Quality Improvement Flashcards
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Which simple, validated tool is commonly used to track a patient's pain intensity across acupuncture visits?
Answer: Numeric Rating Scale (0-10)
The 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale is a validated, quick patient-reported pain measure.
MYMOP (Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile) is useful in acupuncture practice because it:
Answer: Lets patients choose and rate the symptoms that matter most to them
MYMOP is a patient-centered outcome tool designed for individualized complementary medicine care.
A clinic reviews a random sample of last quarter's patient records against documentation standards. What is this QI activity called?
Answer: Retrospective chart audit
A chart audit reviews completed records against set criteria to find gaps in documentation.
A clinic compares its patient-reported improvement rates with published data from similar practices. This is called:
Answer: Benchmarking
Benchmarking compares performance with external standards or peers to find room for improvement.
For QI purposes, what should an acupuncture informed consent record document?
Answer: Discussion of the procedure, its risks, benefits, and alternatives
Complete informed consent covers the nature of treatment, risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Which change would most likely make patient satisfaction survey results more honest?
Answer: Allowing patients to respond anonymously
Anonymity reduces social pressure and response bias.
A clinic shortens visits to reduce wait times and also tracks whether patient-reported outcomes worsen. Tracking outcomes in this case is a:
Answer: Balancing measure
Balancing measures check that improving one part of a system does not cause problems elsewhere.