CMM CMM Patient Safety & Risk Management 1

Question 1

Which federal agency is responsible for setting patient safety standards and accrediting healthcare organizations in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Joint Commission (TJC)

Answer

The Joint Commission is the primary accreditation body for US hospitals and healthcare organizations, setting patient safety and quality standards.

Question 2

A 'sentinel event' in healthcare is defined as:

Accepted Answer

An unexpected occurrence resulting in death or serious physical harm

Answer

The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury requiring investigation.

Question 3

Root cause analysis (RCA) in patient safety is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

A retrospective method to identify the systemic causes of an adverse event

Answer

RCA is a structured retrospective process that examines systemic and process failures rather than individual blame to prevent recurrence.

Question 4

Which patient safety initiative requires hospitals to report on a set of standardized measures to CMS for public transparency?

Accepted Answer

Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program

Answer

The Hospital IQR Program requires hospitals to submit standardized quality data to CMS, which is publicly reported on Hospital Compare.

Question 5

The 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation in healthcare illustrates that:

Accepted Answer

Errors reach patients only when multiple system defense layers fail simultaneously

Answer

James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model shows that harm occurs when holes in multiple defensive layers (policies, training, checks) align, allowing an error to pass through.

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CMM CMM Patient Safety & Risk Management 1