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A list or collection of clinical words or phrases with their meanings is a:
a. data dictionary
b. language
c. medical nomenclature
d. clinical vocabulary - Answer - ✔ d
The information collected for your registry includes patient demographic information,
diagnosis codes, functional status, and histocompatability. This type of registry is a
a. birth defects registry
b. diabetes registry
c. transplant registry
d. trauma registry - Answer - ✔ c
The most common type of registry located in hospitals of all sizes and in every region of
the country is the
Select one:
a. trauma registry
b. cancer registry
c. AIDS registry
d. birth defects registry - Answer - ✔ a
In relation to birth defects registries, active surveillance systems
Select one:
a. use trained staff to identify cases in all hospitals, clinics, and other facilities through
review of patient records, indexes, vital records, and hospital logs
b. are commonly used in all 50 states
c. miss 10% to 30% of all cases
d. rely on reports submitted by hospitals, clinics, or other sources - Answer - ✔ a
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) consists of a set of databases that
include data on inpatients whose care is paid for by third-party payers. HCUP is an
initiative of the
Select one:
a. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
c. National Library of Medicine
d. World Health Organization - Answer - ✔ a
, Which of the following is expected to enable hospitals to collect more specific
information for use in patient care, benchmarking, quality assessment, research, public
health reporting, strategic planning, and reimbursement?
Select one:
a. LOINC
b. ICD-10-CM
c. NDC
d. NANDA - Answer - ✔ b
Case definition is important for all types of registries. Age will certainly be an important
criterion for accessing a case in a( n )_________ registry.
Select one:
a. implant
b. trauma
c. HIV/AIDS
d. birth defects - Answer - ✔ d
To gather statistics for surgical services provided on an outpatient bases, which of the
following codes are needed?
Select one:
a. ICD-10-CM codes
b. evaluation and management codes
c. HCPCS Level II Codes
d. CPT codes - Answer - ✔ d
According to the American Medical Association, medical decision making is measured
by all of the following except the
Select one:
a. number of diagnoses or management options
b. amount and complexity of data reviewed
c. risk of complications
d. specialty of the treating physician - Answer - ✔ d
A population-based cancer registry that is designed to determine rates and trends in a
defined population is a( n )
Select one:
a. incidence-only population-based registry
b. cancer control population-based registry
c. research-oriented population--based registry
d. patient care population-based registry - Answer - ✔ a
In assigning E/M codes, three key components are used. These are
Select one:
a. history, examination, counseling
b. history, examination, time
c. history, nature of presenting problem, time