FREE STANDARDIZED TESTS AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

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FREE STANDARDIZED TESTS AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

CPHQ KEY DEFINITIONS

Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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Question 1: Systematic Sampling

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Picking every 3rd name from a list of possible names, after randomly selecting the first name

Question 2: Hoshin Planning

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Japanese term for policy deployment; ensures the vision set forth by top management is translated into planning objectives

Question 3: Affinity Diagram

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Tool that organizes numerous ideas based on their natural relationships within the groupings

Question 4: Underuse

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Situation in which patients do not receive beneficial health services

Question 5: Deming

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Famous quality guru who went to Japan in the 1950s; known for PDSA & Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Question 6: Continuous Data (examples)

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Height, weight, temp., CBGs

Question 7: Snowball Sampling

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Sampling whereby subjects suggest other subjects for inclusion...often friends invite friends

Question 8: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

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Preventive approach to identify failures and opportunities for error

Question 9: Special Cause Variation

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In statistical process control, a variation in performance that falls outside the control limits or when an obvious nonrandom pattern occurs in a process; REQUIRES INVESTIGATION

Question 10: Content Validity

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Degree to which a measurement instrument adequately represents the universe of content; also known as face validity

Question 11: Correlation

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Extent to which variables relate

Question 12: Construct Validity Example

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Severity adjustment scales are tools for measuring staffing needs

Question 13: Count Data (definition)

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Data that is counted/tallied

Question 14: Brainstorming

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Quick method to generate lots of ideas

Question 15: Process measure (definition)

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Measure that focuses on a sequence of actions or steps that should be followed to provide high-quality evidence-based care

Question 16: Median

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50th percentile; number that divides a set of numerically ordered data into a lower and an upper half

Question 17: Coercive Leadership

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Leaders just tell employees what to do ...and how to do it; works best in crisis situations

Question 18: Construct Validity

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Degree to which a measurement instrument correctly assesses the trait it was designed to measure

Question 19: Nominal Group Technique

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Group decision-making process for generating many ideas in which each member initially works by him/herself. Brainwriting.

Question 20: Peer Review

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An episode of care review is conducted to improve the quality of patient care or the use of healthcare resources.

Question 21: Delphi Method

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Combination of brainstorming, multivoting, and nominal group techniques; technique used when group members are not in one location; frequently conducted by mail or email

Question 22: Chi-Square

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Test of statistical significance that assesses the difference in PROPORTIONS among two or more variables

Question 23: Benchmarking

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Comparison against a reference point. Ideally the reference point is a demonstrated best practice.

Question 24: Stratified Random Sampling

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Sampling by subpopulation -> sex, ethnicity, disease, living in a certain part of the country

Question 25: Steering Committee

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Formed to advise and guide the development and implementation of a major program, project, or initiative

Question 26: Stakeholder

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All groups that might be affected by an organization's actions and successes

Question 27: Participative Leadership

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Leader seeks input from employees and serves as facilitator

Question 28: Binary Data (examples)

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yes/no; pass/fail; male/female