Question 1

Hospital management announces that the annual labor costs ratio is 37%. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  careful management of labor costs 
B)  the labor costs are extremely low 
C)  the labor costs are excessively high 
A)  careful management of labor costs 
B)  the labor costs are extremely low 
C)  the labor costs are excessively high A

Question 2

What is the percentage increase in workload if a provider was seeing 20 patients per day and is now seeing 30 patients per day?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  33% 
C)  20% 
D)  150% 
A)  50% 
B)  33% 
C)  20% 
D)  150% A

Question 3

What is the mode of $500, $100, $400, $500, $300?

Accepted Answer

A)  $360 
B)  $400 
C)  $500 
D)  $300 
A)  $360 
B)  $400 
C)  $500 
D)  $300 C

Question 4

The median of 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 is 31.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the difference between mortality and morbidity rate.

Accepted Answer

Mortality rate is the rate of death in a

Question 6

If your manager requests a statistical analysis of patients with known heart disease using the sampling method so that the information can be applied to the larger population, which method would be the one to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  either descriptive or inferential will work in this case 
A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  either descriptive or inferential will work in this case

Question 7

Vital statistics are generated from data collected by facilities and then reported to the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In aggregate data collection, specific data are combined into smaller groupings that can be used to describe a bigger concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match the term with its descriptor.
-data set which classifies values but does not require a logical ordering of those values

Accepted Answer

A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data 
A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data

Question 10

Round 33.05973 to the nearest thousandth.

Accepted Answer

A)  33.059 
B)  33.06 
C)  33.060 
D)  33.0597 
A)  33.059 
B)  33.06 
C)  33.060 
D)  33.0597

Question 11

Match the term with its descriptor.
-ability to produce work outcomes in a timely manner

Accepted Answer

A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle 
A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle

Question 12

Statistics is an unique language designed specifically to "tell the story" of health care delivery and patient outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the term with its descriptor.
-process control technique
18. 80/20 Rule

Accepted Answer

A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle 
A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle

Question 14

A mode is a score or number that occurs with the greatest frequency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match the term with its descriptor.
-indicates that a special cause exists, but the sampling is not sensitive enough to discover it, so it remains unnoticed

Accepted Answer

A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle 
A) case mix 
B) productivity 
C) labor analysis 
D) control chart 
E) Type I error
F)Type II error
G)trend chart
H)process capability analysis
I)Pareto Principle

Question 16

Demographic statistics is the study of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  human populations 
B)  employment trends 
C)  death rates 
D)  birth rates 
A)  human populations 
B)  employment trends 
C)  death rates 
D)  birth rates

Question 17

Examples of vital statistics are births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, and induced terminations of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Define a rate formula. Give an example.

Accepted Answer

The number of times something

Question 19

A ratio is a quantity that signifies the amount of one quantity relative to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the difference between Inpatient Census and Daily Inpatient Census

Accepted Answer

Inpatient census reflects the total numb

Hospital management announces that the annual labor costs ratio is 37%. What does this indicate?

What is the percentage increase in workload if a provider was seeing 20 patients per day and is now seeing 30 patients per day?

What is the mode of $500, $100, $400, $500, $300?

The median of 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 is 31.

Explain the difference between mortality and morbidity rate.

If your manager requests a statistical analysis of patients with known heart disease using the sampling method so that the information can be applied to the larger population, which method would be the one to use?

Vital statistics are generated from data collected by facilities and then reported to the federal government.

In aggregate data collection, specific data are combined into smaller groupings that can be used to describe a bigger concept.

Match the term with its descriptor. -data set which classifies values but does not require a logical ordering of those values

Round 33.05973 to the nearest thousandth.

Match the term with its descriptor. -ability to produce work outcomes in a timely manner

Statistics is an unique language designed specifically to "tell the story" of health care delivery and patient outcomes.

Match the term with its descriptor. -process control technique 18. 80/20 Rule

A mode is a score or number that occurs with the greatest frequency.

Match the term with its descriptor. -indicates that a special cause exists, but the sampling is not sensitive enough to discover it, so it remains unnoticed

Demographic statistics is the study of which of the following?

Examples of vital statistics are births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, and induced terminations of pregnancy.

Define a rate formula. Give an example.

A ratio is a quantity that signifies the amount of one quantity relative to another.

Explain the difference between Inpatient Census and Daily Inpatient Census

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Exam 8: Health Statistics

Hospital management announces that the annual labor costs ratio is 37%. What does this indicate?

What is the percentage increase in workload if a provider was seeing 20 patients per day and is now seeing 30 patients per day?

What is the mode of $500, $100, $400, $500, $300?

The median of 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 is 31.

Explain the difference between mortality and morbidity rate.

If your manager requests a statistical analysis of patients with known heart disease using the sampling method so that the information can be applied to the larger population, which method would be the one to use?

Vital statistics are generated from data collected by facilities and then reported to the federal government.

In aggregate data collection, specific data are combined into smaller groupings that can be used to describe a bigger concept.

Match the term with its descriptor. -data set which classifies values but does not require a logical ordering of those values

Round 33.05973 to the nearest thousandth.

Match the term with its descriptor. -ability to produce work outcomes in a timely manner

Statistics is an unique language designed specifically to "tell the story" of health care delivery and patient outcomes.

Match the term with its descriptor. -process control technique 18. 80/20 Rule

A mode is a score or number that occurs with the greatest frequency.

Match the term with its descriptor. -indicates that a special cause exists, but the sampling is not sensitive enough to discover it, so it remains unnoticed

Demographic statistics is the study of which of the following?

Examples of vital statistics are births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, and induced terminations of pregnancy.

Define a rate formula. Give an example.

A ratio is a quantity that signifies the amount of one quantity relative to another.

Explain the difference between Inpatient Census and Daily Inpatient Census

Health Care Delivery Systems

The Health Information Management Profession

Legal Issues

Ethical Standards

Health Data Content and Structures

Nomenclatures and Classification Systems

Quality Health Care Management

Research

Database Management

Information Systems Technology

Informatics

Management Organization

Human Resource Management

Financial Management

Reimbursement Methodologies

Filters