D514 /
Analytical
/ /
Methods
/ /
in
/ /
Healthcare
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Master //population/Patient //Index //(MPI)
Assigns /
/specific /
/medical /
/record /
/number /
/to /
/avoid /
/duplicate /
/patient //records. //Includes //patient's //demographic //information //and //dates //of //encounters.
Disease //Registries
Secondary /
/data /
/gathered /
/on /
/patient /
/diagnosis, /
/condition, /
/and //procedure. //Used //for //public //health //purposes //and //documenting //disease //prevalence.
LOS/ALOS
Average /
/number /
,/of /
/days //
a/
/patient //spends //in //the //hospital. //Tracked //to //gauge //the //efficiency //of //a //healthcare //facility.
CMS
Responsible /
/for /
/developing /
/U.S. /
/healthcare /
/policy; //administers //the //Medicare //program //and //federal //portion //of //Medicaid //program.
HRRP
Affordable /
/Care /
/Act /
/(ACA) /
/added //
a //section //to //Social //Security //Act //in //2012, //requiring //CMS //to //reduce //payments //to //hospitals
//with /
/excessive /
/readmissions. /
/Data /
/gathered /
/is /
/response /
/to //the //Hospital //Readmissions //Reduction //Program //(HRRP), //which //is //a //Medicare //value-
based //purchasing //program.
Hospital //Consumer //Assessment //of //Healthcare //Professionals
An /
/effective /
/indicator /
/that /
/measures /
/quality /
/provided, /
,/communication /
/from /
/providers, /
/and /
/other /
/aspects /
/of /
/care /
/delivery. //It //affects //clinical //outcomes, //patient //retention, //and //medical //malpractice //claims.
Mortality //after //acute //Mis
Reflects //the //health //status //of //cardiac //patients //and //effectiveness //of //services.
Central //Line //Bloodstream //Infection //(CLABSI)
Data /
/tracked /
/to /
/ensure /
/best /
/practices /
/in /
/treating /
/patients /
/receiving /
/repeated /
/IV /
/medication /
/or /
/fluids. /
/Catheter /
/can /
/become /
/infected //over //time //if //guidelines //preventing //bacterial //contamination //are //not //followed.
Pain //Management
Tracking /
/this /
/data /
, /helps /
/providers /
/understand /
/why /
/certain /
/patients /
/improve /
/faster /
/than /
/others, /
/and //why //some //are //more //vulnerable //to //depression //due //to //chronic //pain //or //addiction.
Hosptal //Quietness //and //Cleanliness
Measured /
/in //patient //satisfaction //surveys //as //a //subjective //indicator //of //hospital //environment.
Post-op //infections
This //data //useful //as //a //quality //measurement //to //improve //care //during //and //after //surgery.
Pressure //Ulcer //rates
Data //tracked //on //incidence, //prevalence, //and //facility-
acquired /
/rates /
/to //improve //quality //of //care //and //develop //best //practices //to //address //skin //breakdown.
Catheter //Assoc //UTI //(CAUTI)
This //hospital-
acquired //infection //is //tracked //and //reported //to //Medicare. //One //of //the //first //hospital-
acquired //conditions //selected //for //nonpayment //by //Medicare.
Staff //Performance, //turnover, //Absenteeism
Organizations /
/track /
/this /
/human /
/resource /
/data //to //optimize //employee //skill //sets //and //build //a //stronger //organizational //culture.
Accounts //receivable //and //cost //data
Analytical
/ /
Methods
/ /
in
/ /
Healthcare
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Master //population/Patient //Index //(MPI)
Assigns /
/specific /
/medical /
/record /
/number /
/to /
/avoid /
/duplicate /
/patient //records. //Includes //patient's //demographic //information //and //dates //of //encounters.
Disease //Registries
Secondary /
/data /
/gathered /
/on /
/patient /
/diagnosis, /
/condition, /
/and //procedure. //Used //for //public //health //purposes //and //documenting //disease //prevalence.
LOS/ALOS
Average /
/number /
,/of /
/days //
a/
/patient //spends //in //the //hospital. //Tracked //to //gauge //the //efficiency //of //a //healthcare //facility.
CMS
Responsible /
/for /
/developing /
/U.S. /
/healthcare /
/policy; //administers //the //Medicare //program //and //federal //portion //of //Medicaid //program.
HRRP
Affordable /
/Care /
/Act /
/(ACA) /
/added //
a //section //to //Social //Security //Act //in //2012, //requiring //CMS //to //reduce //payments //to //hospitals
//with /
/excessive /
/readmissions. /
/Data /
/gathered /
/is /
/response /
/to //the //Hospital //Readmissions //Reduction //Program //(HRRP), //which //is //a //Medicare //value-
based //purchasing //program.
Hospital //Consumer //Assessment //of //Healthcare //Professionals
An /
/effective /
/indicator /
/that /
/measures /
/quality /
/provided, /
,/communication /
/from /
/providers, /
/and /
/other /
/aspects /
/of /
/care /
/delivery. //It //affects //clinical //outcomes, //patient //retention, //and //medical //malpractice //claims.
Mortality //after //acute //Mis
Reflects //the //health //status //of //cardiac //patients //and //effectiveness //of //services.
Central //Line //Bloodstream //Infection //(CLABSI)
Data /
/tracked /
/to /
/ensure /
/best /
/practices /
/in /
/treating /
/patients /
/receiving /
/repeated /
/IV /
/medication /
/or /
/fluids. /
/Catheter /
/can /
/become /
/infected //over //time //if //guidelines //preventing //bacterial //contamination //are //not //followed.
Pain //Management
Tracking /
/this /
/data /
, /helps /
/providers /
/understand /
/why /
/certain /
/patients /
/improve /
/faster /
/than /
/others, /
/and //why //some //are //more //vulnerable //to //depression //due //to //chronic //pain //or //addiction.
Hosptal //Quietness //and //Cleanliness
Measured /
/in //patient //satisfaction //surveys //as //a //subjective //indicator //of //hospital //environment.
Post-op //infections
This //data //useful //as //a //quality //measurement //to //improve //care //during //and //after //surgery.
Pressure //Ulcer //rates
Data //tracked //on //incidence, //prevalence, //and //facility-
acquired /
/rates /
/to //improve //quality //of //care //and //develop //best //practices //to //address //skin //breakdown.
Catheter //Assoc //UTI //(CAUTI)
This //hospital-
acquired //infection //is //tracked //and //reported //to //Medicare. //One //of //the //first //hospital-
acquired //conditions //selected //for //nonpayment //by //Medicare.
Staff //Performance, //turnover, //Absenteeism
Organizations /
/track /
/this /
/human /
/resource /
/data //to //optimize //employee //skill //sets //and //build //a //stronger //organizational //culture.
Accounts //receivable //and //cost //data
