Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Patient treatment. 
B)  Physician decision-making. 
C)  Research. 
D)  Interoperability analysis.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The potential need for rapid immunization in the event of bioterrorist attack. 
B)  Whether public health goals are being met. 
C)  Whether public health interventions are needed to increase immunization rates. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer registries 
B)  Trauma registries 
C)  Immunization registries 
D)  Diabetes registries

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstracting 
B)  Posting 
C)  Quality control 
D)  Accessioning

Question 7

The major difference between a registry and a surveillance system is

Accepted Answer

A)  A registry collects population-based data for each case, while a surveillance system may or may not collect population-based data. 
B)  A registry may or may not collect population-based data, while a surveillance system only collects population-based data. 
C)  Both a registry and a surveillance system collect only population-based data. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 8

Certified Tumor Registrar is

Accepted Answer

A)  A credential based on education. 
B)  A credential based on an examination. 
C)  A credential that is honorary. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Grades 
B)  Hospital Compare 
C)  Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute 
D)  Agency for Health Care Research & Quality

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a consensus among individuals to share information in a specified way so that all participants derive the same meaning from the content. 
B)  Accumulating a list of data elements over time so that new elements are captured as the electronic health record evolves 
C)  Performance indicators are constantly evolving, and it facilitates sharing of information. 
D)  It is an information repository that gives participants several meanings on the basis of the content of the electronic health record.

Question 12

Use of aggregate data from various payers is limited because of

Accepted Answer

A)  Differing providers and coding systems from provider data. 
B)  Lack of legal right to data for encounter information. 
C)  Differing diagnostic code requirements for reimbursement. 
D)  Lack of data sharing agreements and differing data elements for the longitudinal records.

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Leapfrog Group 
B)  Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 
C)  Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute 
D)  Health Grades

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The resulting codes may be more accurate than inpatient codes. 
B)  The resulting codes will be of equal quality to those generated in the inpatient coding process. 
C)  The resulting codes will be of lower quality than those generated in the inpatient coding process. 
D)  The resulting codes will be exactly the same.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Identified as the index case. 
B)  Reported on the basis of the epidemiologic definition. 
C)  Aggregated for batch reporting. 
D)  Evaluated for treatment of the disease.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of a Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) format in a format usable by physicians who need it. 
B)  A warehouse format that is usable by quality improvement and health care professionals. 
C)  Lack of core measures in a format that is usable by those who need it. 
D)  A data warehouse format that is not usable by those who need it.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Trauma registry 
B)  Cancer registry 
C)  Birth registry 
D)  Diabetes registry

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Registry is implemented. 
B)  Data collection begins. 
C)  Cancer committee is formed. 
D)  Cancer program is approved.

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