NAHQ CPHQ Practice Exam

The best reference for the performance improvement team to use when examining infection rates following surgery would be to compare hospital infection rates following surgery among similar facilities (option A). This reference would provide a benchmark for the team to compare their own infection rates with those of similar facilities, thereby offering a meaningful context for evaluation and identifying areas for improvement. Options B, C, and D may provide some insights into the factors that could potentially influence infection rates following surgery, but they do not directly address the specific benchmarking needs of the performance improvement team in the same way that comparing hospital infection rates among similar facilities would.