RHIA Domain 3 Test with Complete
Solutions
Healthcare data analytics - Answer-The application of statistical techniques to allow
informed decisions to be made based on the data
Pay for performance - Answer-Programs based on data driven metrics to measure the
quality and efficiency of a provider (Medicare inpatient prospective payment system)
Accountable care organization - Answer-Ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics
and reductions in the cost of care, a collaborative team of professionals
Structured data - Answer-Can be expressed in numbers or categories
Unstructured data - Answer-Cannot be expressed in numbers or categories (Clinicians
notes)
Nominal - Answer-Level of measurement. Categorical data where the categories are
mutually exclusive but do not have a natural order. Examples, Gender, HCPCS codes,
department of unit.
Ordinal - Answer-Level of measurement. Categorical data where the categories are
mutually exclusive and they do have a natural order. Examples, patient satisfaction
scores, severity scores, trauma center level, surveys measured on a likert scale
Interval - Answer-Level of measurement. Naturally numeric data where the distance
between two value has meaning, but multiplying values and zero value has no
interpretation. Examples, temperature, ph levels, dates
Ratio - Answer-Level of measurement. Naturally numeric data where zero has an
interpretation and the values may be doubled or multiplied by a constant and still have
meaning. Examples, charges, length of stay, age
Application programming interface - Answer-A software intermediary that allows two
applications to talk to each other
Application service provider - Answer-A company that offers individuals or enterprises
access to applications and related services over the internet
Record locator services - Answer-Manages the pointers to the information on the
servers
, Normalization - Answer-The process of structuring a database, usually a relational
database, by a series of so called Normal forms to reduce data redundancy and
improve data integrity
Satisficing - Answer-A decision making strategy where you search through the available
alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met
Data mining - Answer-Also called knowledge discovery
Boolean search - Answer-A type of search allowing users to combine key words with
operators (or modifiers) saucy and AND, NOT, and OR to further produce more relevant
results
Algorithms - Answer-Relatively short computer programs of rules or procedures
containing conditional logic for solving a problem or accomplishing a task
Slicing and dicing - Answer-Refers to the process of taking what is known at the highest
level of understanding and working downward to identify the underlying causes for the
high level observation
Interrater reliability method - Answer-Having more than one person abstract data for the
same case. The results are then compared to identify any discrepancies
Association rule learning - Answer-A type of data mining that identifies interesting
relationships between two concepts in the database
Qualitative standard - Answer-Specify the level of service expected from a function.
Accuracy rate, error rate, turnaround rate, response time
Quantitative standard - Answer-Specify the level of measurable work (productivity)
expected for a specific function. Number of units of work per specific period. Amount of
time allocated per unit of work.
Health Informatics - Answer-Field of information science concerned with the
management of all aspects of health data and information through the application of
computers and computer technologies
Computer Assisted Coding - Answer-Process of extracting and translating dictated and
then transcribed free-text data into ICD-10-CM and CPT code for billing and coding
Clinical decision support - Answer-Process of enhancing health-related decisions and
actions with pertinent organized clinical knowledge and patient information to improve
health and healthcare delivery
Solutions
Healthcare data analytics - Answer-The application of statistical techniques to allow
informed decisions to be made based on the data
Pay for performance - Answer-Programs based on data driven metrics to measure the
quality and efficiency of a provider (Medicare inpatient prospective payment system)
Accountable care organization - Answer-Ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics
and reductions in the cost of care, a collaborative team of professionals
Structured data - Answer-Can be expressed in numbers or categories
Unstructured data - Answer-Cannot be expressed in numbers or categories (Clinicians
notes)
Nominal - Answer-Level of measurement. Categorical data where the categories are
mutually exclusive but do not have a natural order. Examples, Gender, HCPCS codes,
department of unit.
Ordinal - Answer-Level of measurement. Categorical data where the categories are
mutually exclusive and they do have a natural order. Examples, patient satisfaction
scores, severity scores, trauma center level, surveys measured on a likert scale
Interval - Answer-Level of measurement. Naturally numeric data where the distance
between two value has meaning, but multiplying values and zero value has no
interpretation. Examples, temperature, ph levels, dates
Ratio - Answer-Level of measurement. Naturally numeric data where zero has an
interpretation and the values may be doubled or multiplied by a constant and still have
meaning. Examples, charges, length of stay, age
Application programming interface - Answer-A software intermediary that allows two
applications to talk to each other
Application service provider - Answer-A company that offers individuals or enterprises
access to applications and related services over the internet
Record locator services - Answer-Manages the pointers to the information on the
servers
, Normalization - Answer-The process of structuring a database, usually a relational
database, by a series of so called Normal forms to reduce data redundancy and
improve data integrity
Satisficing - Answer-A decision making strategy where you search through the available
alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met
Data mining - Answer-Also called knowledge discovery
Boolean search - Answer-A type of search allowing users to combine key words with
operators (or modifiers) saucy and AND, NOT, and OR to further produce more relevant
results
Algorithms - Answer-Relatively short computer programs of rules or procedures
containing conditional logic for solving a problem or accomplishing a task
Slicing and dicing - Answer-Refers to the process of taking what is known at the highest
level of understanding and working downward to identify the underlying causes for the
high level observation
Interrater reliability method - Answer-Having more than one person abstract data for the
same case. The results are then compared to identify any discrepancies
Association rule learning - Answer-A type of data mining that identifies interesting
relationships between two concepts in the database
Qualitative standard - Answer-Specify the level of service expected from a function.
Accuracy rate, error rate, turnaround rate, response time
Quantitative standard - Answer-Specify the level of measurable work (productivity)
expected for a specific function. Number of units of work per specific period. Amount of
time allocated per unit of work.
Health Informatics - Answer-Field of information science concerned with the
management of all aspects of health data and information through the application of
computers and computer technologies
Computer Assisted Coding - Answer-Process of extracting and translating dictated and
then transcribed free-text data into ICD-10-CM and CPT code for billing and coding
Clinical decision support - Answer-Process of enhancing health-related decisions and
actions with pertinent organized clinical knowledge and patient information to improve
health and healthcare delivery
