Which of the following improvement efforts is the best example ofincreasing the equity of care?(A) Decreasing adverse drug events by having a pharmacist on rounds in the intensivecare unit(B) Shortening wait times at a clinic by allowing patients to self-register on a computerin the waiting room(C) Instituting quarterly focus groups of patients seen in the emergency department tobetter identify patient concerns(D) Through staff development and weekly feedback, equalizing the likelihood that apatient will receive pain medication regardless of race, ethnicity, or education
Regarding the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) six aims for health care,which of the following is true?
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Use the following scenario to answer questions 2 and 3:Michael S., a 49-year-old factory worker, goes to the hospital after developing chest painat work. Physicians quickly diagnose him with an acute myocardial infarction (heartattack), and he has successful surgery to open his blocked coronary artery. While he isrecovering in the hospital, he contracts an infection that could have been preventedthrough better infection control practices in the hospital.Which of the IOM aims has this hospital failed to meet?
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