What Is a Standardized Survey and Data Collection Method for Measuring

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is a standardized survey and data collection method for measuring patients' perspectives on hospital care?

• A) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
• B) Home Health Compare
• C) The Leapfrog Group
• D) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

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Definitions:

Union Economy

During the American Civil War, the Union economy refers to the economic conditions and policies in the Northern states, which supported industrial growth and the war effort against the Confederacy.

Protective Tariff

A tax imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by making imported goods more expensive.

Free Trade

A trade policy that minimizes restrictions on imports and exports between countries, promoting global economic integration.

Sea Islands Experiment

The 1861 pre-Reconstruction social experiment that involved converting slave plantations into places where former slaves could work for wages or own land. Former slaves also received education and access to improved shelter and food.