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 - Answers Disease and operation indexes
Responsibility for the collection of vital statistics rests with the - Answers State
__________ data elements and definitions used in health records makes it possible to compare the
data collected at different facilities - Answers Standardizing
________ are used to sort data in a variety of ways to assist study of certain data elements - Answers
Indexes
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 - Answers Primary data source
Which of the following is a purpose of healthcare data sets - Answers Both A and B
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 - Answers National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Which of the following is not considered a vital statistic - Answers Adoption
Disease and operation indexes are arranged by __________ and facilitate the study of patients with
the same or similar conditions or treatment - Answers Diagnostic or procedure codes
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 - Answers Facility-specific indexes
Secondary data sources provide information that is _________ available by looking at individual
health records - Answers Not easily
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 - Answers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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 - Answers National Center for Health Statistics
Which of the following types of data is derived from documentation related to a specific patient's
medical treatment - Answers Primary
The health of populations in geopolitical locations is the domain of the - Answers Public health
agencies
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 - Answers Physician
The primary purpose of healthcare documentation is to - Answers Chronicle customers' health
history over time
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 - Answers Master patient index
A _________ identifies all patients who have been treated in a facility or enterprise - Answers Master
patient index
Data taken from the health record and entered into registries and databases are considered a(n) -
Answers Secondary data source