How Does Clinical Process Improvement (CPI) Differ from Continuous Quality

question 35

Multiple Choice

How does clinical process improvement (CPI) differ from continuous quality improvement (CQI) ?

• A)CPI and CQI do not differ, they are identical concepts.
• B)CQI focuses on improving existing clinical processes for performance improvement while CPI is a contextual and critical appraisal of current clinical processes to identify opportunities for more effectively providing care.
• C)CQI focuses on operational efficiency and achieving the lowest possible cost while CPI does not consider cost.
• D)CPI focuses on the innovation of ideas, tools, and systems; CQI is a based solely on statistical analysis.

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