A healthcare quality professional has the following data on a hospital's surgical site infection rates:
Procedure
Hospital Infection Rate
95% Confidence Interval
State Mean Infection Rate
Total Hip Replacement
0.4%
0.2%-0.6%
0.9%
Total Knee Replacement
1.1%
0.8%-1.2%
1.0%
ACL Reconstruction
1.5%
1.4%-1.6%
1.5%
Total Shoulder Replacement
1.3%
1.0%-1.6%
0.9%
Which procedure is the best area for focused quality improvement?
A performance improvement project was initiated at the beginning of the flu season to increase the influenza vaccinations given in a pediatric clinic. The organization implemented a template to document patient influenza vaccine status and to offer the vaccine to any patients identified as not having been vaccinated. To evaluate and document the process improvement results over time, the quality professional should use which of the following?
In order to perform a task for which one is held accountable, there must be an equal balance between responsibility and:
Patient and family advisory council is one of the most effective strategies for involving families and patients in the design of care.
Council responsibilities may include input on or involvement in (Choose three):
Benchmarking is goal directed and promotes performance improvement by all of the following ways EXCEPT:
