Deck 5: Health Care Quality and Safety

Question 1

If a provider earns an incentive payment through Medicare Part B after maintaining patient safety and preventing healthcare-associated infections during the treatment for a Total Joint Replacement, the provider is participating in which Quality Payment Program?

A) APM
B) MIPS
C) CHS
D) AHRQ

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The healthcare facility often uses a patient survey to produce data for possible changes. Which of the following would be a possible change to improve safety from the survey results?

A) Promptness of staff responses to request for information
B) Proper staff hand hygiene prior to any patient encounters
C) Extended wait time in the emergency department
D) Cultural sensitivity practiced by the staff

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Institute of Medicine defines ________ as "the degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increased the likelihood of desired health outcomes and consistent current professional knowledge."

A) patient expectations
B) progress
C) quality
D) safety

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a component of the six dimensions of Health care quality as identified by the IOM Committed on Quality of Health Care in America?

A) Safety
B) Affordable
C) Efficiency
D) Timeliness

Question 5

The unit director has placed a box in the staff's locker room for them to empty their pockets of hospital equipment such as tape and alcohol wipes at the end of their shifts. What IOM dimension is the unit attempting to maintain?

A) Equitability
B) Safety
C) Timeliness
D) Efficiency

Question 6

The staff often responds promptly to patient call lights, addresses each patient by their preferred names, and involves the patients in their care goals. Which of the following six dimensions identified by IOM does this behavior exemplify?

A) Patient-centered
B) Timely
C) equitable
D) effective

Question 7

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a department within which government department?

A) American Nurses Association
B) Department of Health & Human Services
C) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
D) Institute of Medicine Committee

Question 8

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) focuses on advancing excellence in healthcare. How does the AHRQ support this mission?

A) Ensures compliance with standards of use for electronic health records
B) Calculates costs of care based on providers' Medicare claims
C) Develops patient surveys to monitor patient satisfaction and safety
D) Creates training material to educate healthcare systems and professionals

Question 9

Which of the following best defines the purpose or mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality?

A) Implements healthcare quality improvements through hospital discharge programs
B) Publishes a document on inpatient safety and quality
C) Focuses on making care safer in all settings
D) Brings awareness of safety to speed learning and improvement of care

Question 10

What is the purpose or design of the Quality Payment Program?

A) Reward providers for their high-level and efficient quality care
B) Punish providers for not performing normal standards of care
C) Provide healthcare providers with rigorous data for improvement
D) Provide patients with a database on high quality providers

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a TQM process measure?

A) Wait times for emergency rooms
B) Cost of care for a population
C) Training materials for healthcare systems
D) Reduction of equipment waste