HIMT1250- FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Which of the following types of data is derived from documentation related to a specific patient's
medical treatment? - (ANSWER)Primary
A _________ identifies all patients who have been treated in a facility or enterprise. - (ANSWER)Master
patient index
The primary purpose of healthcare documentation is to: - (ANSWER)Chronicle customers' health history
over time.
________ are used to sort data in a variety of ways to assist study of certain data elements. -
(ANSWER)Indexes
The health of populations in geopolitical locations is the domain of the: - (ANSWER)Public health
agencies
As well as compiling statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health, the
_________ monitors the national public health infrastructure and provides information to identify and
address critical health problems. - (ANSWER)National Center for Health Statistics
WONDER is a database that is an integrated information and communication system with the purpose of
promoting information-driven decision making and providing the general public with access to specific
and detailed information from the: - (ANSWER)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Which of the following is not considered a vital statistic? - (ANSWER)Adoption
Responsibility for the collection of vital statistics rests with the: - (ANSWER)State
The mission of the __________ is to advise the federal government on the information needs underlying
health policy. It designs and coordinates improvements in national and international vital and health
statistics. - (ANSWER)National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
What kind of indexes make it possible to retrieve specific health records in a variety of ways including by
disease, physician, operation, or other data element? - (ANSWER)Facility-specific indexes
, HIMT1250- FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Disease and operation indexes are arranged by __________ and facilitate the study of patients with the
same or similar conditions or treatment. - (ANSWER)Diagnostic or procedure codes
What kind of indexes guide the locating of health records to conduct quality improvement and research
studies, as well as for monitoring quality of care? - (ANSWER)Disease and operation indexes
Which index, often considered the most important resource in a healthcare facility, is a database of
patients within a facility or associated group of facilities? - (ANSWER)Master patient index
If a facility wants to compare the number and quality of treatments on patients who underwent the
same operation with different surgeons, it should use the ________ index. - (ANSWER)Physician
The health record is considered a(n) __________ because it contains patient-specific data and
information about a patient that has been documented by the professionals who provided care or
services to that patient. - (ANSWER)Primary data source
Data taken from the health record and entered into registries and databases are considered a(n): -
(ANSWER)Secondary data source
Secondary data sources provide information that is _________ available by looking at individual health
records. - (ANSWER)Not easily
__________ data elements and definitions used in health records makes it possible to compare the data
collected at different facilities. - (ANSWER)Standardizing
Which of the following is a purpose of healthcare data sets? - (ANSWER)BOTH A B
Identify data elements that should be collected for each patient
Provide uniform definitions for common terms
Which of the following types of data is derived from documentation related to a specific patient's
medical treatment? - (ANSWER)Primary
A _________ identifies all patients who have been treated in a facility or enterprise. - (ANSWER)Master
patient index
The primary purpose of healthcare documentation is to: - (ANSWER)Chronicle customers' health history
over time.
________ are used to sort data in a variety of ways to assist study of certain data elements. -
(ANSWER)Indexes
The health of populations in geopolitical locations is the domain of the: - (ANSWER)Public health
agencies
As well as compiling statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health, the
_________ monitors the national public health infrastructure and provides information to identify and
address critical health problems. - (ANSWER)National Center for Health Statistics
WONDER is a database that is an integrated information and communication system with the purpose of
promoting information-driven decision making and providing the general public with access to specific
and detailed information from the: - (ANSWER)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Which of the following is not considered a vital statistic? - (ANSWER)Adoption
Responsibility for the collection of vital statistics rests with the: - (ANSWER)State
The mission of the __________ is to advise the federal government on the information needs underlying
health policy. It designs and coordinates improvements in national and international vital and health
statistics. - (ANSWER)National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
What kind of indexes make it possible to retrieve specific health records in a variety of ways including by
disease, physician, operation, or other data element? - (ANSWER)Facility-specific indexes
, HIMT1250- FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Disease and operation indexes are arranged by __________ and facilitate the study of patients with the
same or similar conditions or treatment. - (ANSWER)Diagnostic or procedure codes
What kind of indexes guide the locating of health records to conduct quality improvement and research
studies, as well as for monitoring quality of care? - (ANSWER)Disease and operation indexes
Which index, often considered the most important resource in a healthcare facility, is a database of
patients within a facility or associated group of facilities? - (ANSWER)Master patient index
If a facility wants to compare the number and quality of treatments on patients who underwent the
same operation with different surgeons, it should use the ________ index. - (ANSWER)Physician
The health record is considered a(n) __________ because it contains patient-specific data and
information about a patient that has been documented by the professionals who provided care or
services to that patient. - (ANSWER)Primary data source
Data taken from the health record and entered into registries and databases are considered a(n): -
(ANSWER)Secondary data source
Secondary data sources provide information that is _________ available by looking at individual health
records. - (ANSWER)Not easily
__________ data elements and definitions used in health records makes it possible to compare the data
collected at different facilities. - (ANSWER)Standardizing
Which of the following is a purpose of healthcare data sets? - (ANSWER)BOTH A B
Identify data elements that should be collected for each patient
Provide uniform definitions for common terms
