NAHQ CPHQ Question Answer
A hospital’s Quality Council has prioritized four quality improvement initiatives using the following matrix:
Quality Improvement Initiative
Relation to Strategic Plan
Overall Positive Patient Impact
Degree of Risk to Patient
Reduce patient falls by 10%
100
20
60
Reduce wrong-site surgeries to zero
90
60
90
Reduce medication dispensing time by 20%
90
80
30
Reduce central line infections by 30%
40
90
90
Which initiative should be the highest priority?

