HIT201A Final Exam Chp 1-13 Horton

36. The basic rule of thumb for calculating rate is to indicate the number of times something __________ happened in relation to the number of times it _____________ _______________ happened.

"actually" "could have"

15. Whoville Hospital reports 1.652 discharges for December. The infection control report documents 21 nosocomial infections and 27 community acquired infections for the same month. What is the community acquired infection rate?

# of infections _________________ x 100 # of discharges 27/1652 x 100 = 1.63

51. If there are 150,000 medical records and the HIM department receives 3,535 requests for records in a week, what percentage of records is requested weekly?

3535/150000 = 0.023 x 100 = 2.36% or 2.4% (rounded)

10. The primary difference between an experimental (randomized) clinical trail and other observational study designs in epidemiology is that in an experimental trial, the

The investigator determines who is and who is not exposed

65. Harley was admitted to the hospital on January 24th and discharged on February 9th. Her length of stay would be:

16 days 8 in dec 9 in jan minus the admission day 8 + 9 - 1 =16

64. Mr. Murphy was admitted to your hospital at 10:45 PM on January 1st. He died at 4:22 AM on January 3rd. How many inpatient service days did Mr. Murphy receive?

2 days you would take the total # and subtract the admission day

19. Mr. Jack Frost was admitted to your hospital at 10:45 PM on January 1st. He died at 4:22 AM on January 3rd. How many inpatient service days did Mr. Jack Frost receive?

2 days - you take the total of days and subtract the day of admission. 3 - 1 = 2 days

Round to whole number 38. A hospital had 26,965 discharges last year. If 30% of the patients had a surgical procedure, how many discharged patients had surgery?

26965 x .3 = 8090

Compute the following averages and ratios. Use the data from attached Monthly Inpatient Census and IPSD compilation. The hospital has an inpatient bed count of 200 and a bassinet count of 10. Round your answers to one decimal place. Remember newborns are considered separately. 47. Average Daily Census 48. Bed Occupancy Ratio for December 10th 49. Bed Occupancy Ratio for December 1-5 50. Average Daily Newborn Census

47) 2592/15 = 172.8 48) Bed occ. ratio = IPSD A/C beds x 100 = 183/200 = 91.5 49) Bed occ ratio for Dec 1-5 = A/C IPSDs/# beds x 100 = 881/200 = 400.5 50) 82/15 = 5.5

3. You have been conducting productivity studies on your inpatient coders and find that 25% of their time is devoted to querying physicians about missing or unclear diagnoses. Assuming your coders work a 7 hour day, how many minutes do they spend querying physicians?

60 min x 7 hr = 420 min per day 420 x 25% = 420 x .25 = 105

Use the data in the table below to answer the next two questions. Baker Medical Center has 500 beds and 55 bassinets. In February of a non-leap year, it reported the following statistics: Inpatient Service Days: Adult and Ped 12,345 Newborn 553 Discharges: Adult and Ped 1,351 Newborn 77 Discharge days: Adult and Ped 9,457 Newborn 231 66. What was the percentage of occupancy for adults and pediatrics in February? 67. What was the average length of stay at Baker Medical Center in February?

66) A/C IPSDs ___________ x 100 avg # of beds 12,345/14000 x 100 = 88.18 67) ALOS # A/C of discharge days /# A/C discharges 9457/1351 = 7

62. Baker Hospital's inpatient census at midnight is 67. Two patients were admitted in the morning; one died two hours later; the second was transferred to another facility that same afternoon. The inpatient service days for that day will be

69 because the two would have to added to the A/D same day column because they came and "left" before the next census was taken

11. The inpatient census at midnight is 67. Two patients were admitted in the morning; one dies 2 hours later; the second patient was transferred to another facility that same afternoon. The inpatient service days for that day will be:

69 because both occurred before the next census, therefore they are added to the A/D same day column.

Baker Bay Hospital discharged 6,069 adults/children and 545 newborns last year. A total of 1,648 adults/children and 1,279 newborns were seen in the emergency department. Information on the deaths at the hospital last year is listed below. Use the data to answer the next two questions. Inpatient Deaths A/C 245< 48hr 105>48hr NB 8< 48hr 3> 48hr Outpatient (ED) Deaths A/C 2 NB 0 Fetal Deaths Early 1 Interm. 3 Late 2 76. What was the gross (hospital) death rate at Baker Bay Hospital last year? 77. What was the net death rate at Baker Bay Hospital last year?

76) Gross Hospital death rate # of inpatient deaths (incl NB) ____________________________________ x100 # of discharges (A/c and NB) including deaths 245+105+8+3/6069+545 = 361/6614 x 100 = 5.46 77) # inpat. deaths (incl NB) - Deaths<48 hrs __________________________________________ x100 # of discharges (incl NB) - Deaths <48 hrs 361-253/6614-253 x 100 = 108/6361 x100 =1.7

27. A patient admitted to the hospital on December 24th and discharged on January 9th has a LOS of ________________ days.

8 days in December 9 days in January less the admission day 8 + 9 - 1 = 16 days

CASE NUMER BRIEF DESCRIPTION 101-43-26 A 32 year old female was admitted through the ED following an automobile accident. She spontaneously delivered a 720 g fetus that showed no sign of life. 101-44-23 A 22 year old female was admitted in labor. Following an uneventful course, she delivered a 7 lb 4 oz term male The child developed sudden and unexpected respiratory distress. All attempts at resuscitation failed; the baby was pronounced dead less than two hours after delivery. 101-48-69 A 19 year old female spontaneously delivered a 475 g fetus following a fall down the stairs at home. 101-56-29 A 28 year old female was admitted for a late-term therapeutic abortion. The procedure was completed without complication; product of conception weighed 728 g. 89. The OB/GYN Department reported the information shown in the above table to the Quality Management/Statistics Committee. When the committee considers these adverse outcomes from the OB/GYN Department, which will be included in the numerator of the facility's fetal death rate? A 101-43-26 C. 101-43-26 and 101-48-69 B. 101-43-26 and 101-44-23 D. 101-43-26 and 101-56-29 90. Which of the cases listed in the table above will have an impact on the facility's gross death rate? A. 101-43-26 B. 101-44-23 C. 101-48-69 D. 101-56-29

89) D. 101-43-26 and 101-56-29 90) B. 101-44-23 - baby was born alive and then died

Round to whole number 37. If 6 out of 15 discharges are discharged within 3 days or less, how many of 15,972 discharges were hospitalized over 3 days?

9 out of 15 or 9/15 = .60 15,972 x .6 = 9,583

92. In order to derive the total inpatient service days for any given day, you would need to A. subtract intra-hospital transfers from the inpatient census B. add same-day admits and discharges to the inpatient census C. add intra-hospital transfers to the inpatient census D, subtract same day admits and discharges from the inpatient census

B. add same-day admits and discharges to the inpatient census

87. Organizations collect statistics to increase their knowledge of a specified population. The knowledge does not come automatically--it is developed in the following sequence: A. datafactsinformationknowledge B. datainformationfactsknowledge C. factsdatainformationknowledge D. factsinformationdataknowledge

B. data information facts knowledge

94. A graphic technique used to display frequency distributions of nominal or ordinal data that fall into categories is called a _____________________________.

Bar Chart

82. You want to construct a data display for a frequency distribution. You will use a A. frequency polygon or histogram C. line graph or histogram B. frequency polygon or bar chart D. line graph or bar chart

A. frequency polygon or histogram

5. You are responsible for calculating and reporting ALOS for your hospital each month. This month, there were 92 discharges, and the total discharge days equal 875. One of the patients discharged this month had a total of 428 discharge days, so the ALOS is distorted by this unusually long stay. In this situation, you should report an ALOS of:

ALOS discharge days/# of discharges = 875/92 = 9.51

Round to whole number 39. For the month of December, the following number of CBCs were ordered daily: 25, 30, 35, 40, 10, 12, 27, 29, 35, 35, 11, 45, 50, 47, 17, 16, 20, 26, 27, 20, 21, 32, 33, 14, 16, 45, 51, 16, 19, 30, and 36. What is the daily mean?

Add numbers to find sum = 870 Sum/# of values = 31 870/31 = 28 CBCs ordered

22. In order to derive the total IPSDs for any given day, you would need to:

Add same day admissions/discharges to the inpatient census

24. Fred Flintstone was admitted to your hospital to receive a second round of chemotherapy for an invasive tumor. Four days after admission, Fred complained of a sore throat and developed a fever. Fred's throat culture was positive for strep. His strep throat will be:

Added to the numerator of the nosocomial infection rate

53. Which of the following interactions fits the definition of a patient encounter? Phyllis saw Dr. Holland during a scheduled office visit. Dr. Holland prescribed a new medication. Jean called Dr. Holland with a question about her medication. Dr. Holland returned the telephone call and answered Jean's question. Howard was seen by Dr. Holland in the hospital emergency department after having a reaction to his medication. The pharmacy received a telephone approval from Dr. Horton for a refill on Jackson's prescription. A. Phyllis, Jean, Howard, and Jackson B. Jackson, Howard, and Jean C. Jean, Phyllis, and Howard D. Phyllis and Howard

An encounter means to have personal contact with the physician, therefore the answer is D - Phyllis and Howard

25. Candy Cane Memorial Hospital has 275 adult beds, 30 pediatric beds, and 40 bassinets. In a nonleap year, inpatient service days (IPSDs) were 75,860 for adults, 7,100 for pediatrics, and 11,800 for newborns. What was the average daily census for the year? (Round to the nearest whole number)

Average Daily Census # A/C IPSDs ___________________ # days in period 75,850 + 7100 _______________ 365 (non-leap year) 82950/365 = 227 (rounded to nearest whole #)

63. Baker Memorial Hospital has 275 adult beds, 30 pediatric beds, and 40 bassinets. In a non-leap year, inpatient service days were 75, 860 for adults, 7,100 for pediatrics, and 11,800 for newborns. What was the average daily census for the year?

Average Daily Census Number of A/C IPSDs _______________________ Number of day in period 75,860 + 7100/365 = 82960/365 = 227.29

70. Baker West Hospital has 200 beds and 20 bassinets. There was a sudden spurt in the birth rate in the town in November. The hospital set up five additional bassinets for the entire month. The total bed count days for Baker West Hospital in a non-leap year would be

Bed count days # A/C beds x number of days 200 x 365 = 73,000

69. Baker Health Center has 200 beds and 20 bassinets. In a non-leap year, they admitted 16,437 adults and children; 1,650 adults and children were discharged. There were 1,764 live births and 1,798 newborns discharged. The bed turnover rate for the year was

Bed turnover rate # of discharges incl deaths _____________________________ Avg bed count for period 1650/200 = 8.25

20. Christmas Town Medical Center has 200 beds and 20 bassinets. In a nonleap year, Christmas Town Medical Center admitted 16,437 adults and children; 16,570 adults and children were discharged. There were 1,764 live births and 1,798 newborns discharged. The bed turnover rate for the year was: (round to one decimal place)

Bed turnover rate A/C discharges _________________ # of beds 16,570 / 200 = 82.9

88. A small portion of the form you are using for a research study is reproduced below. Male 1 Female 2 This is an example of A. ordinal data C. nominal data B. ranked data D. discrete data

C. nominal data

95. The four types of data (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio) that represent values or observations that can be sorted into a category are collectively called _____________________________.

Categorical

79. The statistics reported for a 300-bed hospital for 1 year were 20,932 discharges with 136,651 discharge days and 3,699 consultations performed. What was the consultation rate for the year?

Consultation rate # of consultations ___________________ x 100 # of discharges 3699/20932 x 100 = 17.67

9. The statistics reported for a 300-bed hospital for 1 year were 20,932 discharges with 136,651 discharge days and 2,699 consultations performed. What was the consultation rate for the year? (Round to one decimal place)

Consultation rate 2699 consultations/20,932 discharges = 2699 x 100/20,932 = 12.89

98. Data that represent measurable quantities but are not restricted to certain specified values are called_______________________.

Continuous Data

84. Harry Potter was admitted to your hospital to receive a second round of chemotherapy for an invasive tumor. Four days after admission, Harry complained of a sore throat and developed a fever. Harry's throat culture was positive for strep. His strep throat will be A. Added to the denominator of the hospital's nosocomial infection rate. B. Added to the numerator of the hospital's community-acquired infection rate. C. Considered separately because Harry Potter is immune suppressed from chemotherapy. D Added to the numerator of the hospital's nosocomial infection rate.

D Added to the numerator of the hospital's nosocomial infection rate.

75. Barney Rubble was pronounced dead on arrival (DOA). The hospital pathologist performed an autopsy on Mr. Rubble's body. This statistical event would be counted in the A. net death rate C. net autopsy rate B. gross death rate D. hospital autopsy rate

D. hospital autopsy rate

91. Baker University Hospital reports an average LOS in February of 3.7 days with a standard deviation of 20. This tells us that A. most patients had a LOS f 3-4 days B. there was a small variation in the LOS C. patients at Baker University Hospital stay longer than average D. there was a large variation in the LOS

D. there was a large variation in the LOS

17. Organizations collect statistics to increase their knowledge of a specific population. The knowledge does not come automatically - it is developed in the following sequence:

Data - Information - Facts - knowledge

61. Baker Women's Hospital reports the following statistics: Single Brths Vaginal 40 CSec 0 Twin Births Twins Vaginal 12 (6sets) Twins csec 8 (4sets) Other Multiple birts 0 Intermed. Fet. Deaths Vag 5 Csec 0 Late fetal deaths Vaginal 2 Csec 0 How many deliveries occurred?

Deliveries also include Intermediate and Late fetal births (deaths). Therefore you include: single births - 40 Twin sets (not babies) - 10 Interm/Late fetal deaths - 7 Total deliveries = 57

Define the gestational age and gram weight for the following: 43. Early fetal death: 44. Intermediate fetal death 45. Late fetal death

Early Fetal Death - 20 weeks gest. and 500 g Intermediate - 20 (comp) -28 weeks and 501-1000 g Late - 28 comp and up and 1001g and above

71. Use the statistics provided in the table to compute the fetal death rate at Baker Women's Hospital for March. Live Births 225 Inter and late fetal deaths 5 Early fetal deaths 4 Newborn discharges 235

Fetal Death Rate # of Int. and Late term Fetal deaths _____________________________________ x100 # of live births + fetal deaths 5/225+5 = 5/230 = 2.17

46. During November, a Hope Memorial Hospital had 100 live births, one intermediate fetal death, two early fetal deaths, and three late fetal deaths. What is the fetal death rate for the month of November?

Fetal Death Rate # of fetal deaths (int and late only) ____________________________________ x100 # of live births + fetal deaths (int/late) 4/100 +4 x100 = 4

14. The New Beginnings Maternity Center recorded the following Statistics in December: Fetal Deaths: Early 240 Intermediate 40 Late 32 Births 980 Deliveries 994 Newborn Discharges 1,008 What is the fetal death rate at New Beginnings Maternity Center for the month of December?

Fetal deaths Intermediate and late only ___________________________x 100 # live Births + # int. and late fetal deaths 40 + 32 _______________ x100 980 + 40 + 32 72/1052 x 100 = 6.84

74. Baker Lake Healthcare Center recorded six fetal deaths during the last year; details are listed below. Fetal Death Information ID Weight Gestational Age A 526 g 22 weeks B 405 g 18 weeks C 817 g 26 weeks D 1,023 g 30 weeks E 629 g 24 weeks F ,113 g 29 weeks How should these deaths be counted in the hospital death rates? A. All the deaths except B will be included in the gross death rate. B. Deaths D & F will be included in the gross death rate. C. Deaths C, D, and F will be included in the gross death rate. D. None of these deaths will be included in the gross death rate.

Fetal deaths are not counted in the Gross Death Rate D. None of these deaths will be included in the gross death rate.

2. You want to construct a data display for a frequency distribution. You will use a:

Frequency polygon or histogram

40. Merry Convalescent Home had a total of 71 residents during March. Of these, 13 were discharged. Among the discharges were 3 deaths. What was the gross death rate for March?

Gross Death Rate # of deaths ________________________________x 100 # of discharges includ. deaths 3 deaths/13 discharges (inc. deaths) = 23.1

Holly Hospital statistics - October to December Month Discharges Total Deaths Total Deaths < 48 July 1425 16 2 Aug 1527 17 3 Sep 1387 13 2 Compute the following for this time period (July - September) 41. Gross Death Rate 42. Net Death Rate

Gross death rate # deaths/# disch. inc. death x 100 Net Death rate # deaths less Deaths < 48 hr _____________________________ x100 # disch. less # deaths <48 hrs 41) 46/4339 x 100 = 1.06 42) 46-7/4339-7 x 100 = 39/4332 x 100 =0.90

97. A ______________________________ is a graphic technique used to display the frequency distribution of continuous data (interval or ratio) as either numbers or percentages in a series of bars.

Histogram

7. Barney Rubble was pronounced dead on arrival (DOA). The hospital pathologist performed an autopsy on Mr. Rubble's body. This statistical event would be included in the:

Hospital Autopsy rate # of autopsies performed x 100/# of discharges

8. Twelve new cases of a certain disease occurred during the month of August. If 4,000 persons were at risk during December, then the

Incidence of 3 per 1,000 12 cases/4000 at risk = 12/4000 or 3/1000 or 3:1000

26. All of the following mean the same thing, EXCEPT:

Inpatient Census ( counts only the number of patients there at midnight)

59. All of the following items mean the same thing, EXCEPT A. inpatient service day C. daily census B. daily inpatient census D. inpatient census

Inpatient census - does not catch A/D same day. The other 3 options do.

83. A fetal death occurring during the 21st week of pregnancy, weighing 1,000 g is considered to be a(n)

Intermediate fetal death

28. A fetal death occurring during the 21st week of pregnancy, weighing 1,000g is considered to be a(n) ____________________________ fetal death.

Intermediate fetal death Intermediate 20 weeks (complete) - 28 weeks gestation weighing 501 - 1000 g

99. ______________________________ is a type of data that represents observations that can be measured on an evenly distributed scale beginning at a point other than true zero

Interval

1. You may want to graph the number of patients admitted to three different medical staff services on each day of the last month. Because you have a large number of observations (one for each day of the month) and you want to be able to compare the observations for each of the three services on one data display, your best choice is a:

Line Graph

96. A ______________________________is a graphic technique used to illustrate the relationship between continuous measurements; often used to display time trends.

Line Graph

12. The best form/graph for demonstrating trends over time would be a _________.

Line graph

78. The best form/graph for demonstrating trends over time would be

Line graph

Male 1 Female 2 This is an example of:

Nominal data

93. _____________________________ is a type of data that represents values or observations that can be ordered or ranked.

Ordinal

4. You are trying to improve communication with your staff by posting graphs of significant statistics on the employee bulletin board. You recently calculated the percentage of time employees spend on each of six major tasks. Because you would like the employees to appreciate each task as a percentage of their whole day, you will post these figures using a:

Pie Chart or Pie Graph They are the best choice for showing parts of a whole or percentages.

81. You are trying to improve communications with your staff by posting graphs of significant statistics on the employee bulletin board. You recently calculated the percentage of time employees spend on each of six major tasks. Because you would like the employees to appreciate each task as a percentage of their whole day, you will post these figures using a

Pie Graph

85. Physicians at North Baker Clinic are expected to see six patients per hour on average. The physicians with the highest productivity each week are exempted from on-call responsibilities for the weekend. Which physician will this weekend off? North Baker Clinic Physician Productivity Week 1 January 2014 Phys. # of hours # Pts Robinson 32 185 Beasley 30 161 Hiltz 35 200 Wolf 26 157

Productivity Wolf had the highest # of patients seen/hours = 185/32 = 6.03

13. The ability to obtain the same results from different studies using different methodologies and different populations is

Reliability

21. Kristopher Kringle has been on a third floor nursing unit since October 2013 and was finally discharged to a nursing home in December 2014. When the ALOS is calculated for the year 2014, this very long length of stay will:

Results in a special cause variation

60. Jason collected data on the Length of Stay (LOS) for 10 patients and then determined the median LOS as follows: 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 8 Median What is wrong with Jason's determination of median? A. There is nothing wrong with Jason's determination of the median. B. Jason forgot to put the numbers in sequential order before determining the median. C. It is not possible to determine the median on such a small number of data points. D. It is not possible to determine the median on an even number of data points.

The answer is B Jason did not put the numbers in sequential order before determining the median.

54. You have made a list of the Pros and Cons of a measure of central tendency. PROS Easy to obtain interpret Cons May not be descriptive of the distribution Pro Not sensitive to extreme observations in the frequency distribution Con May not be unique Pro Easy to communicate and explain to others Con Does not provide information about the entire distribution The measure of central tendency you are describing is the:

The measure of central tendency described is: the Mode

58. Baker Health Center collected the following data on patients discharged on January 1, 2014. Which measure of central tendency would be most affected by Mallory's extremely long stay? Patient Name LOS Ben 1 Josh 2 Emma 3 Bryan 4 Mallory 29 Taylor 2 Matthew 3 Aiden 2 Trevor 4 Tyler 2

The measure of central tendency most affected by the outlier is the: mean

Twenty patients were discharged with the following LOS: 1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,7,7,8,9,25 31. What is the average LOS? 32. What is the median LOS? 33. Which LOS is an outlier? 34. What is the mode? 35. What is the mean LOS

The sum is 100 Total # of values = 20 31) sum of all / # of values = 5 32) middle 2 numbers (if even # of values)/2 3 + 4 /2 = 3.5 33) 25 is the outlier 34) Mode is most repeated number or 2 35) Mean is same as average = 5

16. North Pole General Hospital reports an average LOS in February of 3.7 days with a standard deviation of 20. This tells us that:

There was a large variation in the LOS due to outliers

6. You are conducting a study on the pain associated with a specific illness. For the purpose of your study, you classify pain level as follows: Code Pain Level (as described by patient) 01 None 02 Little or minimal 03 Moderate 04 Heavy 05 Severe These data are best described as:

These numbers are in ordered categories and are therefore referred to as "Ordinal Data"

86. You are conducting a study on the pain associated with a specific illness. For the purpose of your study, you classify the pain level as follows: CODE PAIN LEVEL (as described by the patient) 01 None 02 Little or Minimal 03 Moderate 04 Heavy 05 Severe These data are best described as A. discrete B. continuous C. nominal D. ordinal

This is ordinal data D. ordinal

80. A distribution is said to be positively skewed when the mean is

Tot he right

72. The number of births in the facility in October is:

Total # of births = 57 due to 50 single births + 6 births (3 sets twins) + one fetal death is also counted as a birth, just not a live birth

73. The number of deliveries in the facility in October is:

Total # of deliveries is 54 due to 50 single deliveries + 3 deliveries resulting in multiple births + 1 interm./late fetal death delivery. Again, the late fetal death results in 1 delivery and 1 fetal death (not a live birth) additionally, the early fetal death does not constitute a a birth, delivery, nor a fetal death.

The following data were collected in your physician office practice from one morning's visits. Use the data to answer questions 5, 6, and 7. Office Visit ID Number Minutes with the Physician Physician 508-123 5 Robinson 508-124 9 Robinson 508-125 8 Beasley 508-126 12 Wolf 508-127 6 Beasley 508-128 7 Beasley 508-129 5 Wolf 508-130 10 Baumstark 508-131 7 Baumstark 508-132 9 Robinson 508-133 11 Wolf 55. The median number of minutes with the physician (considering all physicians) is: 56. The mean number of minutes with the physician (considering all physicians) is: 57. Which physician spent the longest average time with patients on that day?

Total number of minutes is 89 Total # of patients 11 Must place numbers ordinally 55) Median is 8 56) Mean is 89/11 = 8.09 57) Physician spending the avg longest time is Dr. Wolf 12, 5, 11 avg is 12+5+11/3 = 9.33

52. You are choosing restaurants where you might eat while you are attending the AHIMA Leadership Conference in Chicago. You have collected the following information about four possible lunch restaurants that are located within easy walking distance of the meeting site. The data are displayed below. Restaurant Name Mean SD Bon Appetite $8.00 0.75 Mario's $7.50 1 Au Courant $9.00 1.25 Windy City Grl $7.50 1.5 You want to stay within the reimbursement rate allowed by your employer so it is important t you that you have at least a 95% chance of eating a lunch that costs no more than $10.00. Therefore, when lunchtime comes, you head to:

You would have a 95% chance of staying within the $10 limit at either: Mario's or Bon Appetite

68. You are responsible for calculating and reporting average length of stay (ALOS) for your hospital each month. This month there were 9 discharges, and the total discharge days equal 875. One of the patients discharged this month had a total of 428 discharge days, so the ALOS is distorted by this unusually long stay. In this situation, you should report an ALOS of: A. 9.51 days—no further information is needed. B. 9.61 days and make a note that the one patient with an unusually long LOS was subtracted prior to making the calculation. C. 4.86 days and make a note that the one unusually long LOS was subtracted prior to making the calculation. D. 4.91 days and make a note that the data on one patient with an unusually long LOS were subtracted prior to making the calculation.

discharge days ________________ discharges Should be 875/92 = 9.51

18. Mistletoe Healthcare Center recorded six fetal deaths during the last year; details are listed below Fetal Death Information ID WEIGHT GESTATIONAL AGE A 526g 22 weeks B 405g 18 weeks C 817g 26 weeks D 1,023g 30 weeks E 629g 24 weeks F 1,113g 29 weeks How should these deaths be counted in the hospital death rates?

intermediate and late Fetal deaths are not included in the Gross Hosp Death Rate Therefore none of them will be included in the hospital death rate.

29. A distribution is said to be positively skewed when the mean is

to the right

23. If there is a 150,000 medical records and the HIM department receives 3,545 requests for records in a week, what percentage of records are requested weekly? (round to one decimal place)

what happened _____________________________ what could have happened 3545/150,000 = 2.4