Health Data Concepts HIM1110 questions with complete solutions

Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? Correct Answer: Master patient/population index Which of the following is an external use of data Correct Answer: Public health department (example) Review of disease indexes, pathology report, and radiation therapy reports is part of which function in the cancer registry? Correct Answer: Case finding What is the information identifying the patient (such as name, health record number, address, and telephone number) called? Correct Answer: Demographic data Cancer registries receive approval as part of the facility cancer program from which of the following agencies? Correct Answer: American College of Surgeons Which national database includes data on all discharged patients regardless of payer? Correct Answer: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Two clerks are abstracting data for a registry. When their work is checked, discrepancies are found. Which data quality component is lacking? Correct Answer: Reliability What does an audit trail check for? Correct Answer: Unauthorized access to a system Which law requires the reporting of deaths and severe complications due to devices? Correct Answer: Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 Which of the following is a database from the National Health Care Survey that uses the patient health as a data source? Correct Answer: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Which of the following contains a list maintained in diagnosis code number order of patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period? Correct Answer: Disease index Which of the following contains a list maintained in procedure code number order of patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period? Correct Answer: Operation index Which of the following is a collection of secondary data related to patients with a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedures? Correct Answer: Disease registry Case finding is a method used to: Correct Answer: Identify patients who have been seen or treated in a facility for a particular disease or condition for inclusion in a registry In a cancer registry, the accession number Corre