- involves case and control group, but groups are identified
before the study is performed Correct Answers cohort studies
A listing of all subjects eligible to be sampled is called:
Sampling frame
Sample
Strata
Random number Correct Answers Sampling frame
A random selection of claims within three DRGs represents
what type of sample?
Stratified sample
Simple random sample
Systematic sample
Cluster sample Correct Answers Stratified sample
Administered by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA)
Data tracks the performance of health plans Correct Answers
Healthcare effectiveness data and information set
AHRQ is the:
Agency for Healthcare Resource and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Reference and Quantity
Agency for Hospital Revenue and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Correct Answers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
, All payer ambulatory surgery data for selected states
Primarily hospital based clinics Correct Answers State
Inpatient Surgery Database (SASD)
All payer data for selected states Correct Answers State
Emergency Department Databases (SEDD)
All payer emergency department data Correct Answers
Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS)
All payer inpatient data Correct Answers National Inpatient
Sample (NIS)
An analyst is asked to select a random sample from the
population of patients that visited a clinic during the last month.
The sampling frame is presented to the analyst as a hard copy
list. What sampling technique is more appropriate in this
situation?
Simple random sample
Systematic sample
Cluster sample
Stratified sample Correct Answers Systematic sample
An analyst wishes to use the CMI for a set of MS-DRGs to
determine if a documentation improvement program is having
an impact. Use the MS-DRG volumes and weights in the table
below to calculate the CMI for the three MS-DRGs.
MS-DRG