What is the name of the initiative of organizations that buy ...

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What is the name of the initiative of organizations that buy health care and are working to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of health care for Americans?
 
  a. Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
  b. Home Health Compare
  c. The Leapfrog Group
  d. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

Question 2

To effectively influence improvements in the work setting and ensure that all patients consistently receive excellent care, it is important to do what? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Align national, organizational, and unit level goals for QI
  b. Recognize external drivers of quality
  c. Develop skills to apply QI models and tools
  d. Review previous attainment of predetermined standards

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

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A Physician Quality Reporting Initiative is a program administered by the CMS that collects performance data at the physician/provider clinical level in the ambulatory and primary care sectors.
B Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies that meet federal health and safety requirements throughout the nation.
C The Leapfrog Group is an initiative of organizations that buy health care who are working to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of health care for Americans.
D Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and is a standardized survey and data collection method for measuring patients' perspectives on hospital care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C

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Correct To effectively influence improvements in the work setting and ensure that all patients consistently receive excellent care, it is important to align national, organizational, and unit level goals for QI; recognize external drivers of quality such as accreditation, payment, and performance measurement; and develop skills to apply QI models and tools.
Incorrect Reviewing attainment of predetermined standards applies to the process of accreditation.