The NQF provides a model for advancement of healthcare quality that could be used in healthcare organizations. The use of this model by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically affects the interaction between adverse events and:
a. Staffing.
b. Funding.
c. Composition of executive councils.
d. Composition of consumer-based councils.
ANS: B
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have adopted a policy based on the NQF's "never events." The CMS will no longer pay for patient conditions or events that result from poor practice while patients are under the care of a health professional.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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