Question 1

Information should be entered into a master patient index by various departments to ensure accuracy and to avoid the creation of duplicate records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The process of translating data into information utilized for an application is data warehousing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The National Center for Health Statistics is the federal agency responsible for registration of vital events such as births.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The exchange of data among multiple software products is known as _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The exchange of data among multiple software...

Question 5

Hillcrest Hospital is conducting research on Alzheimer's disease and wishes to obtain information from its state's registry. Which information below would be unavailable from the registry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incidence of disease 
B)  Number of cases 
C)  Patient names 
D)  Types of patients

Question 6

The chief of surgery wants to determine the number of cholecystectomies performed over the last six months using a scope and as open surgeries. This information can be obtained from the

Accepted Answer

A)  disease index. 
B)  master patient index. 
C)  procedure index. 
D)  physician index.

Question 7

Manual case abstracting systems require patient data to be entered onto a case abstract form and submitted to vendors in predetermined or ____________________ groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Manual case abstracting systems require patient data...

Question 8

Continuous quality improvement (QI) plays an important role in data quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The director of the HIM department at Sunny Valley Hospital needs to prepare a presentation for the finance committee to convince them to fund an automated MPI system. Which statement would best support her argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  An automated MPI is less expensive than a manual master patient index. 
B)  An automated MPI allows for rapid retrieval of patient information. 
C)  Staff training time is decreased when an automated MPI is implemented. 
D)  The security of information is increased when an automated MPI is implemented.

Question 10

The physician index is organized primarily by disease codes of patients admitted by physicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The premature newborn death rate is calculated by dividing the _____by the number of premature newborn patients and multiplying by 100.

Accepted Answer

A)  number of newborns admitted 
B)  number of premature newborn deaths 
C)  number of newborn deaths 
D)  number of newborn patients

Question 12

The data set established by the National Center for Health Statistics for collecting hospital data for Medicare and Medicaid programs is called the ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The data set established by the National...

Question 13

Hillcrest Hospital and Endwell Hospital are merging. The new HIM director for both hospitals needs to ensure that the two MPIs are accurately merged. Each hospital currently uses manual MPIs, and they will convert to one automated MPI. Which activity below should the director avoid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing a merger plan for the hospital MPIs 
B)  Performing a manual alphabetical search to identify duplicate MPI files 
C)  Shredding the manual MPI within four weeks after the conversion 
D)  Using software to identify and correct errors in the automated MPI

Question 14

An admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) system is interfaced with an automated MPI to input patient registration information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hillcrest Hospital is writing a retention policy for the health information management (HIM) department. Which index must be retained permanently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disease index 
B)  Master patient index 
C)  Procedure index 
D)  Operative index

Question 16

Continuous quality improvement plays a role in the quality of clinical elements, but not in data quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The process by which data elements are accumulated is known as data ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process by which data elements are...

Question 18

During the month of May there were 130 births, of which 127 were full-term births and three were premature births. There were five newborn deaths. The newborn death rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  2.3%. 
B)  3.8%. 
C)  5.4%. 
D)  7.2%.

Question 19

Sally Paper is responsible for gathering information for

Accepted Answer

A)  health information office. 
B)  local vital statistics office. 
C)  state health department. 
D)  National Center for Health Statistics.

Question 20

Susan Clerk works in the admissions office at Hillcrest Medical Center, a large teaching hospital. She would like to obtain a job in the HIM department entering and abstracting data from the disease and procedure indexes for various projects. The hospital offers "minicourses" on a variety of topics. Which course topics would apply to the job she hopes to obtain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care finance 
B)  ICD-10-CM coding 
C)  ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT/HCPCS coding 
D)  Medicare regulations

Exam 8: Indexes, Registers, and Health Data Collection

Information should be entered into a master patient index by various departments to ensure accuracy and to avoid the creation of duplicate records.

The process of translating data into information utilized for an application is data warehousing.

The National Center for Health Statistics is the federal agency responsible for registration of vital events such as births.

The exchange of data among multiple software products is known as _________________________.

Hillcrest Hospital is conducting research on Alzheimer's disease and wishes to obtain information from its state's registry. Which information below would be unavailable from the registry?

The chief of surgery wants to determine the number of cholecystectomies performed over the last six months using a scope and as open surgeries. This information can be obtained from the

Manual case abstracting systems require patient data to be entered onto a case abstract form and submitted to vendors in predetermined or ____________________ groups.

Continuous quality improvement (QI) plays an important role in data quality.

The director of the HIM department at Sunny Valley Hospital needs to prepare a presentation for the finance committee to convince them to fund an automated MPI system. Which statement would best support her argument?

The physician index is organized primarily by disease codes of patients admitted by physicians.

The premature newborn death rate is calculated by dividing the _____by the number of premature newborn patients and multiplying by 100.

The data set established by the National Center for Health Statistics for collecting hospital data for Medicare and Medicaid programs is called the ___________________________________.

Hillcrest Hospital and Endwell Hospital are merging. The new HIM director for both hospitals needs to ensure that the two MPIs are accurately merged. Each hospital currently uses manual MPIs, and they will convert to one automated MPI. Which activity below should the director avoid?

An admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) system is interfaced with an automated MPI to input patient registration information.

Hillcrest Hospital is writing a retention policy for the health information management (HIM) department. Which index must be retained permanently?

Continuous quality improvement plays a role in the quality of clinical elements, but not in data quality.

The process by which data elements are accumulated is known as data ____________________.

During the month of May there were 130 births, of which 127 were full-term births and three were premature births. There were five newborn deaths. The newborn death rate is

Sally Paper is responsible for gathering information for