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NAHQ Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Examination CPHQ Question # 83 Topic 9 Discussion

NAHQ Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Examination CPHQ Question # 83 Topic 9 Discussion

CPHQ Exam Topic 9 Question 83 Discussion:
Question #: 83
Topic #: 9

A healthcare quality professional has identified sepsis as a high-volume, high-cost patient condition. After 12 months of initiating a sepsis care bundle, the following length-of-stay (LOS) data was analyzed:

Length of Stay for Sepsis Diagnosis

Month

Previous Year

Current Year

Jan

3

2

Feb

5

6

Mar

8

6

Apr

12

5

May

9

8

Jun

14

4

Jul

8

8

Aug

8

8

Sep

12

9

Oct

6

6

Nov

8

10

Dec

9

6

The governing body has asked for a report on the outcome. Which of the following should be reported and how?


A.

There has been an average LOS increase; present using a side-by-side bar graph


B.

There has been an average LOS decrease; present using a side-by-side Pareto chart


C.

There has been an average LOS decrease; display with a control chart


D.

There has been an average LOS increase; display with a run chart


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