The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are evaluating a large, university medical center according to core measures. Evaluators should perform this evaluation in what way?
A) By auditing the medical center's electronic health records
B) By performing focus groups and interviews with care providers from numerous disciplines
C) By performing statistical analysis of patient satisfaction surveys
D) By comparing the center's patient outcomes to best practice indicators
Ans: D
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Core measures are used to gauge how well a hospital gives care to its patients who are admitted to seek treatment for a specific disease or who need a specific treatment as compared to evidence-based guidelines and standards of care. Benchmark standards of quality are used to compare the care or treatment patients receive with the best practice standards. Patient satisfaction is considered, but this is not the only criterion.
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