Test 1

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Which of the following groups accredit cancer registries? (American College of Surgeons; American Hospital Association; American College of Pathologists; American Cancer Society)

American College of Surgeons

What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a specific time and in a particular place in a hospital setting? (A diagnosis-related group; A case-mix report; An inpatient census; An MS-DRG category)

An inpatient census

The type of statistics that describes the characteristics of a group or population is called? (Inferential statistics; Generalized statistics; Mathematical statistics; Descriptive statistics)

Descriptive statistics

Which of the following is considered a source of primary data? (The Department of Health and Human Services; The card catalog; The master patient index; The health record)

The health record

A secondary source of data includes (A videotape of a counseling session; The operation index; The medical record; Vital statistics)

The operation index

Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the following? (Terminally ill patients; Family practice physicians; The population in general; Healthcare employees)

The population in general

_____ data sources are derived from _____ data sources. (secondary, primary; inferential, primary; reliable, secondary; primary, secondary)

secondary, primary

A census is defined as which of the following? (A count of a particular population; A survey conducted with a small group; A collection of data; A bureau of research specialists)

A count of a particular population

The agency that tries to make healthcare safer; of higher quality; and more accessible, equitable, and affordable is? (AHRQ; CDC; CMS; MCO)

AHRQ

Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures? (Data; Knowledge; Statistics; Numbers)

Data

A division of the Department of Health and Human Services that manages the policies for for the Medicare and Medicaid population is the _____. (WHO; AHRQ; CDC; CMS)

CMS

Which of the following is NOT considered a vital statistics? (Death; Marriage; Census; Birth)

Census

Which of the following is the lead agency responsible for protecting the health of the US population? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Food and Drug Administration; Department of Health and Human Services; Environmental Protection Agency)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A type of program that provides palliative to patients and supportive services to families is called? (Nursing facility; Long term care nursing; Hospice; Chronic care hospital)

Hospice

Which type of statistics allows an analyst to make conclusions about a larger group? (Inferential statistics; Registry statistics; Descriptive statistics; Vital statistics)

Inferential statistics

Inpatient census data would be of interest to which types of organization? (Long Term Care (LTC) facility; Ambulatory surgery center; Home Health Agency; Outpatient facility)

Long Term Care (LTC) facility

Which organization developed standard procedures for collecting and reporting vital statistics? (MCO; CMS; UN; NCHS)

NHCS

Data that is able to be replicated by another researcher is said to be _____. (Valid; Reliable; True; Constant)

Reliable

If a researcher is able to measure what he intended to measure, this is referred to as (Validity; Reliability; Consistent; Competence)

Validity

What are statistics that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages, deaths, and divorces called? (Health statistics; Vital statistics; Human statistics; Popular statistics)

Vital statistics


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