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C.Q.I.
(or Q.I.)
- Continuous Quality Improvement
- aka. continuous improvement (CI)
- total quality management (TQM)
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An approach to the continuous study and improvement of the processes of providing health care services to meet the needs of patients and others:
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
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An independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of care in health care settings:
The Joint Commission (TJC)
(formerly known as JCAHO- Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
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The measurable dimensions of quality that defines what it is to be monitored:
Outcomes
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Providing standards of measurement:
Quality control
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Involves the systematic collection and review of data:
Quality assurance
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A _________________ plan integrates quality assurance, quality control, and assessment into a complex, system wide improvement program revolving around the health care organization's mission and goal.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
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I.S.O.
International Standards Organization
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"All those planned or systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or service will satisfy given requirements for quality."
Quality Assurance
(Assurance=Actions are Adequate)
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Involves the systematic collection & review of quality assurance data:
Quality Assessment
aka quality improvment
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The operational techniques & activities used to fulfill requirements for quality:
Providing standards of measurement:
Quality Control
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AAPM
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
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ACR
American College of Radiology
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The totality of features & characteristics of a radiation therapy process that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs:
Quality
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ASRT
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Routine measuring and analyzing, and then correction of the the radiation therapy process:
Quality Audit
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Morbidity, mortality, recurrence of disease, survival rates, patient satisfaction, & quality of life are examples of:
Quality Indicators
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OHM
Office of Hazardous Materials
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ACS
American College of Surgeons
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JCAH
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
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A pictorial representation of the steps necessary in a process:
Flow Chart
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A system wide set of methods and tools for improvising a process by emphasizing speed and efficiency:
Lean
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A process that focuses on improving the process through precision and accuracy, with the elimination of defects in the process:
Six Sigma
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TLD
Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter
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QA of Simulators:
All are ________ except for_________
All are +/- 2 except for:
Monthly Gantry/Collimator Angle Indicators +/-1°
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QA of CT Simulators:
All are ________ except for_________
All are +/-2 except for:
Monthly Table Vertical & Longitudinal +/-1
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QA of LINACS:
All are _____ except for:
(4 items)
- All are +/-2 except for:
- 1. Daily Dosimetry X-ray & Electron Output constancy 3%
- 2. Monthly Dosimetry Electron Beam Flatness Constancy 3%
- 3. Monthly Dosimetry X-Ray & Electron Symmetry 3%
- 4. Monthly Gantry/Collimator Angle
- Indicators 1°
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A systematic approach to the continuous study and improvement of the process of providing health care services
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