1110 - Quality Improvement Flashcards
Intent
Intention of Quality Improvement will be to train. The program identifies individual and system weaknesses, and will develop plans to improve patient care. true or false?
true
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The Authority for continuous Quality Improvement program comes from the Director/Fire Chief in addition to the Medical Director as mandated by F.S. 401 and 64J-1 F.A.C.
true or false?
true
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The program will review present standards of practice at least __________ so that they reflect currently accepted medical practices that are considered to be of the highest quality.
annually
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Administration of the continuous Quality Improvement program will be the responsibility of the: (4)
- Medical Director
- Division Chief of Rescue
- Assistant Rescue Chief
- Quality Improvement Officer
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The Director/Fire Chief will appoint the Quality Inprovement Officer after receiving recommendations from the Division Chief of Rescue.
true or false?
true
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The Medical Director and the Quality Improvement Officer will communicate on a ____________ basis.
weekly
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The Quality Improvement program will be a dynamic process, changing with identified needs of the department and consisting of the following three aspects. (3)
- Proactive
- Concurrent
- Retrospective
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Proactive Quality Improvement will consist of evaluation and training of practices that promote high quality patient care, ______ to the delivery of patient care by JFRD personnel.
prior
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Concurrent Quality Improvement will consist of supervision and evaluation of practices for quality ______ the delivery of patient care by JFRD personnel.
during
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Retrospective Quality Improvement will consist of the evaluation of practices for quality _______
the delivery of patient care by JFRD personnel.
after
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The Division Chief of Rescue will appoint select individuals to the Quality Improvement Review Committee. The committee will meet ____ ___________.
as needed
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Practices, which deviate from the SOG or ASC, will be identified by: (4)
- PCR database inquiries
- Concerns regarding the delivery of patient care
- Patient outcome reports from area hospitals
- Patient care complaints
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Emergency - Pro review process
Captains - Must review all of the following reports monthly: (7)
- All Cardiac/Trauma Arrest reports
- All “Alerts” (Trauma, STEMI, Stroke, etc.)
- All DOA/Pronouncement of Death
- All controlled substances use
- All refusal of Treatment/Transports for ages less than 16 and greater than 64
- All reports where medication was given without transport
- All advanced airways
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District/Battalion Chief - Must review all of the following reports monthly, if not already reviewed by a Captain:
• All Cardiac/Trauma Arrest reports
• All “Alerts” (Trauma, STEMI, Stroke, etc.)
• All DOA/Pronouncement of Death
• All controlled substances use
• All Refusal of Treatment/Transport for ages
less than 16 and greater than 64
• All reports where medication was given without transport
• All advanced airways
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