Which of the following was initiated to help ensure that the quality and safety of care was not compromised?
a. CQI c. TEFRA
b. HSA d. PPO
A
With the increase of monitoring and accountability for health care expenditure and the decrease of
available services per health care dollar, attention to the quality and safety of the care given arose.
Programs such as continuous quality improvement (CQI) and total quality improvement (TQI) were
begun to help assure society that these cost management efforts were not compromising care.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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