The term that best describes this definition: "freedom from accidental or preventable injuries
produced by medical care." - Answer: Safety
Which of the following best describes Six Sigma? - Answer: Aggressively improve processes and
reduce variation to achieve zero defects
Which of the following is not part of the quality continuum? - Answer: Quality statistics
Which of the following is a component of Donabedian's framework? - Answer: Structure
Which of the following best describes quality assurance? - Answer: Find and repair faulty
processes causing defective outputs
Which of the following best describes Lean/lean thinking? - Answer: Seek better ways to
organize human actions and processes to eliminate waste
Which of the following is not a key component of quality healthcare? - Answer: Patient-focused
Which of the following is a principle of Total Quality Management? - Answer: Customer focus
The term that best describes this definition: "the degree to which health services for individuals
and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with
current professional knowledge." - Answer: Quality
Which describes the role of management in the shared responsibilities for quality? - Answer: To
create and manage structured systems
, The term that best describes the division of the Department of Health and Human Services that
leads the National Quality Strategy: - Answer: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The term that best describes "a public recognition by a healthcare accreditation body of the
achievement of accreditation standards by a healthcare organization, demonstrated through an
independent external peer assessment of that organization's level of performance in relation to
the standards" (Smits, Supachutikul, and Mate 2014, 66) - Answer: Accreditation
The term that best describes the project that guides efforts to improve healthcare quality with
the goals of better health, better care, and more affordable care: - Answer: The National Quality
Strategy
The term that best describes a form of external quality review for health services professionals
and organizations: - Answer: Certification
The term that best describes the status granted by a governmental body and confirming
minimum standards: - Answer: Licensure
Describes "a patient safety event that affects a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm and intervention required to sustain life" (Joint Commission 2016)? -
Answer: A sentinel event
A term that best describes the ratio of quality to cost? - Answer: Value
Term that best describes the non-partisan organization that promotes quality patient care and
transparency: - Answer: National Quality Forum
Term that best describes organizations that promote knowledge acquisition, transparency, &
financial incentives: - Answer: Quality oversight organizations
produced by medical care." - Answer: Safety
Which of the following best describes Six Sigma? - Answer: Aggressively improve processes and
reduce variation to achieve zero defects
Which of the following is not part of the quality continuum? - Answer: Quality statistics
Which of the following is a component of Donabedian's framework? - Answer: Structure
Which of the following best describes quality assurance? - Answer: Find and repair faulty
processes causing defective outputs
Which of the following best describes Lean/lean thinking? - Answer: Seek better ways to
organize human actions and processes to eliminate waste
Which of the following is not a key component of quality healthcare? - Answer: Patient-focused
Which of the following is a principle of Total Quality Management? - Answer: Customer focus
The term that best describes this definition: "the degree to which health services for individuals
and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with
current professional knowledge." - Answer: Quality
Which describes the role of management in the shared responsibilities for quality? - Answer: To
create and manage structured systems
, The term that best describes the division of the Department of Health and Human Services that
leads the National Quality Strategy: - Answer: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The term that best describes "a public recognition by a healthcare accreditation body of the
achievement of accreditation standards by a healthcare organization, demonstrated through an
independent external peer assessment of that organization's level of performance in relation to
the standards" (Smits, Supachutikul, and Mate 2014, 66) - Answer: Accreditation
The term that best describes the project that guides efforts to improve healthcare quality with
the goals of better health, better care, and more affordable care: - Answer: The National Quality
Strategy
The term that best describes a form of external quality review for health services professionals
and organizations: - Answer: Certification
The term that best describes the status granted by a governmental body and confirming
minimum standards: - Answer: Licensure
Describes "a patient safety event that affects a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm and intervention required to sustain life" (Joint Commission 2016)? -
Answer: A sentinel event
A term that best describes the ratio of quality to cost? - Answer: Value
Term that best describes the non-partisan organization that promotes quality patient care and
transparency: - Answer: National Quality Forum
Term that best describes organizations that promote knowledge acquisition, transparency, &
financial incentives: - Answer: Quality oversight organizations
