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Healthcare CPHQ Exam Questions
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (Page 7 )

Updated On: 16-Feb-2026
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Knowledge about _______ is crucial to making valid judgments about quality of care using either process or outcome measures. If we know that a given clinical intervention was undertaken in circumstances that match those, under which the intervention has been shown to be efficacious, we can be confident, that the care was appropriate and, to the extent of good quality.

  1. Outcomes
  2. Structure
  3. Efficacy
  4. Processes

Answer(s): C



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

Answer(s): B



For cheing 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 atta patients prescribed beta-bloers on discharge and Standard: At least 96% of heart atta patients receive a beta-bloer 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

Answer(s): B



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

Answer(s): C



_________________ 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

Answer(s): A






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