WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Wound Care Workflow and Practice Improvement

1. Which of the following is NOT an applicable description of workflow?

a. A chain of tasks that occur in a sequence

b. Clinically, one can divide workflow into products, processes, and patients

c. An organized and repeatable process for assessment, treatment, and documentation

d. A tiered system used to measure volume-based performance

2. Which of the following is TRUE about burnout in health care?

a. Physicians always have higher rates of burnout than other health care positions

b. Burnout typically impacts only select segments of health care professionals

c. Each hour one works over approximately 52 hours per week may increase the risk of burnout symptoms by 2%

d. Nurses are more likely to experience burnout for each additional patient beginning at a 6:1 ratio

3. TRUE or FALSE: Working with a practice manager is a workflow strategy that may prevent burnout.

a. True

b. False

4. TRUE or FALSE: A mentor serves the same role as a preceptor or advisor.

a. True

b. False

5. Which of the following is a strategy that may aid the success of mentoring programs?

a. Random assignment of mentors and mentees

b. Allowing mentors to craft the relationship how they see fit with no burden of accountability or oversight

c. Well-defined goals

d. A formal and strict approach to the relationship

6. Which of the following is NOT an effective source of patient data that can be used to inform clinical decision-making?

a. Clinical data from electronic health records (EHRs)

b. Reported findings from an unsecured patient text

c. Claims data

d. Patient-reported outcomes surveys

7. TRUE or FALSE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have the potential to decode large sets of data, identify key patterns, and predict future patient needs or risks.

a. True

b. False

8. Which of the following is TRUE about Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems?

a. Such systems first appeared in the 1960s

b. Modern CDS systems are less expensive and less time intensive than their predecessors

c. Most CDS systems require unique technology and do not integrate with already implemented systems.

d. CDS systems are only knowledge-based, using IF-THEN statements

9. How often should clinical workflows be reviewed?

a. At a rate that is constant among all practice settings

b. Any time a provider enters or leaves the practice.

c. At least monthly

d. At least annually

10. Which of the following is NOT a quantitative method of evaluating clinical workflows?

a. Focus groups

b. Log-file analysis

c. Time-motion studies

d. Computational ethnography