CPHQ Healthcare Quality Measurement and Benchmarking 2

Question 1

A quality indicator that measures rates of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) is an example of which measure category?

Accepted Answer

Outcome measure

Answer

HAC rates are outcome measures because they reflect the result of care — specifically, harms that occurred during the hospital stay.

Question 2

Which statistical technique is used to adjust quality measure data to account for differences in patient populations?

Accepted Answer

Risk adjustment

Answer

Risk adjustment accounts for differences in patient demographics and comorbidities to allow fair comparisons across healthcare organizations.

Question 3

The HEDIS measure set is maintained by which organization and primarily used for which setting?

Accepted Answer

NCQA, health plans

Answer

HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) is maintained by NCQA and is used primarily to evaluate health plan performance.

Question 4

A CPHQ professional identifies that a hospital's C. diff infection rate is in the 90th percentile nationally. This means the hospital's rate is:

Accepted Answer

Worse than 90% of hospitals

Answer

For infection rates, a higher percentile means worse performance — being at the 90th percentile means the rate is higher than 90% of hospitals.

Question 5

Which of the following is a valid use of a 'dashboard' in healthcare quality management?

Accepted Answer

Displaying key performance indicators for rapid organizational review

Answer

A quality dashboard displays key performance indicators at a glance, enabling leadership to rapidly assess organizational performance across multiple domains.

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CPHQ Healthcare Quality Measurement and Benchmarking 2