Test 2 Study Part 2 Flashcards
A performance measure that enables healthcare organizations to monitor a process to determine whether it is meeting process requirements is called a/an
a. Indicator
b. Data measure
c. Indication
d. System measure
Indicator
What organization was formed in the late 1980s to address the lack of uniform standards for utilization review services by promoting quality and accountability of healthcare organizations through accreditation, education, and measuremenT programs?
a. The Joint Commission
b. CMS
c. NCQA
d. URAC
URAC
Name the four core processes involved in the care of, treatment of, and services to patients:
Assessing the Patient’s Needs
Planning Care, Treatment, and Services
Providing Care, Treatment, and Services
Coordinating Care, Treatment, and Services
An established set of clinical decisions and actions taken by clinicians and other representatives of healthcare organizations in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines is called _____.
a. Standards of care
b. Clinical practice standards
c. Clinical pathways
d. Standard guidelines
Standards of care
A graphic tool used to communicate established standards of patient care for specific diagnoses is called ________.
a. Clinical practice standards
b. Clinical guidelines
c. Clinical pathways
d. Clinical standards
Clinical pathways
The descriptions of medical interventions for specific diagnosis in which treatment regimens and the patient’s progress are evaluated on the basis of nationally accepted standards of care for each diagnosis is called _____.
a. Clinical practice standards
b. Clinical guidelines
c. Clinical pathways
d. Clinical standards
Clinical guidelines
A movement in healthcare reimbursement where providers are rewarded for meeting pre-established targets for delivery of healthcare services that improve quality and efficiency is called ______.
a. Meaningful use
b. Core measures
c. Clinical practice standards
d. Pay for performance
Pay for performance
All of the following are the Joint Commission core measure criteria sets EXCEPT:
a. heart failure
b. acute myocardial infarction
c. pneumonia
d. diabetes mellitus
diabetes mellitus
An infection that was present in the patient before he or she was admitted to the facility is called:
a. healthcare-acquired infection
b. hospital sickness
c. community acquired infection
d. community sickness
community acquired infection
The use of infection prevention and control measures to protect against possible exposure to infectious agents is called:
a. infectious deterrents
b. standard measures
c. standard precautions
d. infectious measures
standard precautions
