QM - Chapter 1 & 2

Who implemented the CQI program?

The process of improving quality, not just maintaining it is called:

Quality ___ focuses on the mechanical aspect.

Primary factor that influences contrast in a digital image

Which government agency enforces federal regulations?

The chance of an event or incident happening that may damage an organization is called:

Performance indicators are set by

The smaller the pixels (or DELS):

Which of the following is known as low contrast resolution?

Daily quality control testing is done by the medical physicist.

__________ data deals more w/descriptive data instead of hard data (numbers).

Who is qualified to complete invasive, complex testing on x-ray equipment?

A ___ is a suggested action level that is used to help facilities determine if acceptable image quality can be achieved

Quality management planning is also known as

Variables can have a ____ impact on a process.

Which organization regulates the design and manufacture of x-ray equipment?

Which organization is responsible for enforcing federal radiation regulations ?

QC measures are required by law to maintain the license for the: (multiple answers)

Establishing suitable levels of radiation dose for a chest x-ray in a radiology department is called:

Which contrast is caused by variations in density or pathology?

Radiation dose limits for the lens of the eye is:

Most health care institutions are accredited by:

Quality ___ is testing that ensures that newly acquired equipment is working as it should

Which of the following is known as low contrast resolution?

Which type of image receptor will reduce patient dose?

Which government agency mandates a policy on exposure to bloodborne pathogens?

Components that may affect the final output are called:

Radiation dose limits for the skin/hands is:

A high SNR will produce what type of spatial resolution?

Quality ______ emphasizes the human factor and how it affects patient care.

Process improvement:

Using intermittent fluoro can reduce patient dose by:

Which levels of quality control testing can usually be performed by a QA/QM technologist?

This is done to improve overall quality of care @ an organizational level.

Wait times and amount of radiation per exam are considered:

Aspects such as patient satisfaction, patient safety , and financial are types of:

Establishing a 20 minute maximum wait time for a procedure is considered:

Besides The Joint Commission, what other organization is approved to accredit health care facilities?

Using last image hold reduces pt. dose by ______ %.

The range of exposure intensities an IR can respond to

_____ testing is performed on an as needed basis and is specific to the problem.

A QC program should include _____, routine performance monitoring, and maintenance

Which matrix provides the highest SR?

Diagnostic imaging is responsible for what percentage of artificial radiation exposure?

The function of a filter is to remove which of the following from the x-ray beam?

The Joint Commission sets their standards based on:

Tissue densities within the part/pathology describe:

Using magnification mode increases patient dose by ___ times.

Personnel involved in a process, equipment used in a process, and the type/quality of materials used in a process are:

DR systems can compensate for ___% of overexposure.

What can be used to determine if the monitor is displaying any distortion over the display?

Radiation dose limits for the occupational worker is:

After identifying a problem, the next step of the QA recommended by the Joint Commission (TJC) is to _____.

Sampling must occur at least once per cycle to keep errors from occuring

Quality ___ collects data & is not used to implement changes

_____ testing is performed wkly. or monthly to ensure the machine continues to perform as it should.

X-raying the phantom each week is an example of:

Joint Commission accredits approximately how many agencies?

Which federal regulatory agency oversees radiation safety programs?

The CQI process does not replace QA/QC programs.

A chart that pictorially demonstrates whether key indicators are increasing or decreasing over a given period of time is

__________ data deals w/numbers and data.

Continuous quality improvement tends to focus on the people or the service rather than on the process.

A DQE of 1 increases patient dose

An incident is:

Accreditation is: (2 answers)

How many levels of quality control testing and monitoring are there?

All of the following are true for reducing patient dose EXCEPT:

An activity that costs a facility money or their reputation is called:

Quality ____ deals w/the maintenance of equipment.

An activity that costs the facility money or their reputation is called: