PC Quality Assurance & Standards 2

Question 1

Which organization publishes the Comprehensive Classification of Podiatric Procedures and Services used for quality benchmarking?

Accepted Answer

American Podiatric Medical Association

Answer

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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American Board of Podiatric Medicine

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Joint Commission on Accreditation

Question 2

A podiatry practice is audited and found to have an infection rate of 3.2% following nail procedures. Which immediate QA action is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a root-cause analysis and revise sterilization protocols

Answer

Discontinue all nail procedures pending review

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Report all affected patients to state health authorities

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Suspend the performing clinician pending investigation

Question 3

Under HIPAA, a podiatrist's QA committee reviewing patient records for care quality is considered which type of activity?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare operations activity permitted without patient consent

Answer

Marketing activity requiring patient authorization

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Treatment activity requiring no special authorization

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Research activity requiring IRB approval

Question 4

Which metric is most useful for monitoring the quality of diabetic foot care in a podiatry practice?

Accepted Answer

Annual amputation rate among diabetic patients

Answer

Average appointment wait time

Answer

Number of new diabetic patients seen per month

Answer

Percentage of diabetic patients prescribed orthotics

Question 5

A podiatry clinic implements a peer review process. Which element is ESSENTIAL for maintaining peer review privilege protections?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining strict confidentiality of review proceedings

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Including non-clinician administrators in all review meetings

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Ensuring all findings are entered into the public EHR

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Reporting all peer review findings to the state board monthly

Question 6

Which surgical site infection (SSI) prevention measure is specifically relevant to podiatric foot surgery?

Accepted Answer

Pre-operative skin antisepsis of the foot and ankle with an approved agent

Answer

Prophylactic antibiotics administered at least 24 hours before incision

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Routine use of negative-pressure wound therapy on all patients

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Intraoperative use of laminar airflow systems in all procedure rooms

Question 7

Which CMS quality reporting program most directly applies to podiatrists participating in Medicare?

Accepted Answer

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Answer

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Answer

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

Answer

Bundled Payments for Care Improvement