{"id":1175,"date":"2013-10-10T19:17:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T19:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacobimed.org\/NS\/?page_id=1175"},"modified":"2013-10-10T19:17:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T19:17:49","slug":"qa-and-risk-mgmt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobimed.org\/old\/ambulatory\/mlove\/curriculumprevention\/risk-management\/qa-and-risk-mgmt\/","title":{"rendered":"QA and Risk Mgmt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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QUALITY ASSURANCE &
\nRISK MANAGEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n

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By
\nDr. Cynthia Chong<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Chong will be giving a lecture.
\n<\/span>Please read through the following articles before it.
\n<\/span>They are from a series done by the New England Journal of Medicine <\/em>on
\nQuality of Care.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>1: Q<\/span>UALITY OF <\/span>C<\/span>ARE
\n<\/span>\u2014 W<\/span>HAT <\/span>I<\/span>S <\/span>I<\/span>T<\/span>?<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>2: M<\/span>EASURING <\/span>Q<\/span>UALITY
\nOF <\/span>C<\/span>ARE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>3: I<\/span>MPROVING THE <\/span>Q<\/span>UALITY
\nOF <\/span>C<\/span>ARE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>4: T<\/span>HE <\/span>O<\/span>RIGINS
\nOF THE <\/span>Q<\/span>UALITY<\/span>\u2013<\/span>OF<\/span>\u2013C<\/span>ARE <\/span>D<\/span>EBATE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>5: P<\/span>AYMENT BY <\/span>C<\/span>APITATION
\nAND THE <\/span>Q<\/span>UALITY OF <\/span>C<\/span>ARE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/span><\/a>ART <\/span>6: T<\/span>HE <\/span>R<\/span>OLE
\nOF <\/span>P<\/span>HYSICIANS IN THE <\/span>F<\/span>UTURE OF <\/span>Q<\/span>UALITY <\/span>M<\/span>ANAGEMENT<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boards-type Practice Questions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

(scroll
\ndown for answers)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.
\n<\/span>Risk management activities are designed to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Weed
\nout residents from promotion<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Promote
\na minimum standard of care<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Alert
\nregulatory agencies to poorly managed admissions<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Regulate
\nphysicians applying for relicensing<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Provide
\ninformation for patients suing for malpractice<\/span><\/p>\n

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2.
\n<\/span>An example of an error of omission would be:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>No
\nadmission note<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>No
\ndeath note<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>No
\nEKG ordered for patient with chest pain and tachycardia<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Procedure
\nperformed by uncredentialed individual<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>No
\nurology consultation within 24 hours of request<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>3.
\n<\/span>An error of commission would be:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Pneumothorax
\nafter placing an IJ line<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Calling
\na 1-2-6 when a patient is without respirations or pulse<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Discharging
\na patient AMA<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Ordering
\nampicillin for patient with known penicillin allergy<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Ordering
\nsubcutaneous heparin for a bed bound patient<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>4.
\n<\/span>Patients\/families most often litigate when there is:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A
\nbilling problem<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>An
\nerroneous test ordered<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Poor
\nprovider-patient\/family communication<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Poor
\ndocumentation<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A
\nperception that the physician is wealthy<\/span><\/p>\n

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Answers:
\n<\/span>b,c,d, c<\/span><\/p>\n

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