Goals or objectives within a research proposal
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Hypothesis
b. Methodology
c. Specific aims
d. Literature review
e. Validity
f. Reliability
g. Bias
h. Prevalence
i. Incidence
Develops standards for pharmacy information
Match the following abbreviations with the descriptive statements.
a. MeSH
b. ASTM
c. DICOM
d. CHI
e. CAP
f. RELMA
g. HITSP
h. LOINC
i. NCVHS
j. NCPDP
k. IEEE
l. ISO
m. WHO
n. UMLS
o. NDC
_________________________ are provider collaborations created with the goal of
coordinating and providing high-quality, efficient, and effective care for Medicare
patients or other specific patient populations.
a. Patient-centered medical homes
b. Corporate physician practices
c. Health Maintenance Organizations
d. Accountable Care Organizations
e. Integrated delivery systems
This entity/group collects data about facilities that supply health care and the services
rendered in the United States.
a. National Health Interview Survey
b. National Health Care Survey
c. National Center for Health Statistics
d. National Public Health Network
Of the levels of health care, a complete physical examination would be categorized to
which level?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Alternative
Parallel processing means
a. Performing an activity both manually and electronically.
b. Performing an application both the old way and with the newly installed computer
system.
c. Two or more departments keeping redundant data on separate file management
systems.
d. Downloading data from the server to a department PC and uploading the data when
complete.
In a terminal digit filing system using 2-2-2 divisions, which number below would be
last?
a. 160214
b. 621553
c. 432396
d. 311891
All of the following would be considered an entry type in a data dictionary notation
EXCEPT
a. Data flow.
b. Data process.
c. Data store.
d. Data element length.
Which of the following is an advantage of using unstructured questions in an interview?
a. Allows for probing
b. Takes little interview time
c. Provides a limited range of responses
d. Allows for easy analysis of responses
Coded and administrative data are used by public health agencies for
a. Reimbursing health services provided.
b. Planning related to health care services.
c. Tracking and preventing disability and disease.
d. Pay for performance.
Assertion to be proved
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Hypothesis
b. Methodology
c. Specific aims
d. Literature review
e. Validity
f. Reliability
g. Bias
h. Prevalence
i. Incidence
HEDIS reporting combines reference data from the CDC with HEDIS data.
A second y axis is useful on a Pareto chart to plot
a. Cumulative frequency.
b. Categories of events.
c. Relative rank of categories.
d. Reverse occurrence order.
Research and human rights committee
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Institutional review board
d. Risk factors
e. Specificity
f. Confounding variables
g. Case
h. Control
i. Research question
j. Historical-prospective study
k. Recall bias
l. Interviewer bias
Cancer registries have been established to
a. Investigate the cause(s) of cancer as a disease.
b. Eradicate cancer as a disease.
c. Assess cancer incidence, treatment, and end results.
d. Monitor physician performance in treating cancer patients.
Hersey and Blanchard’s model of leadership characterizes leader’s roles in terms of their
relative orientation to tasks and relationships.
Batch requesting of patient records is not a feasible transaction in an automated record
tracking system.
When designing a case-control study, you must always match cases with controls on
age, sex, and race.
American Health Information Management Association plays an active role in
developing standards for the electronic health record and confidentiality of health care
information.
Semantic content refers to the degree of specificity and refinement of a clinical
terminology.
Each wireless network has a service set identifier.
As eligible health professionals and hospitals adopt, implement, and upgrade their EHR
systems through the CMS EHR Incentive programs (Meaningful Use programs), there
is an opportunity for public health agencies (PHAs) to receive health data routinely
from settings other than emergency departments and urgent care centers.
Bar code symbology for record folders must always include the patient number and the
patient name.
Explain how the tool shown above would be useful in human resources planning.
List three reasons why adoption of electronic health information systems by
office-based providers is proceeding with caution.