconducting dvirtual dvisits dbetween dpeople dwith ddiabetes dand
dnurses dwho dare dcertified ddiabetes deducators. dThe dremote dtechnology dincludes dthe
dability dto dmonitor dblood dglucose ddata dto ddetermine dif dthese dvalues dare dwithin dgoal
drange. dAfter dsix dmonths, dthe dresults dof dthe dblood dglucose dlevels dfor dthe dgroup
dparticipating din dthe dvirtual dvisits dwere devaluated. dWhich dresearch dmethod dwas dused? d-
dCorrect dAnswer d- dCross-sectional
, A dresearcher dwants dto ddetermine dwhether dcontinuity dof dcare dis dimproved dwith dthe duse
dof dcoordination dof dcare ddocuments damong dprimary dcare dphysicians dand dspecialists.
dThe dresearcher ddecides dto dreview dvarious dpublished dstudies dto dassess dthe dclinical
deffectiveness dof dthese ddocuments don dpatient doutcomes. dWhich dresearch dmethod dis
dbeing dused? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dMeta-analysis
The dstate dpublic dhealth dresearcher dwants dto dbegin da dfive-year dinitiative dto dcoordinate
dimmunizations dfor dchildren din dthe dfoster dcare dsystem. dThe dresults dwill dbe dcompared dto
dprevious dyears dto dmeasure dthe deffectiveness dof dthe dinitiative. dWhich dresearch dmethod
dshould dbe dused dto dstudy dthis dinitiative? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dPre/post-study
Using dpublicly dreported ddata dfrom dCenters dfor dMedicare d& dMedicaid dServices,
dresearchers dwant dto dexamine dthe drelationship dbetween d30-day dreadmissions dand
dmortality drates dfor dpatients dwith dheart dfailure dat dfive dfacilities. dBefore dthis dcan dbe ddone,
dresearchers dneed dto destimate dmortality drates dand dreadmission drates dfrom dheart dfailure.
dWhich dstatistical dtechnique dshould dbe dused dto dcalculate dthe destimated drates? d- dCorrect
dAnswer d- dRegression danalysis
Researchers dwant dto ddetermine dif da dparticular drisk dfactor dor drisk dfactors dare dassociated
dwith dthe dfrequency dfor dnonelective dreadmission dwithin d30 ddays damong dpatients dwith
ddiabetes din da dmetropolitan darea. dThe dvariables dof dinterest dinclude dage, dgender,
drace/ethnicity, dand dinsurance dstatus. dWhich dstatistical dtechnique dshould dbe dused? d-
dCorrect dAnswer d- dRegression danalysis
A dhospital dresearcher dis dinterested din dinvestigating dthe dassociation dbetween dhospital
downership d(i.e., dgovernment, dinvestor, dand dnot-for-profit) don doverall dhospital dquality
dscores. dResearch dMethods dA dcross-sectional ddata dset dof dall durban dhospitals dfrom deight
dstates dis dused din dthis dstudy. dThe ddata dwere dobtained dfrom dvarious dadministrative
ddatabases: dMedicare dHospital dCost dReport dInformation dSystem, dthe dAmerican dHospital
dAssociation, dand dthe dArea dHealth dResource dFile. dDescriptive dstatistics dare dused dto
dsummarize dthe ddata. dAn dordinary dleast dsquares dregression dis dused dto dtest dthe
drelationship dbetween downership dstatus dand dhospital dquality dwhile dcontrolling dfor
dhospital dand dmarket dcharacteristics. dWhich dcomponent dis dmissing dfrom dthese dresearch
dmethods? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dResearch ddesign
A dhospital dresearcher dis dinterested din dthe dassociation dbetween dpatient dsatisfaction dand
dhospital dmarket dshare. dThe dresearcher dhypothesizes dthat dincreased dpatient
dsatisfaction dwill dlead dto dan dincrease din dhospital dmarket dshare. dResearch dMethods dA
dlongitudinal dstudy dof dseven dyears dwill dbe dconducted dto dassess dthe dchange din dhospital
dmarket dshare dover dtime. dUrban dhospitals dfrom dthe dUnited dStates dthat dhave dmore dthan
d100 dbeds dwill dbe dincluded din dthe danalysis. dThe ddata dset dwill dinclude dhospital
dcharacteristics dand dmarket dcharacteristics. dAdministrative ddata dwill dbe dobtained dfrom
dthe dAmerican dHospital dAssociation's dAnnual dSurvey dof dHospitals, dthe dArea dHealth
dResources dFile, dand dthe dHospital dCompare dwebsite. dThe dvariables dincluded din dthe
ddata dset dwill dcontrol dfor dother dfactors dthat dmay dimpact dhospital dpatient dsatisfaction.
AND ANSWERS
The dquality dimprovement dteam dis dreviewing dquarterly dincident dreports dand devaluating
dthe deffect dof dSix dSigma dstrategies don dthe dquantity dof dmedication derrors dover dthe dpast
dtwo dyears. dThe dteam dhypothesizes da dcontinuous dreduction din dmedical derrors dfor deach
dquarter. dThe dsample dconsists dof dpatient dclinical dand ddemographic dcharacteristics.
dUnfortunately, dcausation dcannot dbe ddetermined dfrom dthe ddata davailable. dWhich
dresearch dmethod dshould dbe dused dto dtest dthe dteam's dhypothesis? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dTime-series
A dhospital dresearcher dhas daccess dto done dyear dof dhospital demergency ddepartment
dclaims ddata. dThe dresearcher dis dinvestigating dthe dassociation dof drace don dthe dtimeliness
dof ddelivery dof dcare. dThe dsample dincludes dinformation don dpatient ddemographics,
dinsurance dinformation, dand demergency ddepartment dfactors. dDue dto dpatient
dconfidentiality, dthe dsample ddoes dnot dinclude dpatient dclinical dinformation dand doutcomes.
dWhich dresearch dmethod dshould dbe dused? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dCross-sectional
A dpolicy danalyst dis dinterested din ddetermining dif dthe dprospective dpayment dsystem d(PPS)
dhas dimproved dhospital defficiency dover dtime dduring dthe dpast dten dyears. dThe dsample dfor
danalysis dconsists dof dten dyears dof ddata dafter dthe dintroduction dof dthe dPPS dand dincludes
dmeasures dof defficiency dand dother drelevant dcontrol dvariables. dThe danalyst dhypothesizes
dthat dhospital defficiency dshould dhave dincreased deach dyear dafter dthe dPPS dwas
dimplemented. dWhich dresearch dmethod dshould dthe danalyst duse? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dTime-series
Which dtype dof ddata danalysis dcould dbe dused din dquantitative dresearch? d- dCorrect dAnswer
d- dReporting dthe ddistribution dof dresults dor doutcomes
What dis da dcharacteristic dof dqualitative dresearch dmethods? d- dCorrect dAnswer d-
dIntroduces dsubjectivity dto ddata dcollection
Many dphysician dpractices dnow dutilize dan delectronic dhealth drecord d(EHR) dsystem dthat
dincludes da dsecure dmessaging dfeature. dSome dof dthese dpractices dhave dextended dtheir
dcontact dwith dpatients dby dconducting dvirtual dvisits dbetween dpeople dwith ddiabetes dand
dnurses dwho dare dcertified ddiabetes deducators. dThe dremote dtechnology dincludes dthe
dability dto dmonitor dblood dglucose ddata dto ddetermine dif dthese dvalues dare dwithin dgoal
drange. dAfter dsix dmonths, dthe dresults dof dthe dblood dglucose dlevels dfor dthe dgroup
dparticipating din dthe dvirtual dvisits dwere devaluated. dWhich dresearch dmethod dwas dused? d-
dCorrect dAnswer d- dCross-sectional
, A dresearcher dwants dto ddetermine dwhether dcontinuity dof dcare dis dimproved dwith dthe duse
dof dcoordination dof dcare ddocuments damong dprimary dcare dphysicians dand dspecialists.
dThe dresearcher ddecides dto dreview dvarious dpublished dstudies dto dassess dthe dclinical
deffectiveness dof dthese ddocuments don dpatient doutcomes. dWhich dresearch dmethod dis
dbeing dused? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dMeta-analysis
The dstate dpublic dhealth dresearcher dwants dto dbegin da dfive-year dinitiative dto dcoordinate
dimmunizations dfor dchildren din dthe dfoster dcare dsystem. dThe dresults dwill dbe dcompared dto
dprevious dyears dto dmeasure dthe deffectiveness dof dthe dinitiative. dWhich dresearch dmethod
dshould dbe dused dto dstudy dthis dinitiative? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dPre/post-study
Using dpublicly dreported ddata dfrom dCenters dfor dMedicare d& dMedicaid dServices,
dresearchers dwant dto dexamine dthe drelationship dbetween d30-day dreadmissions dand
dmortality drates dfor dpatients dwith dheart dfailure dat dfive dfacilities. dBefore dthis dcan dbe ddone,
dresearchers dneed dto destimate dmortality drates dand dreadmission drates dfrom dheart dfailure.
dWhich dstatistical dtechnique dshould dbe dused dto dcalculate dthe destimated drates? d- dCorrect
dAnswer d- dRegression danalysis
Researchers dwant dto ddetermine dif da dparticular drisk dfactor dor drisk dfactors dare dassociated
dwith dthe dfrequency dfor dnonelective dreadmission dwithin d30 ddays damong dpatients dwith
ddiabetes din da dmetropolitan darea. dThe dvariables dof dinterest dinclude dage, dgender,
drace/ethnicity, dand dinsurance dstatus. dWhich dstatistical dtechnique dshould dbe dused? d-
dCorrect dAnswer d- dRegression danalysis
A dhospital dresearcher dis dinterested din dinvestigating dthe dassociation dbetween dhospital
downership d(i.e., dgovernment, dinvestor, dand dnot-for-profit) don doverall dhospital dquality
dscores. dResearch dMethods dA dcross-sectional ddata dset dof dall durban dhospitals dfrom deight
dstates dis dused din dthis dstudy. dThe ddata dwere dobtained dfrom dvarious dadministrative
ddatabases: dMedicare dHospital dCost dReport dInformation dSystem, dthe dAmerican dHospital
dAssociation, dand dthe dArea dHealth dResource dFile. dDescriptive dstatistics dare dused dto
dsummarize dthe ddata. dAn dordinary dleast dsquares dregression dis dused dto dtest dthe
drelationship dbetween downership dstatus dand dhospital dquality dwhile dcontrolling dfor
dhospital dand dmarket dcharacteristics. dWhich dcomponent dis dmissing dfrom dthese dresearch
dmethods? d- dCorrect dAnswer d- dResearch ddesign
A dhospital dresearcher dis dinterested din dthe dassociation dbetween dpatient dsatisfaction dand
dhospital dmarket dshare. dThe dresearcher dhypothesizes dthat dincreased dpatient
dsatisfaction dwill dlead dto dan dincrease din dhospital dmarket dshare. dResearch dMethods dA
dlongitudinal dstudy dof dseven dyears dwill dbe dconducted dto dassess dthe dchange din dhospital
dmarket dshare dover dtime. dUrban dhospitals dfrom dthe dUnited dStates dthat dhave dmore dthan
d100 dbeds dwill dbe dincluded din dthe danalysis. dThe ddata dset dwill dinclude dhospital
dcharacteristics dand dmarket dcharacteristics. dAdministrative ddata dwill dbe dobtained dfrom
dthe dAmerican dHospital dAssociation's dAnnual dSurvey dof dHospitals, dthe dArea dHealth
dResources dFile, dand dthe dHospital dCompare dwebsite. dThe dvariables dincluded din dthe
ddata dset dwill dcontrol dfor dother dfactors dthat dmay dimpact dhospital dpatient dsatisfaction.
