EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by making the lettered response that
best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercise" at the end of the
lesson, and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the
material referenced with the solution.
1. Quality assessment means ______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
2. Quality assurance includes ______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
3. The current interest in quality assessment and quality assurance in the United
States is due to:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
4. In 1910, a report by ____________________ disclosed the poor quality of
medical education in the United States and stimulated the elimination of "diploma mills."
5. In 1916, _____________ studied the end results of medical care. This study
emphasized several issues, including the importance of licensure of health care providers
and accreditation of health care facilities in regard to quality of care.
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