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Free CPHQ – Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Practice Test Question

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Question 7

An organization may develop performance measure internally or adopt them from a multitude of external resources. However, regardless of the source of performance measure each measure should be evaluated against certain characteristics to ensure a credible and beneficial measurement effort.

Which of the following characteristics is/are critical to performance measures? (Choose three.)

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    Reliability
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    Validity
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    Cost-effectiveness
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    Interpretability
Question 8

Which of the following process can be judged as having highest quality of care?

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    Successful completion of a surgical operation
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    Successful completion of a surgical operation and a good recovery
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    Successful completion of a surgical operation, a good recovery and ascertaining that the operation was indicated
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    Successful completion of a surgical operation, a good recovery and ascertaining that the operation was not indicated
Question 9

Health organizations measure performance to meet multiple internal and external needs and demands.

Internal quality improvement literature identifies some fundamental purposes for conducting performance measurement such as:

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    Assessment of current performance
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    Demonstration and verification of performance improvement activities
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    Control of evaluation
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    Both A and B