A Physician at Best Health General Hospital Questions the Quality

question 47

Multiple Choice

A physician at Best Health General Hospital questions the quality of the data in the computerized cancer registry. The process by which this could be addressed would be specified in the registry manual under:

• A) Coding and abstracting policies and procedures.
• B) Computerized database policies and procedures.
• C) Confidentiality policies and procedures.
• D) Quality control policies and procedures.

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Definitions:

ISO 9000 Standards

A set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help companies effectively document the quality system elements needed to maintain an efficient quality system.

Consumer Products

Goods produced for personal use by consumers, including items like electronics, food, and clothing.

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE)

Process (value-added) time as a percentage of throughput time.

Non-Value-Added Time

Time during which a product is not being directly added value to, such as wait or idle time, which does not contribute to the end value of the product.