Quality Management in Health Care Lecture 1
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What is the definition of a quality product or service in the context of healthcare?

  • A product or service that exceeds expectations (correct)
  • A product or service that meets only basic expectations
  • A product or service that is cost-effective
  • A product or service that is static and unchanging

    • How is quality assurance defined in the context of healthcare?

  • Evaluation activities aimed at ensuring compliance with minimum quality standards (correct)
  • Activities aimed at reducing the cost of healthcare services
  • Activities aimed at increasing patient waiting times
  • Evaluation activities aimed at maximizing profit

    • What is the primary goal of identifying important or potential problems with patient care?

  • To subjectively assess the cause of the problems
  • To ignore the problems and concerns
  • To minimize the impact of the problems
  • To objectively assess the cause and scope of the problems or concerns (correct)

    • What does healthcare quality refer to?

    <p>The degree to which health services increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the purchasers in the context of healthcare?

    <p>Individuals and organizations who pay for healthcare services directly or indirectly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cost-effectiveness refer to in the context of healthcare?

    <p>Minimizing expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve a desired healthcare result</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the provision of a health service that is more likely to harm than benefit the patient?

    <p>Overuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the use of performance information to determine whether an acceptable level of quality has been achieved called?

    <p>Assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of healthcare needing improvement focuses on avoiding waste, including equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy?

    <p>Efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are small groups of employees organized to solve work-related problems referred to as?

    <p>Quality circles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the setting of quality objectives and specifying operational processes and related resources needed to fulfill the objectives?

    <p>Quality planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What involves operational techniques and activities used to fulfill quality requirements in healthcare?

    <p>Quality control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to care intended to help patients should not harm them in healthcare?

    <p>Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the levels of performance excellence that organizations must attain to become credentialed by a competent authority?

    <p>Accreditation standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What involves planning and making changes to current practices to achieve better performance in healthcare?

    <p>Improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to care that should be respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values in healthcare?

    <p>Patient-centeredness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of quality assurance in healthcare?

    <p>Ensuring compliance with minimum quality standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of healthcare quality according to the text?

    <p>Increasing the likelihood of desired health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the purchasers in the context of healthcare?

    <p>Insurance companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of cost-effectiveness in healthcare?

    <p>Maximizing the use of healthcare resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of a quality product or service in healthcare?

    <p>Consistently meeting professional knowledge standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes the process of identifying, assessing, and eliminating potential problems or concerns with patient care?

    <p>Quality improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for evaluation activities aimed at ensuring compliance with minimum quality in healthcare?

    <p>Quality assurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dimension of healthcare needing improvement focuses on providing care that should be respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values?

    <p>Patient-centeredness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What involves setting quality objectives and specifying operational processes and related resources needed to fulfill the objectives in healthcare?

    <p>Quality planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to care intended to help patients should not harm them in healthcare?

    <p>Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of healthcare, what are small groups of employees organized to solve work-related problems referred to as?

    <p>Quality circles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What involves operational techniques and activities used to fulfill quality requirements in healthcare?

    <p>Quality control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to the levels of performance excellence that organizations must attain to become credentialed by a competent authority in healthcare?

    <p>Accreditation standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the provision of a health service that is more likely to harm than benefit the patient in healthcare?

    <p>Overuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "What is the term for the use of performance information to determine whether an acceptable level of quality has been achieved called?"

    <p>&quot;Assessment&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be avoided in the context of efficiency in healthcare?

    <p>Waste, including equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Quality in Healthcare

    • Quality products or services in healthcare refer to those that meet the patient's needs and preferences, are effective, safe, timely, efficient, and equitable.
    • Quality assurance in healthcare is the process of ensuring that high standards of care are maintained and improved continuously.

    Primary Goals of Quality Assurance

    • The primary goal of identifying important or potential problems with patient care is to prevent harm and improve patient outcomes.
    • The primary goal of healthcare quality is to provide effective, safe, timely, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.

    Performance Information and Quality Objectives

    • The use of performance information to determine whether an acceptable level of quality has been achieved is called quality measurement.
    • Setting quality objectives and specifying operational processes and related resources needed to fulfill the objectives is called quality planning.

    Dimensions of Healthcare Needing Improvement

    • The dimension of healthcare needing improvement that focuses on avoiding waste, including equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy, is called efficiency.
    • The dimension of healthcare needing improvement that focuses on providing care that should be respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values is called patient-centered care.

    Terms and Definitions

    • Futility refers to the provision of a health service that is more likely to harm than benefit the patient.
    • Purchasers in the context of healthcare are individuals or organizations that pay for healthcare services.
    • Cost-effectiveness in healthcare refers to the relationship between the cost of a healthcare intervention and its effect on health outcomes.
    • Quality improvement involves planning and making changes to current practices to achieve better performance.
    • Quality management involves operational techniques and activities used to fulfill quality requirements in healthcare.

    Quality Initiatives

    • Quality initiatives, such as quality circles, are small groups of employees organized to solve work-related problems.
    • Accreditation refers to the levels of performance excellence that organizations must attain to become credentialed by a competent authority.

    Quality Focus

    • The primary focus of quality assurance in healthcare is to ensure that patient care is safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered.
    • The primary focus of healthcare quality is to provide care that should not harm patients.

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    Explore the concept of quality management in health care, including the definition of quality, the dynamic nature of quality, and the role of quality assurance in ensuring compliance with minimum standards. Understand how expectations can change and how quality must be continuously improved.

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