Integration Questions and Answers
7APillarsAofAQuality:AEfficacyA-
AAnswerAThisAdealsAwithAaAcontrolledAenvironmentAandAexaminesAwhatAisApossible.AItAsetsAanAupp
erAboundaryAforAqualityAandAestablishesAtheAidealAtoAwhichAallAshouldAaspire.
7APillarsAofAQuality:AEffectivenessA-
AAnswerAToAwhatAextentAdoesAtheAserviceAachieveAitsAintededAoutcomesAinAaArealAworldAenvironme
nt.ASocial,Aeconomic,AandAindividualAfactorsAinfluenceAtheAselectionsAofAqualityAindicators.AVariousAi
ndicatorsAhaveAbeenAdevelopedAsuchAasAcostAeffective,
7APillarsAofAQuality:AEfficiencyA-
AAnswerAThisAexaminesAtheAextentAtoAwhichAscarceAresourcesAareAusedAtoAderiveAtheAgreatestAbene
fitsAwithAtheAlestAwaste.AThisAisAusuallyAmeasuredAbyAexaminingAtheAratioAbetweenAtheAcostsAandA
benefitsAofAaAserviceAandAcomparingAtheseAwithAothersAwhoAareAprovidingAtheAsameAorAsimilarAser
vices.
7APillarsAofAQuality:AAcceptabilityA-
AAnswerAThisAconcentratesAonAtheAusefulnessAofAtheAserviceAtoAtheApatientAandAitsAperceivedAimpac
tAonAhis/herAqualityAofAlife.AItAtakesAintoAconsiderationApatientApreferencesAregardingAaccessAtoAth
eAservice,ArelationshipAwithAhealthAserviceAproviders,AtheAamenitiesAinAwhichAtheAserviceAisAprovide
dAandAtheAcostAutilityArelationship.
7APillarsAofAQuality:AOptimalityA-
AAnswerAFromAtheApointAofAviewAofAsocietyAandAtheAeconomicAsystem,AitAisAnecessaryAtoAensureAth
atAtheAoptimumAallocationAofAresourcesAisAachievedArelativeAtoAtheAbenefitsAderivedAfromAtheAservic
esAprovided.
7APillarsAofAQuality:AEquityA-
AAnswerASocietyAisAconcernedAthatAeveryApersonAshouldAreceiveAequalAtreatmentAorAatAbestAfairAtre
atment.AEquityAisAcompromisedAwhenAtheAqualityAofAserviceAorAevenAtheArangeAofAservicesAisAdeter
minedAbyAtheApatientsAabilityAtoApayAforAtheAservice.
7APillarsAofAQuality:ALegitimacyA-
AAnswerAThisAisAsimilarAtoAtheAconceptAofAacceptabilityAexceptAthatAtheApreferencesAandAvaluesAfor
AlegitimacyAareAexpressedAthroughAaAsocietalAratherAthanAandAindividualAperspective.AClearly,Asociet
yArequiresAevidenceAuponAwhichAtoAmakeAtheseAjudgements.
CertifiedAProfessionalAinAHealthcareAQualityA(CPHQ)A-
AAnswerATheACertifiedAProfessionalAinAHealthcareAQualityA(CPHQ)AhasAaAuniqueAandAbroadAresponsi
bilityAinAanAorganization.ATheACPHQApromotesAandAsupportsAqualityAassurance,Asafety,AeffectiveAhea
lthcare.ATheAqualityAprofessionalAmustAalsoAhaveAtheAexpertiseAtoAdesign,Aimplement,AandAevaluate
AprocessAimprovementAactivities.
, TimeAManagementATechniques:APlanA-
AAnswerACreateAgoals.AEstablishAschedulesAforAyearly,Amonthly,AandAdailyAactivities.APlanAeachAday
AinAadvance.
TimeAManagementATechniques:ACreateAaATaskAListA-
AAnswerAUpdateAtheAtaskAlistAdaily,AincludingAroutineAtasks,AsoAthatAallAcanAbeAcompleted.
TimeAManagementATechniques:APrioritizeA-
AAnswerARandAtheAorderAinAwhichAtasksAareAtoAbeAaccomplishedAbeginningAwithAhighApriorityAitem
s.
TimeAManagementATechniques:AMinimizeAPaperAHandlingA-
AAnswerAHandleAaApaperAorAtaskAonce,AinsteadAofAshufflingAitAaboutAandAdealingAwithAitArepeated
ly.
TimeAManagementATechniques:AUseATimeAEffectivelyA-
AAnswerAAvoidAwastedAtimeAbyAstartingAmeetingAonAschedule,AandAaskAaAtimekeeperAtoAmonitorAt
heAtimeAandAannounceAthenAtheAtimeAisAup.AWorkAefficiently,ApayingAattentionAtoAnecessaryAdetails
.
TimeAManagementATechniques:ADelegateA-
AAnswerADetermineAwhichAtasksAcanAbeAdelegatedAtoAothersAandAdoAnotAmicromanageAthoseAtasks
TimeAManagementATechniques:AUseAComputerATachnologyA-
AAnswerAAvoidApaperAwhenApossible.AKeepAcalendarsAandAlistsAonAtheAcomputerAforAeasyAupdating.
AUtilizeAemailAandAtheAinternet.
TimeAManagementATechniques:AAvoidAProcrastinationA-
AAnswerAAddressAneedsAwhenAtheyAareArealizedAratherAthenAwaitingAuntilAtheAsituationAbecomesAur
gent.
Organization-WideAStrategicAPlanningA-
AAnswerARequiresAthatAanAorganizationAexaminesAitsAneeds,Acommunity,AandAcustomersAandAestabli
shesAgoalsAforAtheAnearAfutureA(2-4Ayears)AandAtheAextendedAfutureA(10-
15Ayears).ABasedAonAassessments,AbothAinternalAandAexternal,AtoAdetermineAtheApresentAcoursesAof
AactionAneededAchanges,Apriorities,AandAmethodologiesAtoAeffectAchange.AFocusAmustAbeAonAtheAdev
elopmentAofAservices.
VoiceAofAtheACustomerA(VOC)A-
AAnswerATermAusedAtoAdescribeAtheAprocessAofAcapturingAinformationAfromAconsumersAregardingAth