AHS 340 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Avedis Donabedian defined health care quality as having which of the following
components? - Correct answer-The ethical principles that govern the conduct of
affairs in general and the health care enterprise in particular.
During the early 1980's, the Hospital Corporation of American (HCA) created the
most commonly used quality improvement framework in the healthcare industry; it
is called the: - Correct answer-FOCUS-PDCA Model
Flowcharting is a quality improvement technique used for: - Correct answer-
Process mapping
Statistical Process Control Focuses on controlling - Correct answer-Variation
The Baldrige Award features nine criteria arranged in a structure-process-outcome
framework. Which of the following is NOT a structural aspect of quality in the
Baldrige Award criteria? - Correct answer-Followership
The "failure to provide a service whose benefit is greater than its risk" is the
definition of which of the following terms? - Correct answer-Underuse
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, Which aspect of quality does CQI focus upon to improve quality? - Correct
answer-Process
PDCA stands for Plan-Do-Check-Approve - Correct answer-False
Six Sigma employs a structured process called DMAIC. - Correct answer-True
Data mining uses what is commonly referred to as "big data". - Correct answer-
True
By definition, which of the following is true about Electronic Medical Records
(EMR)? - Correct answer-Considered a legal record
Concerns about health information systems in general and EHRs in particular
include which of the following? - Correct answer-All of these are correct
The purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act include all
of the following except: - Correct answer-Providing health care coverage to more
people
Advances in health care technology are having a significant impact not only on
how healthcare organizations do business, but also on their internal need for
storing information - Correct answer-True
Interoperability refers to the concept of being able to exchange data among
providers of health care. - Correct answer-True
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Answers Graded A+
Avedis Donabedian defined health care quality as having which of the following
components? - Correct answer-The ethical principles that govern the conduct of
affairs in general and the health care enterprise in particular.
During the early 1980's, the Hospital Corporation of American (HCA) created the
most commonly used quality improvement framework in the healthcare industry; it
is called the: - Correct answer-FOCUS-PDCA Model
Flowcharting is a quality improvement technique used for: - Correct answer-
Process mapping
Statistical Process Control Focuses on controlling - Correct answer-Variation
The Baldrige Award features nine criteria arranged in a structure-process-outcome
framework. Which of the following is NOT a structural aspect of quality in the
Baldrige Award criteria? - Correct answer-Followership
The "failure to provide a service whose benefit is greater than its risk" is the
definition of which of the following terms? - Correct answer-Underuse
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, Which aspect of quality does CQI focus upon to improve quality? - Correct
answer-Process
PDCA stands for Plan-Do-Check-Approve - Correct answer-False
Six Sigma employs a structured process called DMAIC. - Correct answer-True
Data mining uses what is commonly referred to as "big data". - Correct answer-
True
By definition, which of the following is true about Electronic Medical Records
(EMR)? - Correct answer-Considered a legal record
Concerns about health information systems in general and EHRs in particular
include which of the following? - Correct answer-All of these are correct
The purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act include all
of the following except: - Correct answer-Providing health care coverage to more
people
Advances in health care technology are having a significant impact not only on
how healthcare organizations do business, but also on their internal need for
storing information - Correct answer-True
Interoperability refers to the concept of being able to exchange data among
providers of health care. - Correct answer-True
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