Question 1

The Hospital Quality Initiative links reporting of the ________ to the payments the hospitals receive for each discharge.

Accepted Answer

A)  case mix index 
B)  National Hospital Quality Measures 
C)  Injury Severity Score 
D)  DRGs 
E)  All of the above 
A)  case mix index 
B)  National Hospital Quality Measures 
C)  Injury Severity Score 
D)  DRGs 
E)  All of the above B

Question 2

Which of the following refers to records in a measure set's population that are eligible to be sampled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algorithm 
B)  Variance 
C)  Central tendency 
D)  Initial patient population 
E)  Sample size 
A)  Algorithm 
B)  Variance 
C)  Central tendency 
D)  Initial patient population 
E)  Sample size D

Question 3

Which of the following is the midpoint in a group of ranked values that divides the data into two equal parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratio 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Mode 
E)  Rate 
A)  Ratio 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Mode 
E)  Rate C

Question 4

A cancer registry includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type and site of the cancer 
B)  Date first diagnosed 
C)  Stage of the cancer 
D)  Treatment methodologies 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Type and site of the cancer 
B)  Date first diagnosed 
C)  Stage of the cancer 
D)  Treatment methodologies 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Dividing the sum of the DRG total weights by the number of patients discharged by the hospital as a whole will give the:

Accepted Answer

A)  individual DRG weight. 
B)  mode. 
C)  case mix index. 
D)  range of distribution. 
E)  frequency of distribution. 
A)  individual DRG weight. 
B)  mode. 
C)  case mix index. 
D)  range of distribution. 
E)  frequency of distribution.

Question 6

The National Hospital Quality Measures are reported:

Accepted Answer

A)  daily. 
B)  monthly. 
C)  quarterly. 
D)  annually. 
E)  biannually. 
A)  daily. 
B)  monthly. 
C)  quarterly. 
D)  annually. 
E)  biannually.

Question 7

A database in which data elements have been imported or manually entered is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  registry. 
B)  index. 
C)  directory. 
D)  catalog. 
E)  key. 
A)  registry. 
B)  index. 
C)  directory. 
D)  catalog. 
E)  key.

Question 8

The acronym HEDIS stands for Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

XML uses ________ to identify and name each piece of fielded data.

Accepted Answer

A)  codes 
B)  tags 
C)  commas 
D)  periods 
E)  quotes 
A)  codes 
B)  tags 
C)  commas 
D)  periods 
E)  quotes

Question 10

Data transferred to the NCQA Interactive Data Submission System contains PHI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following refers to data that does NOT contain personal health information because, by definition, it does not consist of individual records?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete data 
B)  Aggregate data 
C)  Valid data 
D)  De-identified data 
E)  Reliable data 
A)  Complete data 
B)  Aggregate data 
C)  Valid data 
D)  De-identified data 
E)  Reliable data

Question 12

All of the following are factors concerning the quality of data EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  completeness. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  accessibility. 
D)  validity. 
E)  security. 
A)  completeness. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  accessibility. 
D)  validity. 
E)  security.

Question 13

The accuracy of data is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  validity. 
B)  timeliness. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  completeness. 
E)  security. 
A)  validity. 
B)  timeliness. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  completeness. 
E)  security.

Question 14

Which of the following is the sum of the values divided by the frequency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratio 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Mode 
E)  Rate 
A)  Ratio 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Mode 
E)  Rate

Question 15

The "reason for no drug or therapy" element is:

Accepted Answer

A)  optional. 
B)  automatically abstracted. 
C)  manually abstracted. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  optional. 
B)  automatically abstracted. 
C)  manually abstracted. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following sets is expected to become a future measure set?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venous thromboembolism 
B)  Stroke 
C)  Nursing sensitive care 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Venous thromboembolism 
B)  Stroke 
C)  Nursing sensitive care 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

The distribution of a variable, measured by statistics such as the mean, median, and mode, is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  central tendency. 
B)  proportion. 
C)  ratio. 
D)  percentage. 
E)  rate. 
A)  central tendency. 
B)  proportion. 
C)  ratio. 
D)  percentage. 
E)  rate.

Question 18

All of the following statements are true of XML, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it cannot be opened using Internet Explorer. 
B)  no special programs are required to review the content. 
C)  new fields can be added at any time. 
D)  it has many advantages as a communication format. 
E)  it can be opened and reviewed with an ordinary browser. 
A)  it cannot be opened using Internet Explorer. 
B)  no special programs are required to review the content. 
C)  new fields can be added at any time. 
D)  it has many advantages as a communication format. 
E)  it can be opened and reviewed with an ordinary browser.

Question 19

When a database is redesigned and new fields are added, the database must be:

Accepted Answer

A)  converted. 
B)  deleted. 
C)  changed. 
D)  saved. 
E)  scrubbed. 
A)  converted. 
B)  deleted. 
C)  changed. 
D)  saved. 
E)  scrubbed.

Question 20

After patients for the data sample have been identified, certain fields are abstracted from the records to create:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary data. 
B)  patient data. 
C)  secondary data. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  primary data. 
B)  patient data. 
C)  secondary data. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

The Hospital Quality Initiative links reporting of the ________ to the payments the hospitals receive for each discharge.

Which of the following refers to records in a measure set's population that are eligible to be sampled?

Which of the following is the midpoint in a group of ranked values that divides the data into two equal parts?

A cancer registry includes which of the following?

Dividing the sum of the DRG total weights by the number of patients discharged by the hospital as a whole will give the:

The National Hospital Quality Measures are reported:

A database in which data elements have been imported or manually entered is called a(n):

The acronym HEDIS stands for Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set.

XML uses ________ to identify and name each piece of fielded data.

Data transferred to the NCQA Interactive Data Submission System contains PHI.

Which of the following refers to data that does NOT contain personal health information because, by definition, it does not consist of individual records?

All of the following are factors concerning the quality of data EXCEPT:

The accuracy of data is referred to as:

Which of the following is the sum of the values divided by the frequency?

The "reason for no drug or therapy" element is:

Which of the following sets is expected to become a future measure set?

The distribution of a variable, measured by statistics such as the mean, median, and mode, is the:

All of the following statements are true of XML, EXCEPT:

When a database is redesigned and new fields are added, the database must be:

After patients for the data sample have been identified, certain fields are abstracted from the records to create:

Healthcare Delivery Fundamentals

Health Information Professionals

Accreditation, Regulation, and Hipaa

Fundamentals of Information Systems

Healthcare Records

Organization, Storage, and Management of Health Records

Electronic Health Records

Additional Health Information Systems

Healthcare Coding and Reimbursement

Healthcare Transactions and Billing

Management and Decision Support Systems

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Exam 11: Health Statistics, Research, and Quality Improvement

The Hospital Quality Initiative links reporting of the ________ to the payments the hospitals receive for each discharge.

Which of the following refers to records in a measure set's population that are eligible to be sampled?

Which of the following is the midpoint in a group of ranked values that divides the data into two equal parts?

A cancer registry includes which of the following?

Dividing the sum of the DRG total weights by the number of patients discharged by the hospital as a whole will give the:

The National Hospital Quality Measures are reported:

A database in which data elements have been imported or manually entered is called a(n):

The acronym HEDIS stands for Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set.

XML uses ________ to identify and name each piece of fielded data.

Data transferred to the NCQA Interactive Data Submission System contains PHI.

Which of the following refers to data that does NOT contain personal health information because, by definition, it does not consist of individual records?

All of the following are factors concerning the quality of data EXCEPT:

The accuracy of data is referred to as:

Which of the following is the sum of the values divided by the frequency?

The "reason for no drug or therapy" element is:

Which of the following sets is expected to become a future measure set?

The distribution of a variable, measured by statistics such as the mean, median, and mode, is the:

All of the following statements are true of XML, EXCEPT:

When a database is redesigned and new fields are added, the database must be:

After patients for the data sample have been identified, certain fields are abstracted from the records to create:

Healthcare Delivery Fundamentals

Health Information Professionals

Accreditation, Regulation, and Hipaa

Fundamentals of Information Systems

Healthcare Records

Organization, Storage, and Management of Health Records

Electronic Health Records

Additional Health Information Systems

Healthcare Coding and Reimbursement

Healthcare Transactions and Billing

Management and Decision Support Systems

Filters