questions and answers
Quality gap is the correct answer. A quality gap is the difference between what we
should be doing and what we are presently doing. It is often defined by "best practices"
based on clinical guidelines that are "evidence based"; that is, based upon aggregated
research that has been systematically reviewed for quality and reliability. - answer A
team of hospitalists covering the internal medicine floor of a hospital, note a high rate of
readmissions within 48 hours of discharge for patients with congestive heart failure
(CHF). Readmission rates for CHF imply that readmitted patients are not adequately
stabilized and managed at time of discharge. One of the physicians performs a literature
review and compiles data suggesting that the team's readmission rate for CHF is 2
standard deviations above the norm for hospitals with comparable resources. Which of
the following best describes this discovery?
Malpractice
Root cause analysis
A critical incident
A quality gap
The correct answer is macrosystem. This large academic center involves many
divisions, specialties, and support services, linking microsystems and mesosystems to
care for patients in a large geographic community. - answer Question 2
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The "University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics" includes the following components:
A teaching hospital, the local VA hospital affiliate, a multidisciplinary specialty clinic, an
outpatient surgery center, multiple primary care community clinics, multiple dialysis
units, a sports medicine and physical therapy center, an integrative medicine facility, a
physical fitness and rehabilitation facility. Which of the following best describes the
healthcare system?
Mesosystem
Macrosystem
Patient and provider system
Microsystem
Mesosystem is the correct answer. Multiple microsystems are linked together to care for
patients with a specific type of problem. - answer Question 3
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The UW Cardiac Care Program consists of the CCU (cardiac care unit), telemetry unit,
the cardiac "cath" lab, the cardiac surgery and transplant section of the surgical
department, the cardiac rehabilitation program housed in the physical fitness and
rehabilitation facility. The Program also involves UW nutritionists, the laboratory and
imaging departments, and hospital social services. Which of the following best describe
this healthcare system?