MHA 705 Module 4 Exam 2025

Nominal level data - Correct Ans-groups or categories of data. mutually exclusive, can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient demographics, payer. no particular order. notifiable diseases - Correct Ans-diseases for which health officials request or require reporting for public health reasons ordinal data - Correct Ans-the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers themselves. bar charts - Correct Ans-Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data) The bars are separated to show different categories interval level data - Correct Ans-intervals between successive values are equal pie chart - Correct Ans-a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole ratio level data scale - Correct Ans-highest level of measurement. there's is a defined unit of measure, a real zero point, add the intervals are equal line graph - Correct Ans-a graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space. does not represent frequency distribution discreet variables - Correct Ans-fall into categories and can only take in a limited number of values and have gaps between successive values Histogram - Correct Ans-a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution continue variables - Correct Ans-no gaps in the measurement data. either interval or ratio level. some of the ratio level variables are discreet frequency polygon - Correct Ans-A line figure used to present data from a frequency distribution daily inpatient census - Correct Ans-Official count of inpatients present at midnight, calculated each day. Calculated by inpatient census at midnight prior day + admissions - discharges (including deaths) + patients that were admitted and discharged same day scatter chart - Correct Ans-A chart that shows the relationship between two categories of data; sometimes called an XY chart. inpatient service day - Correct Ans-A unit of measure equivalent to the services received by one inpatient during one 24-hour period. also equal to the daily inpatient census for 1 24-hr period bubble chart - Correct Ans-A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to compare three variables; the area of the circle indicates the value of a third variable adults and children census vs newborn census - Correct Ans-adults and children are counted together. newborns are counted separately due to the intensity of services provided to adults and children is greater than those provided to newborns mean - Correct Ans-the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores average daily census - Correct Ans-total inpatient service days for given period ÷ number of days in same period Median - Correct Ans-the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it inpatient bed occupancy rate or percentage of occupancy - Correct Ans-percent of official beds occupied by inpatient for given period of time. calculation: total number of inpatient service days for given period ÷ total number of inpatient bed count days for same period mode - Correct Ans-the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution bed count days - Correct Ans-The total number of inpatient beds times the total number of days in the period range - Correct Ans-the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution bed turnover rate - Correct Ans-Number of average times a bed changes occupants during a specific period of time. calculation: risk number of discharges, including deaths for given period ÷ average bed count for same period Variance - Correct Ans-the square of the standard deviation LOS: length of stay - Correct Ans-is calculated fore each patient after he/she is discharged. It is the number of calendar days from the day of pt admission to the day of discharge. LOS is never reported as fraction. Admit and discharged same day is 1 day LOS. standard deviation - Correct Ans-a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score Total LOS - Correct Ans-Sum of the days' stay of any group of IPs discharged during a specific period primary data source - Correct Ans-A record developed by healthcare professionals in the process of providing patient care average LOS (ALOS) - Correct Ans-Total LOS or discharge days/Total # of discharges, including deaths Secondary Data Sources - Correct Ans-data taken from primary data sources and entered into registries and databases Hospital death rate - Correct Ans-The number of inpatient deaths for a given period of time ÷ the total number of live discharges and deaths for the same time period patient identifiable data - Correct Ans-Personal information that can be linked to a specific patient, such as age, gender, date of birth, and address gross death rate - Correct Ans-proportion of all discharges that ended in death index - Correct Ans-report from a database that enables health records to be located by diagnosis, procedure or physician net death rate - Correct Ans-The total number of inpatient deaths (including newborns) minus the number of deaths that occurred less than 48 hours after admission for a given time period ÷ the total number of inpatient discharges minus the number of deaths (A,C, NB) that occurred less than 48 hours after admission for the same time period ÷ MPI (Master Patient Index) - Correct Ans-a list or database created and maintained by a healthcare facility to record the name and identification number of every pt who has ever been admitted or treated in the facility. While not listed as one of the core elements of an _____, AHIMA recommends the use of a Unique Patient Identifier to be included in the core data elements of the _____. maternal death rate - Correct Ans-Number of direct maternal deaths /number of obstetrical discharges (including deaths) Disease index - Correct Ans-A listing in diagnosis code number order of patients discharged from the facility during a particular time period hospital inpatient autopsy - Correct Ans-A postmortem (after death) examination performed on the body of a patient who died during an inpatient hospitalization by a hospital pathologist or a physician of the medical staff who has been delegated the responsibility Operation index - Correct An