HIMT Secondary Data Sources Chapter 8 workbook Qs – Flashcards
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Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information?
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Master patient/population index
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Which of the following is an external user of data?
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Public health department
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Review of disease indexes, pathology reports, and radiation therapy reports is part of
which function in the cancer registry?
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Case-finding
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What is the information identifying the patient (such as name, health record number,
address, and telephone number) called?
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Demographic data
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Cancer registries receive approval as part of the facility cancer program from which of
the following agencies?
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American College of Surgeons
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Which national database includes data on all discharged patients regardless of payer?
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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
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Two clerks are abstracting data for a registry. When their work is checked, discrepancies
are found. Which data quality component is lacking?
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Validity
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What does an audit trail check for?
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Unauthorized access to a system
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Which law requires the reporting of deaths and severe complications due to devices?
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Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
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Which of the following is a database from the National Health Care Survey that uses the
patient health record as a data source?
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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
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Which of the following contains a list maintained in diagnosis code number order of
patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period?
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Disease index
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Which of the following contains a list maintained in procedure code number order of
patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period?
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Operation index
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Which of the following is a collection of secondary data related to patients with a specific
diagnosis, condition, or procedures?
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Disease registry
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Case finding is a method used to:
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Identify patients who have been seen or treated in a facility for a particular
disease or condition for inclusion in a registry
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In a cancer registry, the accession number:
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Is the number assigned to each case as it is entered into a cancer registry
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A population-based registry:
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Includes information from more than one facility in a particular geopolitical area,
such as a state or region
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Which of the following is made up of claims data from Medicare claims submitted by
acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities?
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MEDPAR (Medicare Provider Analysis and Review) File
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The Medicare Provider Analysis and Review file is made up of:
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Medicare claims from acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities
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Vital statistics include data on:
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Births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces
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Which database must a healthcare facility query as part of the credentialing process when
a physician initially applies for medical staff privileges?
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NPDB (National Practitioner Data Bank)
