LSUS MHA 705 EXAM 1 EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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.
