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,The quality improvement team is Time-series
reviewing quarterly incident
reports and evaluating the effect
of Six Sigma strategies on the
quantity of medication errors over
the past two years. The team
hypothesizes a continuous
reduction in medical errors for
each quarter.The sample consists
of patient clinical and
demographic characteristics.
Unfortunately, causation cannot be
determined from the data
available.Which research method
should be used to test the team's
hypothesis?
Time-Series
,Time Series
Cross-Sectional
Pretest-posttest
Randomized Control Trial
, A hospital researcher has access to Cross Sectional
one year of hospital emergency
department claims data. The
researcher is investigating the
association of race on the
timeliness of delivery of care. The
sample includes information on
patient demographics, insurance
information, and emergency
department factors. Due to patient
confidentiality, the sample does
not include patient clinical
information and outcomes.Which
research method should be used?
Time-Series
Cross-Sectional