HCQM Quiz 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
AARP - CORRECT ANSWER -American Association of Retired Persons- a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence,
dignity and purpose
ACA - CORRECT ANSWER -Affordable Care Act: comprehensive healthcare reform law
that makes health insurance available to more people
ACHE - CORRECT ANSWER -American College of Healthcare Executives: professional
society for healthcare leaders committed to improving health.
ACLS - CORRECT ANSWER -Advanced Cardiac Life Support: a set of clinical
algorithms for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke, heart attack, and other life
threatening cardiovascular emergencies.
ACO - CORRECT ANSWER -Accountable Care Organizations. Groups of doctors,
hospitals, and other healthcare providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high
quality care to their Medicaid patients
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER -Activities of daily living: tasks of everyday life- eating,
showering, using the toilet
AHRQ - CORRECT ANSWER -Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: lead
federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health
care for all Americans
APR-DRG - CORRECT ANSWER -All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups: a
classification system that classifies patients according to their reason of admission, severity of
illness and risk of mortality.
, CAH - CORRECT ANSWER -Critical Access Hospital: small facilities that give limited
inpatient and outpatient hospital services to people in rural areas
CCM - CORRECT ANSWER -Chronic Care Management: help manage patients' chronic
conditions more effectively, improve communication among other treating clinicians, and
provide a way to optimize revenue for the practice.
CDC - CORRECT ANSWER -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: U.S. federal
government agency whose mission is to protect public health by preventing and controlling
disease, injury, and disability
CEU - CORRECT ANSWER -Continuing Education Units:awarded by many education
and training providers to signify successful completion of non-credit programs and courses
intended to improve the knowledge and skills of working adults
CHAMPUS/TRICARE - CORRECT ANSWER -Civilian Health and Medical Program of
the Uniformed Services: healthcare program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their
families around the world
CHC - CORRECT ANSWER -Community Health Centers: delivering a wide range of
services to improve the overall health of their patients and the community
CHIP - CORRECT ANSWER -Children's Health Insurance Program: insurance program
that provides low-cost health coverage to children and families that earn too much money to
qualify for Medicaid but not enough to buy private insurance
CHW - CORRECT ANSWER -Community Health Worker: a frontline public health
worker who is trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community
served
CME - CORRECT ANSWER -Continuing Medical Education: process by which family
physicians and other health professional engage in activities designed to support their continuing
professional development
Questions and CORRECT Answers
AARP - CORRECT ANSWER -American Association of Retired Persons- a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence,
dignity and purpose
ACA - CORRECT ANSWER -Affordable Care Act: comprehensive healthcare reform law
that makes health insurance available to more people
ACHE - CORRECT ANSWER -American College of Healthcare Executives: professional
society for healthcare leaders committed to improving health.
ACLS - CORRECT ANSWER -Advanced Cardiac Life Support: a set of clinical
algorithms for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke, heart attack, and other life
threatening cardiovascular emergencies.
ACO - CORRECT ANSWER -Accountable Care Organizations. Groups of doctors,
hospitals, and other healthcare providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high
quality care to their Medicaid patients
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER -Activities of daily living: tasks of everyday life- eating,
showering, using the toilet
AHRQ - CORRECT ANSWER -Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: lead
federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health
care for all Americans
APR-DRG - CORRECT ANSWER -All Patients Refined Diagnosis Related Groups: a
classification system that classifies patients according to their reason of admission, severity of
illness and risk of mortality.
, CAH - CORRECT ANSWER -Critical Access Hospital: small facilities that give limited
inpatient and outpatient hospital services to people in rural areas
CCM - CORRECT ANSWER -Chronic Care Management: help manage patients' chronic
conditions more effectively, improve communication among other treating clinicians, and
provide a way to optimize revenue for the practice.
CDC - CORRECT ANSWER -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: U.S. federal
government agency whose mission is to protect public health by preventing and controlling
disease, injury, and disability
CEU - CORRECT ANSWER -Continuing Education Units:awarded by many education
and training providers to signify successful completion of non-credit programs and courses
intended to improve the knowledge and skills of working adults
CHAMPUS/TRICARE - CORRECT ANSWER -Civilian Health and Medical Program of
the Uniformed Services: healthcare program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their
families around the world
CHC - CORRECT ANSWER -Community Health Centers: delivering a wide range of
services to improve the overall health of their patients and the community
CHIP - CORRECT ANSWER -Children's Health Insurance Program: insurance program
that provides low-cost health coverage to children and families that earn too much money to
qualify for Medicaid but not enough to buy private insurance
CHW - CORRECT ANSWER -Community Health Worker: a frontline public health
worker who is trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community
served
CME - CORRECT ANSWER -Continuing Medical Education: process by which family
physicians and other health professional engage in activities designed to support their continuing
professional development
