PART 1 Flashcards
In the 1700-1800s, which of the following hospitals became a model for the development of hospitals in other communities?
A. Mayo Clinic
B. Massachusetts Hospital
C. Bellevue Hospital
D. Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
A system in which purchasers hold providers of healthcare accountable for both the costs of healthcare and its quality is called ________?
A. Quality assurance
B. Total quality management
C. Retrospective payment system
D. Value-based purchasing
Value-based purchasing
A set of national patient safety goals (NPSGs) that all institutions participating in accreditation must promote and train their staffs providing care to adhere to was developed by which of the following organizations?
A. American college of surgeons
B. American hospital association
C. Joint commission
D. Institute of medicine
Joint Commission
Which of the following is the act that stimulated investment in the information systems infrastructure of professional practices, clinics, and hospitals?
A. Social Security
B. Standardization
C. HITECH
D. Hill-Burton
HITECH
Which of the following acts established a quality-reporting program for skilled nursing care in the US?
A. Health information for economic and clinical health act (HITECH)
B. American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA)
C. Improving medicare post-acute care transformation act (IMPACT)
D. Affordable care act (ACA)
Improving medicare post-acute care transformation act. (IMPACT)
Community Hospital recently completed earthquake retrofitting and seismic upgrades to their physical building in order to increase the safety of their building for patients and employees. Identify which of Donabedian’s four perspectives for quality management this upgrades is an example of.
A. Structure
B. Process
C. Outcome
D. Cost
Structure
During and after World War III, healthcare shifted from predominately treating in their home to more sophisticated healthcare provided in a growing number of hospitals. To address this increases need for more hospitals closer to where patients lived, the US government _______?
A. Enacted the Social Security System
B. Passed the Medicare Modernization Act
C. Passed the Hill-Burton Act to fund extensive hospital construction
D. Enacted legislation that provided more nursing education
Passed the Hill-Burton Act to fund extensive hospital construction
Today’s healthcare organizations focus on helping their patients return to healthier lives that are more productive. In order to accomplish this goal, continuous performance improvement, such as __________, is critical for healthcare organizations.
A. Hiring more physicians in order to increase revenue
B. Demonstrating their commitment to quality through transparent outcomes data
C. Improving their landscaping in an effort to make their facility more presentable
D. Providing quality child-care on site for their employees
Demonstrating their commitment to quality through transparent outcomes data
Organizations that pay close attention to weak signals of trouble to catch problems or errors in the earliest stage are applying the principles of ___________.
A. Six sigma
B. Systems thinking
C. Lean
D. HRO
HRO
The regular and frequent assessment of healthcare process and their outcomes and related costs is considered _______.
A. Continuous data
B. Continuum of care
C. Continuum of data
D. Continuous monitoring
Continuous monitoring
