Test 1
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
