Insurers often have access to longitudinal performance data through
a. Claims information such as coded and administrative data.
b. A more comprehensive clinical picture but limited sample size.
c. Data developed by standards development organizations but no external comparison.
d. A more limited clinical picture with added local data.
The health information management director of Lakeview Hospital is gathering data to
help in the preparation of departmental productivity standards. She finds there are three
hospitals of approximately the same size and service model that have achieved a 3- to
4-day turnaround from patient discharge to billing the payer. She has contacted these
facilities to learn more about how the organizations are achieving this standard. The
activity described is called
a. Peer review.
b. Benchmarking.
c. Synthesis.
d. Re-engineering.
A method of interviewing that ensures each interview presents exactly the same
questions in the same order is a
a. Structured interview.
b. Stress interview.
c. Group interview.
d. Behavioral interview.
Which of the following combine data with analysis tools to facilitate “what if”
questions for posing future optional scenarios?
a. Expert system
b. Executive information system
c. Decision support system
d. Both b and c
What was the average length of stay for the following patients: 4, 3, 2, 5, 5,10?
a. 5.8
b. 4.8
c. 6.0
d. 7.8
Transmits data from medical devices.
Match the abbreviation with the correct description.
a. HL7
b. DICOM
c. NCPDP
d. IEEE 1073
e. CHI
f. RxNorm
g. SNOMED
h. ASTM 1384
i. LOINC
j. HIPAA transactions
When health care organizations compare their organizations€ patient safety and quality
indicators against peer organizations that are known for their excellence, they are using
which of the following tools?
a. Benchmarking
b. Decision Support
c. Administrative Analysis
d. Consumer Assessment of Health Providers & Systems Survey (CAHPS)
The statute of limitations refers to which one of these choices?
a. Those who practice direct health care
b. All licensed physicians
c. The time during which a lawsuit may be initiated
d. The time required for the retention of health records
Which of the following is likely to contribute to information system obsolescence:
a. Increase in user expectations.
b. Advancement in technology.
c. Mechanical failure.
d. All of the above.
An example of public health population-based data is
a. All school-age children with the diagnosis of Hansen’s disease.
b. All licensed drivers over the age of 65.
c. All deaths occurring in an acute care hospital within specified time frames.
d. All of the above.
Which of the following is true regarding the development of an RFP?
a. Unlike the systems development life cycle, a thorough systems analysis is not
required.
b. The RFP process is the preferred method for development of an information system
by in-house personnel.
c. Like the systems development life cycle, a thorough systems analysis is required.
d. Lie the systems development life cycle, detailed computer codes must be developed
by the facility.
In addition to psychiatric care, what is the primary focus of health care in a psychiatric
facility?
a. Clinical laboratory and pathology services
b. Restorative and adjustive services
c. Psychological and social services
d. Occupational and rehabilitative services
Name a data element comprising socioeconomic data.
Results of a complete blood cell count are an example of numerical/integer type of data.
When considering how users retrieve information from an electronic health record
(EHR), implementers should consider
a. Document titles.
b. Templates.
c. Copying and pasting.
d. Timeliness.
All the following are associated with creating standards for the electronic exchange of
health care data EXCEPT
a. HL7
b. X12N
c. ASTM
d. NPDB
A written description of a proposed system€s concepts is a
_______________________________________.
The critical incident method of employee performance evaluation emphasizes the
documentation of unacceptable behavior.
When the transcription supervisor at Mercy Hospital calls three of her transcription
manager colleagues to find out about their productivity standards for transcriptionists,
she is using what management tool?
When planning a project implementation of an EHR in a small physician office, “What
is the opportunity? What is to be done? Who is responsible for the project? When must
it be completed?” are all components of what part of defining the project?
What are some constraints that arise in recruitment that affect the size of the applicant
pool?
In a file conversion to a terminal digit system, there are four project phases. The first
three phases are 1) transport records to sort area and back to file, 2) rough-sort into 10
terminal digit sections, 3) secondary-sort into 00, 01, 02, and so on. The last project
phase is
____________________________________________________________________.
Validity and reliability are really measuring the same thing.
The Universal Physician Identifier Number (UPIN) and the Social Security Number
(SSN) are minimum required data for the master patient index.
Joint Commission standards for accredited health care facilities encourage the regional
sharing of protected health information to improve patient safety.