NAHQ NAHQ-CPHQ Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

NAHQ NAHQ-CPHQ Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  Ahealthcare 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. Total Hip Replacement
  B. Total Knee Replacement
  C. ACLReconstruction
  D. Total Shoulder Replacement
  D. Total Shoulder Replacement

• Question 162:

  A healthcare organization has been providing cardiac care to patients. Leaders areinterested in seeing how their outcomes compare with other organizations that are providing similar care. Which of the following types of programs should this organization consider participating in?

  A. registry
  B. network
  C. research
  D. certification
  A. registry

• Question 163:

  A positive correlation Is seen in a scatter diagram when

  A. increases on the x-axisrelate to decreases on the y-axis.
  B. there is a scattering of points in a triangular pattern.
  C. there is a scattering of points in a circular pattern.
  D. increases on the x-axis relate to increases on the y-axis.
  D. increases on the x-axis relate to increases on the y-axis.

• Question 164:

  Managed care outcomes related to HEDIS measures are most commonly obtained through

  A. claims data.
  B. satisfaction survey results.
  C. grievances.
  D. medical records.
  A. claims data.

• Question 165:

  Which initiative should a quality professional promote in an organization seeking to optimize value-based reimbursement?

  A. Standardize Joint replacement care pathways.
  B. Implement computerized provider order entry (CPOE).
  C. Reduce use ofinpatient restraints.
  D. Improve hand hygiene compliance.
  A. Standardize Joint replacement care pathways.

• Question 166:

  A risk manager comes to thequality improvement (QI) professional and requests help to improve compliance with a corrective action plan. How can the QI professional help?

  A. Provide disciplinary action to non-compliant departments.
  B. Provide an analysis for the Patient Safety Committee.
  C. Determine if the action plan is in compliance with the national standards.
  D. Determine areas of non-compliance through a root cause analysis.
  D. Determine areas of non-compliance through a root cause analysis.

• Question 167:

  Which of the following are the three primary quality management activities?

  A. define goals, assessment, and review results
  B. measurement, assessment, and Improvement of outcomes
  C. assessment, improvement, and strategic planning
  D. review trends, assessment, and stakeholder accountability
  B. measurement, assessment, and Improvement of outcomes

• Question 168:

  Which of the following regulatory agencies overseedevelopment of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs)?

  A. Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA)
  B. The Joint Commission (TJC)
  C. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  D. DNV GL Healthcare
  A. Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA)

• Question 169:

  An effective meeting requires which of the following?

  A. mission statement
  B. planned agenda
  C. recorder's name
  D. written minutes
  B. planned agenda

• Question 170:

  An effective way of keeping participants engaged in a meeting is

  A. Assigning a timekeeper among the meeting participants
  B. Sending out the meeting agenda one day prior to the meeting
  C. Using facilitative approaches during the meeting
  D. Having the support items readily available before the meeting
  C. Using facilitative approaches during the meeting