CHDA Domain 4 (Data Interpretation and
Reporting) Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
You |are |preparing |a |budget |presentation |to |the |board. |They |have |asked |for |a |presentation |on |
the |percentage |of |salary |budget |spent |on |temp |salary, |hourly |employees, |and |salary |
employees. |What |graph |would |be |most |appropriate |to |convey |this |data? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pie |chart
In |comparing |mortality |rates |between |hospitals, |it |is |important |to |also |consider |the |____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Severity |of |illness
An |analyst |has |been |asked |to |work |on |the |development |of |a |home |health |strategic |plan. |
Which |of |the |following |data |sets |would |be |most |helpful |in |developing |this |analysis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OASIS |(outcome |and |assessment |information |that |is |patient |specific, |
standardized |assessment |used |in |Medicare |home |health |care |to |plan |care, |determine |
reimbursement, |and |measure |quality)
Your |facility |is |engaged |in |a |research |project |concerning |patients |newly |diagnosed |with |type |2 |
diabetes. |The |researchers |notice |older |patients |have |a |longer |length |of |stay |than |younger |
patients. |
They |have |seen |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive |correlation |between |age |and |length |
of |stay.
Under |what |circumstances |is |it |acceptable |to |use |a |non-probability |sample |for |an |audit? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |not |generalizing |to |the |population
In |analyzing |the |reason |for |changes |in |a |hospital's |Medicare |CMI |over |time, |the |analyst |extract
|data |from |the |information |warehouse |at |which |level |of |detail? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Discharge |level |(consider |the |CMI |formula)
, The |facility's |Medicare |CMI |has |dropped, |although |other |statistical |measures |appear |constant. |
The |CFO |suspects |coding |errors. |What |type |of |coding |quality |review |should |be |performed? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focused |audit |(the |HIM |department |can |plan |focused |reviews |based |
on |specific |problem |areas |after |the |initial |baseline |review |has |been |completed, |this |would |be |
called |a |focused |inpatient |review)
This |type |of |data |display |tool |is |used |to |illustrate |frequency |distributions |of |continuous |
variables |such |as |age |or |LOS: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Histogram |(displays |frequency |or |
density |distribution |of |a |single |numeric |variable)
The |ICD |coding |system |was |originally |designed |to |be |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Disease |
tracking |system
Patient |payments |and |charges |are |likely |to |be |found |in |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Patient |accounting |database
Which |graph |is |the |best |choice |to |use |when |exploring |the |relationship |between |LOS |and |
charge |for |a |set |of |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scatter |diagram
Which |of |the |following |situations |might |result |in |a |compliance |audit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
High |CC/MCC |capture |rate |(CC |capture |rate |is |a |valuable |tool |in |measuring |the |overall |severity
|of |patients |served |by |the |facility |as |a |whole |or |by |a |particular |physician |or |specialty; |assuming
|coding |is |accurately |completed |the |rate |can |help |measure |the |specificity |of |the |physician |
documentation)
30-day |mortality |rates |are |considered |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outcome |of |care |
measure
A |computer |software |program |that |assigns |appropriate |MS-DRGs |according |to |the |information
|provided |for |each |episode |of |care |is |referred |to |as |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Grouper
Reporting) Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
You |are |preparing |a |budget |presentation |to |the |board. |They |have |asked |for |a |presentation |on |
the |percentage |of |salary |budget |spent |on |temp |salary, |hourly |employees, |and |salary |
employees. |What |graph |would |be |most |appropriate |to |convey |this |data? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pie |chart
In |comparing |mortality |rates |between |hospitals, |it |is |important |to |also |consider |the |____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Severity |of |illness
An |analyst |has |been |asked |to |work |on |the |development |of |a |home |health |strategic |plan. |
Which |of |the |following |data |sets |would |be |most |helpful |in |developing |this |analysis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OASIS |(outcome |and |assessment |information |that |is |patient |specific, |
standardized |assessment |used |in |Medicare |home |health |care |to |plan |care, |determine |
reimbursement, |and |measure |quality)
Your |facility |is |engaged |in |a |research |project |concerning |patients |newly |diagnosed |with |type |2 |
diabetes. |The |researchers |notice |older |patients |have |a |longer |length |of |stay |than |younger |
patients. |
They |have |seen |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive |correlation |between |age |and |length |
of |stay.
Under |what |circumstances |is |it |acceptable |to |use |a |non-probability |sample |for |an |audit? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |not |generalizing |to |the |population
In |analyzing |the |reason |for |changes |in |a |hospital's |Medicare |CMI |over |time, |the |analyst |extract
|data |from |the |information |warehouse |at |which |level |of |detail? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Discharge |level |(consider |the |CMI |formula)
, The |facility's |Medicare |CMI |has |dropped, |although |other |statistical |measures |appear |constant. |
The |CFO |suspects |coding |errors. |What |type |of |coding |quality |review |should |be |performed? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focused |audit |(the |HIM |department |can |plan |focused |reviews |based |
on |specific |problem |areas |after |the |initial |baseline |review |has |been |completed, |this |would |be |
called |a |focused |inpatient |review)
This |type |of |data |display |tool |is |used |to |illustrate |frequency |distributions |of |continuous |
variables |such |as |age |or |LOS: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Histogram |(displays |frequency |or |
density |distribution |of |a |single |numeric |variable)
The |ICD |coding |system |was |originally |designed |to |be |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Disease |
tracking |system
Patient |payments |and |charges |are |likely |to |be |found |in |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Patient |accounting |database
Which |graph |is |the |best |choice |to |use |when |exploring |the |relationship |between |LOS |and |
charge |for |a |set |of |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scatter |diagram
Which |of |the |following |situations |might |result |in |a |compliance |audit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
High |CC/MCC |capture |rate |(CC |capture |rate |is |a |valuable |tool |in |measuring |the |overall |severity
|of |patients |served |by |the |facility |as |a |whole |or |by |a |particular |physician |or |specialty; |assuming
|coding |is |accurately |completed |the |rate |can |help |measure |the |specificity |of |the |physician |
documentation)
30-day |mortality |rates |are |considered |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Outcome |of |care |
measure
A |computer |software |program |that |assigns |appropriate |MS-DRGs |according |to |the |information
|provided |for |each |episode |of |care |is |referred |to |as |a |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Grouper
