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Using the following data set “Readmission Rates by Month,” determine the median readmission rate: January 3, February 7, March 4, April 2, May 0, June 1

Rosie has type 1 diabetes and recently moved to a new city. Rosie wants to determine which hospital in the area has been accredited by the Joint Commission and has better-quality outcomes. What website could Rosie use to look for this information?

Which section of the CRAF minutes captures the team’s plan for putting its decision in effect, with justification points if necessary?

If Miguel has three children and Karen has two children, the value representing the number of children in their family is considered this type of data:

A patient is transferred from the critical access hospital (CAH) to the university medical center. The CAH sent a list of her current medications with the transfer documents. This list is then compared to the physician’s admitting orders at the university hospital for consistency to provide continuity of care. This process is called __________.

What tool uses machine learning and has the ability to quickly assimilate large amounts of data that would have been a time-consuming and tedious task for a human?

Debbie is a risk manager at a local hospital. To reduce the risk of sentinel events occurring in her organization, she is using the lessons learned by other organizations regarding these events. To access details about sentinel events that have occurred at other facilities and recommended changes that may have prevented these events, Debbie utilizes which of the following?

Stacy is the nursing manager for the cardiology service at a local hospital. The hospital has recently emphasized a policy requiring all managers to track and report their employees’ absences from work. Stacy feels that this requirement is time consuming and unnecessary. Why would the hospital require their managers to complete this process?

Which of the following can be used by a healthcare organization to communicate performance information that emphasizes the organization’s mission within the community and its efforts to provide the community with high quality care?

A PI team was formed to address an issue of inappropriate access within the EHR. They develop a document that describes the team’s goal or vision, and list the initial members of the team and their respective departments. This document also identified some financial limitations and time constraints for their investigation. This document is called: