Deck 11: Ensuring Quality in Pacs

Question 1

Testing that can catch problems before they may become readily apparent is called ______ maintenance.

A)Routine
B)Acceptance
C)Error
D)All of the above

Answer 1

Routine

Question 2

Where can QC standards be found for what should be monitored in a PACS system?

A)American College of Radiology
B)American Association of Physicists in Medicine
C)The equipment vendor
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What is most often the weakest link in the digital imaging chain?

A)Monitor
B)Image retrieval
C)Processing speed
D)Data integrity

Answer 3

Monitor

Question 4

Most QA activities produce ______ data.

A)Qualitative
B)Quantitative
C)Equivocal
D)All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not a QC activity that should be monitored in a PACS environment?

A)Display quality
B)Processing speed
C)Repeat analysis
D)Data integrity

Question 6

CQI focuses on ______.

A)Process
B)Individuals
C)Correcting mistakes
D)QA/QC

Question 7

Quality aspects to be evaluated in radiology include ______-centered characteristics.

A)People
B)Product
C)Both of the above
D)Neither of the above

Question 8

The ultimate focus in health care is to improve ______ and provide ______ so that patients will want to return.

A)Health risks/assistance with insurance
B)Patient care/high-quality service
C)Efficiency/high-quality services
D)Employee morale/assistance with insurance

Question 9

Errors in equipment performance are usually detected by poor ______.

A)Equipment maintenance
B)Quality outcomes
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above

Question 10

"A comprehensive set of activities designed to monitor and maintain systems that produce a product" is the definition of ______.

A)Quality control
B)Quality assurance
C)Continuous quality improvement
D)Total quality management

Question 11

Testing performed before newly installed or majorly-repaired equipment can be accepted by the department is called ______ testing.

A)Routine
B)Error
C)Problem
D)Acceptance

Question 12

QA/QC programs focus on ______ quality, whereas CQI focuses on ______ the process.

A)Verifying/recording
B)Recording/verifying
C)Maintaining/improving
D)Improving/maintaining

Question 13

A device used to measure the luminescence of areas on the monitor is a ______.

A)Luminescence meter
B)Photometer
C)Photoluminescence meter
D)Monitor meter

Question 14

Three major categories of QC testing that can be used at various times include ______.

A)Routine testing and acceptance and problem maintenance
B)Error testing and problem and routine maintenance
C)Acceptance testing and routine and error maintenance
D)Problem testing and acceptance and routine maintenance

Question 15

"A plan for the systematic observation and assessment of the different aspects of a project, service, or facility to make certain that standards of quality are being met" is the definition of ______.

A)Quality assurance
B)Continuous quality improvement
C)Total quality management
D)Quality control

Question 16

To make a valid performance measure in any QC activity, documentation must be ______.

A)Written in ink
B)Performed by the manager
C)Kept in a notebook
D)Kept up to date

Question 17

Most health care institutions are accredited by The ______.

A)Joint Commission
B)Hospital Association
C)Workforce Commission
D)National Healthcare Institute

Question 18

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on ______ rather than the ______.

A)QC/QA
B)QA/QC
C)Process/people
D)Service/corrections

Question 19

Daily/monthly display monitor testing can be completed by ______.

A)Physicists only
B)Technologists only
C)Physicists and physicians
D)Technologists and physicists

Question 20

TJC accreditation is necessary for a hospital to ______.

A)Hold certain licenses
B)Obtain reimbursements from insurance companies
C)Receive malpractice insurance
D)All of the above

Question 21

The purpose of a QC monitor test pattern is to evaluate ______.

A)Image resolution
B)Image distortion
C)Artifacts
D)All of the above

Question 22

A CRT monitor should have a luminance reading of greater than ______ cd/m.

A)100
B)170
C)250
D)330

Question 23

Once you perform a test function for workstation processing speed, the next step is to measure and ______.

A)Move to the next step
B)Schedule the next test
C)Evaluate the image quality
D)Note the speed

Question 24

Annual testing and acceptance testing should be performed by a ______.

A)Physicist
B)Technologist
C)Physician
D)All of the above

Question 25

The transfer speed from the modalities is checked monthly until ______.

A)Equipment or software is updated
B)A weekly pattern is established
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above

Question 26

Image transfer is monitored from the modality to PACS and from the archive to ______.

A)PACS
B)Workstation
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above

Question 27

Luminescence is measured at five positions over the monitor, and the readings should be within ______ of one another.

A)5%
B)10%
C)25%
D)30%

Question 28

Another way to distribute digital images around the hospital is ______.

A)Polaroid image
B)Digital camera
C)Wet/dry laser imagers
D)All of the above

Question 29

How often should the luminescence of a monitor be checked?

A)Daily
B)Weekly
C)Monthly
D)Annually

Question 30

Which of the following is not a part of daily/weekly QC for dry laser imagers?

A)Ensure that each film printed is free from artifacts.
B)Measure steps on the test pattern using a densitometer.
C)Note chemical temperatures and levels.
D)Make sure the preventive maintenance schedule is completed.

Question 31

Which of the following describes a super user?

A)Someone trained on all aspects of the system
B)Someone prepared to train others
C)Someone who sets up ongoing training programs
D)All of the above

Question 32

What is used to reduce the size of the image files to increase the speed of the network transfer of the images?

A)Data reduction system
B)Compression
C)Image transfer accelerator
D)All of the above

Question 33

The measure of whether all images completed at the modality make it to the PACS is testing ______.

A)Monitor quality
B)Processing speed
C)Data integrity
D)Image transfer speed

Question 34

Which of the following is a CQI activity?

A)Monitoring image transfer speeds
B)Documentation of undiagnostic images
C)Routine maintenance
D)Monitor testing

Question 35

Lossless and lossy are different types of ______.

A)Image transfer comparisons
B)Monitor testing methods
C)PACS systems
D)Compression ratios