MHA 705 module 4 EXAM 2024
index - CORRECT ANSWER report from a database that enables health records to be located by
diagnosis, procedure or physician
net death rate - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER Number of direct maternal deaths /number of
obstetrical discharges (including deaths)
Disease index - CORRECT ANSWER A listing in diagnosis code number order of patients
discharged from the facility during a particular time period
hospital inpatient autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER A list of the operations and surgical procedures performed
in a healthcare facility that is sequenced according to the code numbers of the classification system in
use (ICD, CPT)
Hospital autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER is an examination of the body of an individual who at
some time in the past had been a hospital patient and was not a hospital inpatient at the time of
death.
physician index - CORRECT ANSWER a database that records the physician associated with
each patient, diagnosis made, and procedure performed at a healthcare organization
Gross autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER the proportion or percentage of deaths that are
followed by the performance of autopsy. total inpatient autopsies ÷ total number of inpatient deaths
disease registry - CORRECT ANSWER Collections of secondary data that pertain to patients with
a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedure. Registries are different from indexes in that they contain
more extensive data
, Net autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER bodies of patients not available are removed from
denominator,
total # autopsies/ total # inpatient deaths minus ones can't autopsy x 100
case definition - CORRECT ANSWER A set of standard criteria for deciding whether a person has
a particular disease or health-related condition, by specifying clinical criteria and limitations on time,
place, and person. Registries must define cases that are included. the process is case definition
Hospital autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER The total number of autopsies performed by a
hospital pathologist for a given time period ÷ the number of deaths of hospital patients (inpatients and
outpatients) whose bodies were available for autopsy for the same time period
case finding - CORRECT ANSWER locates individuals and families with identified risk factors and
connects them with resources
Fetal autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of autopsies performed on intermediate
and late fetal deaths for a given time period ÷ the total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths
for the same time period
Facility-based registry - CORRECT ANSWER A registry that includes only cases from a particular
type of healthcare facility, such as a hospital or clinic
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection. most common morbidity
rate calculated for hospitals.
population based registry - CORRECT ANSWER A type of registry that includes information from
more than one facility in a specific geopolitical area, such as a state or region
hospital acquired infection rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of hospital-acquired infections
for a given time period ÷ the total number of inpatient discharges for the same time period
abbreviated injury scale - CORRECT ANSWER Reflects nature of injury and severity (threat to life)
by body system
postoperative infection rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of infections that occur in clean
surgical cases for a given time period divided by the total number of operations within the same time
period
nominal level data - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER diseases for which health officials request or require
reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data - CORRECT ANSWER the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers
themselves.
bar charts - CORRECT ANSWER Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data - CORRECT ANSWER intervals between successive values are equal
index - CORRECT ANSWER report from a database that enables health records to be located by
diagnosis, procedure or physician
net death rate - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER Number of direct maternal deaths /number of
obstetrical discharges (including deaths)
Disease index - CORRECT ANSWER A listing in diagnosis code number order of patients
discharged from the facility during a particular time period
hospital inpatient autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER A list of the operations and surgical procedures performed
in a healthcare facility that is sequenced according to the code numbers of the classification system in
use (ICD, CPT)
Hospital autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER is an examination of the body of an individual who at
some time in the past had been a hospital patient and was not a hospital inpatient at the time of
death.
physician index - CORRECT ANSWER a database that records the physician associated with
each patient, diagnosis made, and procedure performed at a healthcare organization
Gross autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER the proportion or percentage of deaths that are
followed by the performance of autopsy. total inpatient autopsies ÷ total number of inpatient deaths
disease registry - CORRECT ANSWER Collections of secondary data that pertain to patients with
a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedure. Registries are different from indexes in that they contain
more extensive data
, Net autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER bodies of patients not available are removed from
denominator,
total # autopsies/ total # inpatient deaths minus ones can't autopsy x 100
case definition - CORRECT ANSWER A set of standard criteria for deciding whether a person has
a particular disease or health-related condition, by specifying clinical criteria and limitations on time,
place, and person. Registries must define cases that are included. the process is case definition
Hospital autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER The total number of autopsies performed by a
hospital pathologist for a given time period ÷ the number of deaths of hospital patients (inpatients and
outpatients) whose bodies were available for autopsy for the same time period
case finding - CORRECT ANSWER locates individuals and families with identified risk factors and
connects them with resources
Fetal autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of autopsies performed on intermediate
and late fetal deaths for a given time period ÷ the total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths
for the same time period
Facility-based registry - CORRECT ANSWER A registry that includes only cases from a particular
type of healthcare facility, such as a hospital or clinic
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection. most common morbidity
rate calculated for hospitals.
population based registry - CORRECT ANSWER A type of registry that includes information from
more than one facility in a specific geopolitical area, such as a state or region
hospital acquired infection rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of hospital-acquired infections
for a given time period ÷ the total number of inpatient discharges for the same time period
abbreviated injury scale - CORRECT ANSWER Reflects nature of injury and severity (threat to life)
by body system
postoperative infection rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of infections that occur in clean
surgical cases for a given time period divided by the total number of operations within the same time
period
nominal level data - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER diseases for which health officials request or require
reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data - CORRECT ANSWER the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers
themselves.
bar charts - CORRECT ANSWER Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data - CORRECT ANSWER intervals between successive values are equal
