Quality improvement in healthcare - Dr. Z

Which of the following define health care quality and its attributes? (SATA)

• 
  Decrease the probability of negative outcomes

• 
  Increase the probability of positive outcomes

• 
  Offers the patient the right price

• 
  Correspond with current medical knowledge

• 
  Provides the patient with what they need

Answer explanation

The last one missing would be offer the patient what they want

What is Quality by Inspection often referred to as?

• Quality Assurance

• Quality Control

• Quality Management

• Quality Planning

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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Which of the following ensures that standards of quality are being met

• Quality Assurance

• Quality Control

• Quality Management

• Quality Planning

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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Quality by Inspection is an aggregate of activities including design analysis and inspection for defects to ensure what?

• Maximum profitability

• Adequate quality

• Efficient production

• Employee safety

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is a limitation of Quality by Inspection?

• It cannot detect any defects

• It is too costly to implement

• Variations or problems within the system will not be detected

• It takes too much time to complete

What is the purpose of Quality Assurance?

• To reduce costs

• To assure quality

• To increase production speed

• To manage employee performance

What approach does both quality control and quality assurance take when dealing with issues?

• Proactive and Preventative

• Reactive and Defensive

• Aggressive and Punitive

• Passive and Accepting

Both quality by inspection and quality assurance have no process involvement and offer no variation prevention

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is the focus of improvement in Quality by Inspection/Quality Control?

• Meeting a specific standard.

• The defect found.

• Dealing with the outlier.

• Preventing variation.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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Quality assurance focuses on ______

• Meeting a specific standard.

• The defect found.

• Dealing with the outlier.

• Preventing variation.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2