Which of the following monitors access to care, the cost of care, and protects the Medicare Trust?
a. Professional Review Organizations (PROs)
b. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
c. National Health Quality Improvement Act
d. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)
ANS: D
QIOs monitor access to care and cost of care, and protect the Medicare Trust. The QIO replaced the previous PRO. JCAHO developed quality control standards for hospital and home health nursing. The National Health Quality Improvement Act encourages consumers to become in-formed about their practitioner's practice record and created a national clearinghouse of infor-mation on the malpractice records of providers.
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