ANALYTICAL METHODS OF HEALTHCARE
LEADERS - D514 Exam Questions and Answers
2025 Graded A+
Is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across
the United States.
-The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Data mined from billing/ coding departments, many organizations use software or
services to facilitate their process.
-Health Payment Systems Data
Is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
primary Federal agency for improving health care to people who are
geographically isolated, or economically or medically vulnerable.
-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Financial health is critical to any organization. Managing financial data ensures
adequate resources for long and short term goals, and sound financial planning.
-Accounts Receivable and cost data
Catheter associated urinary tract infection is an infection involving any part of the
urinary system, including urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidney
-CAUTI
Medical complications due to infection impact patient recovery, often resulting in
thousands of dollars in additional cost; data also beneficial for improvement in
infection control processes.
-Post-op infection rate
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection
-CLABSI
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
,-HCAHPS
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a section to the Social Security Act
establishing the Hospital Program. It requires CMS to reduce payments to hospitals
with excessive . This was implemented back in 2012.
-Readmissions
Used as an indicator for measuring the quality in health care. Affects clinical
outcomes, patient retention, and medical malpractice claims.
-Patient Satisfaction Surveys
Division of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Is responsible for
developing healthcare policy in the U.S., and administering Medicare program and
federal portion of Medicaid program.
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Contains patient-identifiable information such as patient demographics, dates of
hospitalization or other types of encounters, health record number (medical record
number) and physician.
-Master Patient Index (MPI)
May be used in research studies where there are two or more groups to compare.
-ANOVA (analysis of variance) test
Determine if an association exists between two categorical variables.
-Chi-square test
Is designed to test if two population variances are equal. The ratio of the two
variances is compared. If they are equal, the ratio of the variances will be 1.
-F-test
Includes units of equal size, such as IQ results. There is no zero point. An example
is time: Time is measured in 24 hours in each day; the time between each hour is
the same, 60 minutes.
-Interval data
, Can be measured as a frequency or percentage, and the mean of these data cannot
be calculated. In healthcare might include demographic information about patients.
The word means "pertaining to a name."
-Nominal Data
The word means to "put in order." It can be measured as a frequency, and the mean
of ordinal data is often calculated. In healthcare might include patient satisfaction
surveys using a Likert scale.
-Ordinal Data
Is used with interval and ordinal scale data and determines the extent to which a
change in one variable tends to be associated with a change in another.
-Pearson's Correlation Test
Essential for comparing data across systems, especially among patients with
varying co-morbid diseases and complex treatment modalities. Multivariate
regression analyses can be used to analyze and . This analysis model
looks at each measured factor to the patient's risk of a particular outcome.
-Risk Adjustment
Determines the amount of variance in a set of data and evaluates the degree to
which each case deviates from the average, or mean.
-Standard Deviation (SD)
Helps the researcher to compare whether two groups have different average values.
A paired is used when each observation in one group is paired with
a related observation in another.
-t-test
Is the factor that is directly manipulated by the researchers. The dependent
is the measurable that depends on the independent
.
-Variable
LEADERS - D514 Exam Questions and Answers
2025 Graded A+
Is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across
the United States.
-The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Data mined from billing/ coding departments, many organizations use software or
services to facilitate their process.
-Health Payment Systems Data
Is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
primary Federal agency for improving health care to people who are
geographically isolated, or economically or medically vulnerable.
-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Financial health is critical to any organization. Managing financial data ensures
adequate resources for long and short term goals, and sound financial planning.
-Accounts Receivable and cost data
Catheter associated urinary tract infection is an infection involving any part of the
urinary system, including urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidney
-CAUTI
Medical complications due to infection impact patient recovery, often resulting in
thousands of dollars in additional cost; data also beneficial for improvement in
infection control processes.
-Post-op infection rate
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection
-CLABSI
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
,-HCAHPS
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a section to the Social Security Act
establishing the Hospital Program. It requires CMS to reduce payments to hospitals
with excessive . This was implemented back in 2012.
-Readmissions
Used as an indicator for measuring the quality in health care. Affects clinical
outcomes, patient retention, and medical malpractice claims.
-Patient Satisfaction Surveys
Division of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Is responsible for
developing healthcare policy in the U.S., and administering Medicare program and
federal portion of Medicaid program.
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Contains patient-identifiable information such as patient demographics, dates of
hospitalization or other types of encounters, health record number (medical record
number) and physician.
-Master Patient Index (MPI)
May be used in research studies where there are two or more groups to compare.
-ANOVA (analysis of variance) test
Determine if an association exists between two categorical variables.
-Chi-square test
Is designed to test if two population variances are equal. The ratio of the two
variances is compared. If they are equal, the ratio of the variances will be 1.
-F-test
Includes units of equal size, such as IQ results. There is no zero point. An example
is time: Time is measured in 24 hours in each day; the time between each hour is
the same, 60 minutes.
-Interval data
, Can be measured as a frequency or percentage, and the mean of these data cannot
be calculated. In healthcare might include demographic information about patients.
The word means "pertaining to a name."
-Nominal Data
The word means to "put in order." It can be measured as a frequency, and the mean
of ordinal data is often calculated. In healthcare might include patient satisfaction
surveys using a Likert scale.
-Ordinal Data
Is used with interval and ordinal scale data and determines the extent to which a
change in one variable tends to be associated with a change in another.
-Pearson's Correlation Test
Essential for comparing data across systems, especially among patients with
varying co-morbid diseases and complex treatment modalities. Multivariate
regression analyses can be used to analyze and . This analysis model
looks at each measured factor to the patient's risk of a particular outcome.
-Risk Adjustment
Determines the amount of variance in a set of data and evaluates the degree to
which each case deviates from the average, or mean.
-Standard Deviation (SD)
Helps the researcher to compare whether two groups have different average values.
A paired is used when each observation in one group is paired with
a related observation in another.
-t-test
Is the factor that is directly manipulated by the researchers. The dependent
is the measurable that depends on the independent
.
-Variable
