A cost-benefit analysis is conducted by US federal agencies as a requirement of a regulatory impact analysis.

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QUESTION 1

  1. We read about John Kausch. He is a known pioneer of quality improvement in the healthcare and hospital setting.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 2

  1. What cycle does Figure 1-1 on page 5 show?

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QUESTION 3

  1. What are strengths of continuous quality improvement? Weaknesses?

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QUESTION 4

  1. Click on the following link, http://innovation.cms.gov/ and write a brief description about the CMS Innovation

QUESTION 5

  1. Case 15: This case includes information about budget cuts that resulted in a disruption to a program for a year, from 2009-2010.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 6

  1. QALY is used by NICE to stay consistent with approval of costs, payments and protocols of new drugs and treatments.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 7

  1. In Case 8, Table 8-1, we saw job descriptions for the different types of medical directors. Not all medical directors need to be board certified because not all of them make utilization decisions or would appear for court testimony.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 8

  1. A cost-benefit analysis is conducted by US federal agencies as a requirement of a regulatory impact analysis.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 9

  1. Empowering individuals instead of teams is a key of CQI.

 True

 False