FRACGP Quality Assurance and Improvement 4

Question 1

A GP notices that their practice has a higher-than-expected rate of hospital admissions for asthma compared to regional benchmarks. The MOST appropriate initial response is:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a case note audit of admitted asthma patients to identify modifiable factors

Answer

A case note audit of admitted patients is the appropriate first step to understand the contributing factors before designing an intervention.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the 'Act' phase in a PDSA cycle?

Accepted Answer

Deciding to adopt, adapt, or abandon the tested change based on learning

Answer

The Act phase uses the learning from the Study phase to make a decision about scaling up, modifying, or discarding the change.

Question 3

Patient experience data is MOST useful in quality improvement when it is:

Accepted Answer

Linked to specific processes of care and used to drive targeted improvements

Answer

Patient experience data generates actionable improvement when it is linked to specific care processes and reviewed regularly to inform targeted changes.

Question 4

In quality improvement terminology, a 'near miss' is BEST defined as:

Accepted Answer

An error that was caught before it reached the patient

Answer

A near miss is an error or safety threat that was identified and intercepted before it reached the patient and caused harm.

Question 5

Which of the following is a key principle of the 'triple aim' framework in healthcare quality?

Accepted Answer

Improving patient experience, improving population health, and reducing per-capita cost

Answer

The IHI Triple Aim framework targets simultaneously improving individual patient experience, improving population health outcomes, and reducing per-capita healthcare costs.

(FRACGP) Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Practice Test

(FRACGP) Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Practice Test

FRACGP Quality Assurance and Improvement 4