CPHQ

CPHQ practice questions, page 7 of 15, with answer review and explanations.

Question 31

Universities often evaluate applicants for admission on the basis of, among other things, the applicants’ scores on standardized tests. The scores are thus one of the criteria by which program judge the Quality of their applicants. However, although two programs may use the same criterion – scores on a specific standardized examination – to evaluate applicants, the programs may differ markedly on standards. One program may consider applicants acceptable if they have scores above the 50th percentile, whereas the score above the 90th percentile may be the standard of acceptability for the other program. This example clearly defines the difference between:

  1. Sources and structure
  2. Criteria and standards
  3. Processes and outcomes
  4. Efficacy and equity

Question 32

For checking the outcomes our focus of attention is blood pressure of patients with diabetes. Its criteria and standard can be respectively:

  1. Criterion: Percentage of post heart attack patients prescribed beta-blockers on discharge and Standard: At least 96% of heart attack patients receive a beta-blocker prescription on discharge
  2. Criterion: Percentage of patients with diabetes whose blood pressure is at or below 130/85 and Standard: At least 50% of patients with diabetes have blood pressure at or below 130/85
  3. Criterion: Sugar level in blood on daily basis and Standard: How many times sugar level rises and how many times it declines in a week
  4. None of these

Question 33

When formulating medical standards, a critical decision that must be made is the _____ at which the standard should be set.

  1. Depth
  2. Clarity
  3. Level
  4. utility of measurement

Question 34

_________________ standards denote level of quality that can be reached under the best conditions, typically conditions similar to those under which efficacy is determined. These standards are especially useful as a reference points being evaluated should set as a benchmark.

  1. Optimal standards
  2. Minimal standards
  3. Achievable standards
  4. Something in between

Question 35

___________________ is a difference between an observed event and a standard or norm. Without this standard, or, best practice, measurement of variation offers little beyond a description of the observations.

  1. Variation
  2. Process variation
  3. Assignable variation
  4. Random variation