HCQM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Which state was the first to pass legislation that required nurses to be registered? -
ANS North Carolina
What organization developed a set of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG's) that all institutions
participating in accreditation must promote and train their staffs providing care to adhere to? -
ANS Joint Commission
Organizations that pay close attention to weak signals of trouble to catch problems or errors in
the earliest stage are applying the principles of? - ANS HRO
What quality improvement methodology uses statistics for measuring variation in a process
with the intent of producing error-free results? - ANS Six Sigma
What act stimulated investment in the information systems infrastructure of professional
practices, clinics, and hospital? - ANS HITECH
The regular and frequent assessment of healthcare processes and their outcomes and related
costs is considered? - ANS continuous monitoring
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, What act established a quality reporting program for skilled nursing care in the US? -
ANS IMPACT
Who was instrumental in bringing attention to the formal training needs of nurses? - ANS Dr.
Samuel Gross
Performance improvement data collection results that fall outside the established
_____________ often trigger further study or more focused data collection on a performance
measure? - ANS benchmark
What is a system in which purchasers hold providers of healthcare accountable for both the
costs of healthcare and its quality? - ANS value-based purchasing
Quality and performance monitoring are ________________ processes? - ANS data-driven
What is the standard of performance or best practice for a particular process or outcome? -
ANS benchmark
The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations to appoint a ____________ group to
oversee organization-wide PI activities? - ANS Leadership
Root-cause analysis is the key technique used in which quality improvement methodology? -
ANS Lean
What tool provides an indication of an organizations performance in relation to a specified
process or outcome? - ANS Performance measure
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Which state was the first to pass legislation that required nurses to be registered? -
ANS North Carolina
What organization developed a set of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG's) that all institutions
participating in accreditation must promote and train their staffs providing care to adhere to? -
ANS Joint Commission
Organizations that pay close attention to weak signals of trouble to catch problems or errors in
the earliest stage are applying the principles of? - ANS HRO
What quality improvement methodology uses statistics for measuring variation in a process
with the intent of producing error-free results? - ANS Six Sigma
What act stimulated investment in the information systems infrastructure of professional
practices, clinics, and hospital? - ANS HITECH
The regular and frequent assessment of healthcare processes and their outcomes and related
costs is considered? - ANS continuous monitoring
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, What act established a quality reporting program for skilled nursing care in the US? -
ANS IMPACT
Who was instrumental in bringing attention to the formal training needs of nurses? - ANS Dr.
Samuel Gross
Performance improvement data collection results that fall outside the established
_____________ often trigger further study or more focused data collection on a performance
measure? - ANS benchmark
What is a system in which purchasers hold providers of healthcare accountable for both the
costs of healthcare and its quality? - ANS value-based purchasing
Quality and performance monitoring are ________________ processes? - ANS data-driven
What is the standard of performance or best practice for a particular process or outcome? -
ANS benchmark
The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations to appoint a ____________ group to
oversee organization-wide PI activities? - ANS Leadership
Root-cause analysis is the key technique used in which quality improvement methodology? -
ANS Lean
What tool provides an indication of an organizations performance in relation to a specified
process or outcome? - ANS Performance measure
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