What is the denominator for the performance measure "percentage of home health patients
admitted to the hospital"? - Answers Total number of home health patients
What situation puts data accuracy at risk when more than two people are independently gathering
data for the same performance measure? - Answers Poor interrater reliability
Which of the following is a data-gathering tool used to collect performance measurement data?
Dashboard
Sampling
Check sheet
Scorecard - Answers Check sheet
Which of the following is a process measure of performance in a hospital intensive care unit?
Percentage of patients on ventilators who develop pneumonia
Rate of patient readmissions to the intensive care unit
Percentage of staff using hand cleaner when entering patient room
Number of complaints received from family members - Answers Percentage of staff using hand
cleaner when entering patient room
What framework is used by an organization to categorize system-level performance measures? -
Answers Balanced scorecard
What activity-level measure is related to the system-level measure "percentage of hospital patients
who are very satisfied with the overall quality of care"? - Answers Percentage of patients reporting
that nurses treated them with respect
Which of the following is a patient experience measure for a hospital?
Percentage of patients completing preadmission forms
Percentage of patients reporting pain was well controlled
Percentage of patients developing a urinary tract infection - Answers Percentage of patients reporting
pain was well controlled
Which of the following is a structure measure used to evaluate hospital performance?
Rate of patient falls in various units
Percentage of patients educated about their medications
Number of disaster drills conducted annually
Percentage of patients with private insurance - Answers Number of disaster drills conducted annually
What type of healthcare organization uses measures found in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and
Information Set (HEDIS)?
Urgent care clinic
Health insurance plan
Home health agency
Rehabilitation facility - Answers Health insurance plan?