Exam 13: Data Analytics: Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Government agencies and third-party payers require that appropriate codes be used to represent the reason for the encounter. The aggregate data from these health encounters may be used to populate special databases for

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program was federally mandated.

Immunization registries store data electronically on all National Vaccine Advisory Committee-approved core data elements. Knowledge of vaccination rates helps to determine

The registration and tracking of implantable medical devices by manufacturers is mandated by law.

Which of the following registries would report information on the national health objectives set for the Healthy People 2020?

A cancer registrar identifies applicable data elements and includes them in the registry data. This is an example of what kind of process required by the American College of Surgeons?

The major difference between a registry and a surveillance system is

Certified Tumor Registrar is

CMS attempts to make the Medicare beneficiary a better informed public consumer of health care for inpatient services by providing which of the following?

The establishment of statewide cancer registries in states where population-based registries did not exist was a result of federal legislation.

The process of developing a data dictionary involves which of the following?

Use of aggregate data from various payers is limited because of

Which of the following lead agencies has the primary responsibility to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness by collecting data on published Patient Quality and Patient Safety Indicators?

In the physician office, codes for reimbursement may be assigned by those who have not been trained in established coding rules. Because of this,

If a patient meets the clinical definition of a reportable disease, the case is

A physician is able to evaluate her use of antibiotics compared with the use of antibiotics by other physicians in similar patients within the same organization. This is an example of

The primary goal of a hospital-based cancer registry is the improvement of care to the cancer patient.

The AIS scores would be found in which of the following registries?

The Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) is a newly created credential offered by the American Cancer Society.

The reference date for a cancer registry is defined as the date the