Question 11

Which organization should be consulted when an organization wishes to expand diagnostic testing?
  • Question 12

    Patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure should be able to walk farther, have more energy, and experience
    less shortness of breath following hospital treatment. Patients who undergo total knee replacements should have less
    knee pain when they talk; have a good range of joint motion; and be able to perform activities of daily living such as
    walking, doing yard work, and performing normal household chores. This example shows that:
  • Question 13

    One major difference between traditional quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI) is that QI:
  • Question 14

    Which of the following should the team do next?
  • Question 15

    Because of their detail and straightforward design, patient registries are a powerful source of quality improvement data. Registries usually are specialty or procedure specific.
    For instance (Choose two):