Study Guide
Which of the following is a purpose of healthcare data sets?
a. Identify data elements that should be collected for each patient
b. Provide uniform definitions for common terms
c. Control the number of elements collected in any given database
d. Both A and B - Correct Answer ✔️✔️D. Both A and B
What is the most important factor in determining the best storage method for
health records?
a. Ensuring that the records are readily accessible and secure
b. Ensuring that the records are factual and informational
c. Ensuring that the records are both electronic and paper based
d. Ensuring that the records are personal and private - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️A. Ensuring that the records are readily accessible and secure
,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.
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
b. World Health Organization
c. National Center for Health Statistics
d. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️d. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
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?
a. Facility-specific index
b. Master patient index
c. Disease index
d. Disease and operation index - Correct Answer ✔️✔️b. Master patient
index
, 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?
a. Facility-specific indexes
b.Master patient indexes
c. Disease indexes
d. Disease and operation indexes - Correct Answer ✔️✔️d. Disease and
operation indexes
What is the most important component of the health record?
a. Demographic information
b. Format
c. Quality
d. Clinical documentation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️d. Clinical documentation
Which of the following processes would investigate a medical error that resulted
in the death of
a patient?