How Does Clinical Process Improvement (CPI) Differ from Continuous Quality

Multiple Choice

How does clinical process improvement (CPI) differ from continuous quality improvement (CQI) ?

A) CPI and CQI do not differ, they are identical concepts.
B) CQI focuses on improving existing clinical processes for performance improvement while CPI is a contextual and critical appraisal of current clinical processes to identify opportunities for more effectively providing care.
C) CQI focuses on operational efficiency and achieving the lowest possible cost while CPI does not consider cost.
D) CPI focuses on the innovation of ideas, tools, and systems; CQI is a based solely on statistical analysis.