Assessment Flashcards

Which type of assessment is performed BEFORE implementing a new clinical process to proactively identify potential failure points?

Answer: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)

FMEA is a prospective risk assessment tool used proactively before a process is implemented to identify potential failure modes and their effects.

When assessing data reliability in a quality measurement project, 'inter-rater reliability' measures:

Answer: How consistently different raters assign the same scores

Inter-rater reliability measures the degree to which two or more independent raters agree when evaluating the same data or observations.

A quality director reviews readmission data stratified by race and ethnicity. This assessment practice is BEST described as:

Answer: Health equity assessment

Stratifying quality metrics by race and ethnicity is a core component of health equity assessment to identify disparities in outcomes across patient populations.

In assessment methodology, a Likert scale instrument is MOST appropriate for measuring:

Answer: Patient attitudes and perceptions

Likert scales are designed to capture attitudes, opinions, and perceptions along an ordered response continuum, making them ideal for patient experience assessments.

Which assessment framework uses the domains of Structure, Process, and Outcome to evaluate healthcare quality?

Answer: Donabedian model

The Donabedian model, foundational in healthcare quality, organizes quality assessment into three domains: structure (resources), process (care delivery), and outcome (results).

A quality team uses a tracer methodology during accreditation preparation. What does this assessment approach involve?

Answer: Following a patient's care experience across the organization to evaluate system performance

Tracer methodology, used by The Joint Commission, follows an individual patient's care journey across departments to evaluate how systems and processes interact.

When assessing the validity of a quality indicator, 'face validity' means:

Answer: The measure appears to assess what it intends to at face value to subject matter experts

Face validity is the most basic form of validity — it reflects whether a measure appears, on its surface, to assess the intended concept to knowledgeable reviewers.