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1. The quality improvement team is 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
2. A hospital researcher has access to one year of hospital emergency de-
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partment 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?-
: Cross-Sectional
3. A policy analyst is interested in determining if the prospective
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payment system (PPS) has improved hospital efficiency over time during
the past ten years. The sample for analysis consists of ten years of data
after the
introduction of the PPS and includes measures of efficiency and other
relevant control variables. The analyst hypothesizes that hospital efficiency
should have increased each year after the PPS was implemented.: Time-
Series
4. Which type of data analysis could be used in quantitative research?:
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Report- ing the distribution of results or outcomes
5. What is a characteristic of qualitative research methods?: Introduces
subjec- tivity to data collection.
6. Many physician practices now utilize an electronic health record (EHR)
system that includes a secure messaging feature. Some of these practices
have extended their contact with patients by conducting virtual visits
between people with diabetes and nurses who are certified diabetes
educators. The remote technology includes the ability to monitor blood
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H H H
E SOLUTIONS
H
1. The quality improvement team is 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
2. A hospital researcher has access to one year of hospital emergency de-
1/7
, D514 EXAM WITH COMPLET
H H H
E SOLUTIONS
H
partment 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?-
: Cross-Sectional
3. A policy analyst is interested in determining if the prospective
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, D514 EXAM WITH COMPLET
H H H
E SOLUTIONS
H
payment system (PPS) has improved hospital efficiency over time during
the past ten years. The sample for analysis consists of ten years of data
after the
introduction of the PPS and includes measures of efficiency and other
relevant control variables. The analyst hypothesizes that hospital efficiency
should have increased each year after the PPS was implemented.: Time-
Series
4. Which type of data analysis could be used in quantitative research?:
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, D514 EXAM WITH COMPLET
H H H
E SOLUTIONS
H
Report- ing the distribution of results or outcomes
5. What is a characteristic of qualitative research methods?: Introduces
subjec- tivity to data collection.
6. Many physician practices now utilize an electronic health record (EHR)
system that includes a secure messaging feature. Some of these practices
have extended their contact with patients by conducting virtual visits
between people with diabetes and nurses who are certified diabetes
educators. The remote technology includes the ability to monitor blood
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