CMSM CMSM Quality Improvement and Performance Metrics 3

Question 1

Which statistical tool used in quality improvement displays process variation over time and helps distinguish between common-cause and special-cause variation?

Accepted Answer

Control chart (Shewhart chart)

Answer

A control chart plots process data over time with upper and lower control limits, allowing managers to identify whether variation is random (common cause) or due to a specific identifiable factor (special cause).

Question 2

Under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Medicare payment adjustments are based on a hospital's performance in which domains?

Accepted Answer

Clinical outcomes, safety, efficiency, and patient experience

Answer

The VBP Program evaluates hospitals on clinical outcomes, patient safety, efficiency/cost reduction, and patient experience (HCAHPS) to adjust Medicare payments up or down.

Question 3

A healthcare manager implements a new hand hygiene protocol and tracks compliance weekly. The compliance rate increases steadily over 8 weeks. Which quality improvement tool best displays this trend?

Accepted Answer

Run chart

Answer

A run chart displays data points plotted over time in sequence, making it ideal for tracking whether a quality improvement intervention is producing a sustained trend.

Question 4

What is the primary goal of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in healthcare quality management?

Accepted Answer

To prospectively identify potential failure points in a process before harm occurs

Answer

FMEA is a proactive risk assessment tool that identifies potential failure modes in a process, evaluates their likelihood and impact, and prioritizes preventive actions before harm reaches a patient.

Question 5

Which term describes the unintended harm caused to a patient by a medical intervention rather than by the underlying disease?

Accepted Answer

Iatrogenic injury

Answer

An iatrogenic injury is harm that results from medical treatment or the actions of healthcare providers rather than from the patient's underlying condition.

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CMSM CMSM Quality Improvement and Performance Metrics 3