CHDA EXAM 2 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Relational databases that store historical, demographic and
transaction data about clinical, administrative, and financial patient
information are referred to as _____.
a. Enterprise master patient indexes
b. Data warehouses
c. Electronic data interchanges
d. Neural networks
Answer: b. Data warehouses
◉ ____ is a statistical test that is used to test for relationships
between categorical variables
Answer: Chi-squared
,◉ Which of the following is the term that describes a method of
combining data that may be categorized by clinical classification
systems as well as those classified by clinical nomenclatures?
a. Ontology
b. Schema
c. Data model
d. Health information exchange
Answer: a. Ontology
◉ Your organization has contracted with CMS to participate in an
initiative. As part of this, CMS will send you large extracts of data
monthly. Which of the following is the best type of tool to store these
extracts in?
a. Flat file database
b. A multi-tab spreadsheet
c. A relational database
d. Statistical analysis software
Answer: c. A relational database
◉ The process of integrating the health IT systems within a
healthcare facility requires the creation of _____.
a. Data warehouses
b. E-health initiatives
,c. Enterprise master patient index
d. Electronic data interchange
Answer: Enterprise master patient index
◉ A key technology in the development of a universal language to
aid storage and transmission of web-based data is _____.
a. XML
b. HTML
c. E1384
d. SQL
Answer: XML
◉ Protocols that support communication between applications are
often referred to as:
a. Mapping
b. ETL code
c. Messaging standards
d. Source code
Answer: Messaging standards
◉ Which of the following is a database from the National Health
Care Survey that uses the health record as a data source?
, a. National Health Provider Inventory
b. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
c. National Employer Health Insurance Survey
d. National Infectious Disease Inventory
Answer: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
◉ The integration of the two surveys allows for examination of care
provided across treatment settings. Information on the utilization of
healthcare provided in inpatient settings, emergency departments,
outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgery centers are
collected in one place.
Answer: The National Health Care Survey
◉ The ____ combines the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NHAMCS).
Answer: National Health Care Survey
◉ Technology that electronically stores, manages, and distributes
documents that are generated in a digital format and whose output
data are report-formatted and print-stream originated is called _____.
a. Business process management (BPM) technology
b. Automated forms processing technology
c. Computer output laser disk (COLD) technology
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Relational databases that store historical, demographic and
transaction data about clinical, administrative, and financial patient
information are referred to as _____.
a. Enterprise master patient indexes
b. Data warehouses
c. Electronic data interchanges
d. Neural networks
Answer: b. Data warehouses
◉ ____ is a statistical test that is used to test for relationships
between categorical variables
Answer: Chi-squared
,◉ Which of the following is the term that describes a method of
combining data that may be categorized by clinical classification
systems as well as those classified by clinical nomenclatures?
a. Ontology
b. Schema
c. Data model
d. Health information exchange
Answer: a. Ontology
◉ Your organization has contracted with CMS to participate in an
initiative. As part of this, CMS will send you large extracts of data
monthly. Which of the following is the best type of tool to store these
extracts in?
a. Flat file database
b. A multi-tab spreadsheet
c. A relational database
d. Statistical analysis software
Answer: c. A relational database
◉ The process of integrating the health IT systems within a
healthcare facility requires the creation of _____.
a. Data warehouses
b. E-health initiatives
,c. Enterprise master patient index
d. Electronic data interchange
Answer: Enterprise master patient index
◉ A key technology in the development of a universal language to
aid storage and transmission of web-based data is _____.
a. XML
b. HTML
c. E1384
d. SQL
Answer: XML
◉ Protocols that support communication between applications are
often referred to as:
a. Mapping
b. ETL code
c. Messaging standards
d. Source code
Answer: Messaging standards
◉ Which of the following is a database from the National Health
Care Survey that uses the health record as a data source?
, a. National Health Provider Inventory
b. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
c. National Employer Health Insurance Survey
d. National Infectious Disease Inventory
Answer: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
◉ The integration of the two surveys allows for examination of care
provided across treatment settings. Information on the utilization of
healthcare provided in inpatient settings, emergency departments,
outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgery centers are
collected in one place.
Answer: The National Health Care Survey
◉ The ____ combines the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NHAMCS).
Answer: National Health Care Survey
◉ Technology that electronically stores, manages, and distributes
documents that are generated in a digital format and whose output
data are report-formatted and print-stream originated is called _____.
a. Business process management (BPM) technology
b. Automated forms processing technology
c. Computer output laser disk (COLD) technology
