MHA 705 Exam 8 – Complete
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Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) - Answer✅A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the
nature and severity of injuries by body system
abstracting - Answer✅1. The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief
summary of a patient's illness, treatment, and outcome 2. The process of extracting elements of data
from a source document or database and entering them into an automated system
Accession number - Answer✅A number assigned to each case as it is entered in a cancer registry
, Accession registry - Answer✅A list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were
entered
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - Answer✅The basic activities of self-care, including bathing, grooming,
ambulating, toileting, and eating
Agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) - Answer✅The branch of the US Public Health
Service that supports general health research and distributes research findings and treatment
guidelines with the goal of improving the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of healthcare
services
Aggregate data - Answer✅Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-
identified information about groups of patients that can be compared and analyzed
Auto dialing system - Answer✅A method used to automatically call and remind patients of upcoming
appointments
Case definition - Answer✅A method of determining criteria for cases that should be included in a
registry
Case finding - Answer✅A method of identifying patients who have been seen or treated in a
healthcare facility for the particular disease or condition of interest to the registry
Claim - Answer✅An itemized statement of healthcare services and their costs provided by a hospital,
physican office, or other healthcare provider; submitted for reimbursement to the healthcare
insurance plan by either the insured party or the provider
Clinical trial - Answer✅A controlled research study involving human subjects that is designed to
evaluate prospectively the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, tests, devices, or interventions
Collaborative stage data set - Answer✅A new standardized neoplasm-staging system developed by
the American Joint Commission on Cancer
Computer virus - Answer✅a software program that attacks computer systems and sometimes
damages or destroys files
Credentialing - Answer✅The process of reviewing and validating the qualifications (degrees, licenses,
and other credentials) of physicians and other licensed independent practitioners, for granting
medical staff membership to provide patient care services
Data confidentiality - Answer✅The extent to which personal health information is kept private
Data dictionary - Answer✅A descriptive list of the data elements to be collected in an information
system or database whose purpose is to ensure consistency of terminology
Data security - Answer✅The process of keeping data, both in transit and at rest, safe from
unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction
Database - Answer✅An organized collection of data, text, references, or pictures in a standardized
format, typically stored in a computer system for multiple applications
Deidentification - Answer✅The process in which users of secondary data will need to remove
identifying data so that data can be used without violating the patient's privacy
Demographic information - Answer✅Information used to identify an individual, such as name,
address, gender, age, and other information linked to a specific person
Updated 2025/2026 Study Pack
| Verified Questions &
Answers, Evidence-Based
Solutions, Healthcare
Administration Concepts,
Policy, Leadership & Final
Exam Review Guide
Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) - Answer✅A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the
nature and severity of injuries by body system
abstracting - Answer✅1. The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief
summary of a patient's illness, treatment, and outcome 2. The process of extracting elements of data
from a source document or database and entering them into an automated system
Accession number - Answer✅A number assigned to each case as it is entered in a cancer registry
, Accession registry - Answer✅A list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were
entered
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - Answer✅The basic activities of self-care, including bathing, grooming,
ambulating, toileting, and eating
Agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) - Answer✅The branch of the US Public Health
Service that supports general health research and distributes research findings and treatment
guidelines with the goal of improving the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of healthcare
services
Aggregate data - Answer✅Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-
identified information about groups of patients that can be compared and analyzed
Auto dialing system - Answer✅A method used to automatically call and remind patients of upcoming
appointments
Case definition - Answer✅A method of determining criteria for cases that should be included in a
registry
Case finding - Answer✅A method of identifying patients who have been seen or treated in a
healthcare facility for the particular disease or condition of interest to the registry
Claim - Answer✅An itemized statement of healthcare services and their costs provided by a hospital,
physican office, or other healthcare provider; submitted for reimbursement to the healthcare
insurance plan by either the insured party or the provider
Clinical trial - Answer✅A controlled research study involving human subjects that is designed to
evaluate prospectively the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, tests, devices, or interventions
Collaborative stage data set - Answer✅A new standardized neoplasm-staging system developed by
the American Joint Commission on Cancer
Computer virus - Answer✅a software program that attacks computer systems and sometimes
damages or destroys files
Credentialing - Answer✅The process of reviewing and validating the qualifications (degrees, licenses,
and other credentials) of physicians and other licensed independent practitioners, for granting
medical staff membership to provide patient care services
Data confidentiality - Answer✅The extent to which personal health information is kept private
Data dictionary - Answer✅A descriptive list of the data elements to be collected in an information
system or database whose purpose is to ensure consistency of terminology
Data security - Answer✅The process of keeping data, both in transit and at rest, safe from
unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction
Database - Answer✅An organized collection of data, text, references, or pictures in a standardized
format, typically stored in a computer system for multiple applications
Deidentification - Answer✅The process in which users of secondary data will need to remove
identifying data so that data can be used without violating the patient's privacy
Demographic information - Answer✅Information used to identify an individual, such as name,
address, gender, age, and other information linked to a specific person
