Quality Care Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Quality Care Exam Questions and
Correct Answers



Quality care purpose - Answer-Assure the P&P, vision, mission, goals are being carried out



Quality - Answer-Degree HC org increases likelihood of desired health outcome



Quality depends on: - Answer-1. What happens to the pt

2. Care delivered by the provider

3. Organization's mgmt

4. External environment (HC regulations)



To Err is Human - Answer-Publication 2000 by IOM

-Identified up to 98,000 ppl/yr die d/t *medical error*



Clinton Adm - Answer-Enacted multiple measures to improve stats

-Crossing the Quality Chiasm

-The Balanced Budget Act

-Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program

, Improving the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program - Answer-Reports to *Congress*



Agency for HC Research on Quality (AHRQ) - Answer-Fed agency focus to improve quality care



Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) - Answer-Fed-sponsored BUT private-contracted

-Plays role in *all* areas of HC in monitoring quality



MedQIC - Answer-(Created by *CMS*)Electronic data sharing for quality measures



Institute for HC Improvement (IHI) - Answer-Provides *tools* & *training* in form of:

-Publications, videos on HC improvement



National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) - Answer-*Accreditation* agency

-Focus on quality



The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative - Answer-(PQRI; 2007) *Voluntary* quality-reporting program

-Provides financial incentive to participate

-Rewards PTs & Mds for reporting measures of quality to improve pt. care

-*2% bonus* based on physician's fee schedule

-PTs report on *8 measures*



6 Dimensions of quality - Answer-1. Safety

2. Effectiveness

3. Efficient