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West Area hospital leadership team is having their monthly meeting. At the meeting federal re-certification is addressed as well as a pending Joint Commission accreditation visit. What outcome is expected if the accreditation is awarded?

A clinic quality team discusses long-term strategies for specifically improving quality at the facility. Creating a list of possible strategies may include which plan?

Two physicians are having a discussion about how health maintenance is a different ap-proach to health care. What differences would be mentioned?  

A public health class was given the assignment to create a project that researches and provides a potential solution in one of the predominant challenges faced by the health care sector. What could be a possible topic category?

A leadership team of a hospital is discussing how improving quality remains a chal-lenge to the health care system. What areas could the leadership team research to ad-dress improving quality?  

Two providers are discussing the dispute whether health care is a “right” and is de-served no matter what, or a “good” that can be purchased as a commodity. Which statement asserts the opinion that health care services should be considered “goods”?

A public health employee is given the task of obtaining data on gaps in access and out-comes in the community. Which findings would likely be included?

Which domains would the health care professional include when assessing a patient’s determinants of health?  

Continuum of care and continuity of care are important aspects of individualized care but have distinct differences. Which of the following best defines the difference?

The concept of health maintenance has increasingly become integrated as part of the medical care system. Which is an example of how providers are becoming more in-volved in health maintenance?