Health Informatics Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
QA - Quality Assurance.
See
QI
QBP - Query by parameter, an HL7 message
requesting immunization history. See
CVX,
HL7,
MVX,
VXU
QI - Quality Improvement is a formal measurement
and statistical analysis methodology focused on continually optimizing the
process that is being studied and measured. QI tools and business process
analysis methods emerged in manufacturing but then spread broadly to other
sectors, including health care. The foremost practitioner of QI methodologies
in healthcare is IHI. See
IHI
QIO - Quality Improvement Organization, CMS
contractors with assignments to monitor the appropriateness, effectiveness,
and quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. See
CMS
QRDA - Quality Reporting Data Architecture
Quality Measure - See
AHRQ,
Effectiveness,
Efficacy,
NQF
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