A cancer treatment facility is in a region that experiences frequent natural events like hurricane, tornados, severe thunderstorms. In an effort to plan ahead for the possible event affecting their organization, specifically for the hazardous materials within the facility, they develop a plan. In the plan one of their actions identified is to secure the area of a spill. This is an example of which type of planning activity?

During the recent pandemic of COVID-19, employees at the County Hospital were required to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE) over several days. Employees filed a complaint to this federal agency because the hospital was putting them at risk.

In which of the Medicare’s quality reporting programs is the measure “Median time from emergency department (ED) arrival to ED departure for discharged ED patients” found?

Which of the following is a tool that provides significant data about a provider’s performance to the credentials committee to make decisions about reappointment to the medical staff?

Using the following data set “Readmission Rates by Month,” determine the median readmission rate: January 3, February 7, March 4, April 2, May 0, June 1

In which domain of the hospital value-based purchasing program is the measure “Medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB)” found?

Western States Medical Center is trying to determine how their instances of medication errors compare to other medical centers of similar size in the region. They use available data to make this comparison and determine that their rate of medication errors is below the other medical centers in the region. What does this comparison exemplify?

If Miguel has three children and Karen has two children, the value representing the number of children in their family is considered this type of data:

This section of a cause-and-effect diagram examines influences of the products, supplies, or substances used in the patient care event:

The outcome of which flow of care is an improvement in the patient’s condition that allows discharge to the patient’s home or to a different care setting?