During a risk assessment, It Is noted that a unit manager and start feel there Is a high risk of aggressive patient behavior toward unit start Which of the following steps should a healthcare quality professional take first?
A team has identified five opportunities for improvement related to patient wait times. Which of the following is the best tool for selecting the opportunity with the highest impact?
A performance improvement team was formed to reduce the inappropriate ordering of two expensive lab tests. The goal was to reduce the rate of inappropriate ordering of Test A by 20% and Test B by 5%. The results of the pilot group showed a 30% drop in Test A orders and a 3% drop in Test B orders. What additional information would be of most benefit to gain final administrative approval to implement the change organization-wide?
A Quality Council has received the following requests for establishing performance improvement teams:
Maintenance: Overtime reductions
Dietary: Meal delivery process
Housekeeping: Room turnaround times
Biomedical: Identification of malfunctioning equipment
Human Resources: Competency assessments
Which of the following should the Quality Council do first?
The ability to safely manage complex tasks in the face of time pressures, quickly identify and contain errors, and bounce back after stressful situations relates to organizational:
Which of the following is the best way to evaluate the success of a performance improvement team?
A provider’s Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) profile is shown below. In this organization, if a provider partially meets or does not meet performance expectations, they are referred to peer review for a Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE).
Fully Meets: >80% of measures at threshold
Meets: 65% to 80% of measures at threshold
Partially Meets: 40% to 64% of measures threshold
Does Not Meet: <40% of measures at threshold
After reviewing this provider’s overall profile, what should the healthcare quality professional suggest?