Healthcare Statistics Final Exam Question and Correct Answers | Graded A+

Mortality rates are also known as: - death rates A patient who dies in the ER/ED is classified as a(n) ____ death. - outpatient Fetal deaths are never included in hospital mortality rates, except separate fetal death rates. - True Whenever the term "gross" is used statistically, it represents an amount before anything is subtracted. - True When the term "live" precedes the word "discharges" it is necessary to: - add the deaths to the live discharges If twenty-three patients were discharged on April 7 and four were deaths, how many patients were discharged alive? - 19 Surgical death rates identify deaths that occur within ____ days of an operation. - 10 Anesthesia deaths occur____ and the rate is generally computed ____. - infrequently; annually Inpatient deaths are deaths occurring during a patient's hospitalization as an inpatient, prior to discharge. - True Which of the following deaths are not routinely included in death rates? - All of the above Death rates should be low. - True Death rates should be carried to one decimal place. - False Net death rates exclude deaths occurring less than 48 hours after admission. - True Postoperative death rates include only deaths less than ten days postoperative. - True Anesthesia death rates should be extremely low and are generally computed on a yearly basis and are based on the number of anesthetics administered. - True Most death rates combine newborn and adults, and children data. - True A hospice patient receiving care at home, and considered an outpatient, and who expires at home is an____ death. - outpatient The net death rate is also referred to as the institutional death rate. - True Because net deaths exclude deaths under 48 hours in the numerator, they must also be included in the denominator. - False A neonatal death includes newborns under 28 days of age. - True Which of the following statements is true of a patient who delivers twins? - This is one delivery and two births. ____ is the period before giving birth and ____ is the period after giving birth. - Antepartum; postpartum In computing hospital OB statistics, primarily only direct maternal deaths are included. - True A newborn is referred to as a neonate up to ____ days of age. - 28 Fetal deaths can be classified as: - all of the above The term premature birth applies to a newborn with a birth weight of less than ____ grams. - 2,500 In order to calculate the Cesarean section rate, the total number of Cesarean sections performed in a period should be: - divided by the total number of deliveries for the period X 100 The acronym VBAC stands for vaginal birth after C-section. - True Neonates are classified using the ACOG classification system. - True Which of the following is classified as a direct maternal death? - all of the above A baby delivered at home or en route to the hospital, is included in the ____ category. - adult and children If no signs of life are present at birth, the preferred term is "____ death." - fetal According to ICD-9-CM, an early fetal death is before 22 weeks gestation. - true The ____ period is the period surrounding birth. - perinatal Direct maternal death rates should be low and are generally determined only on a yearly basis. - True Fetal deaths are classified by the number of weeks gestation counted from the last menstrual period (LMP) and classified as early, intermediate, and late fetal deaths. - True Postpartum refers to the period before childbirth. - False A delivery can result in single or multiple births either live or dead. - True Undelivered refers to a pregnancy-related admission in which the mother did not give birth during the admission. - True A live born is considered an infant until one year and 18 months. - False A live birth is a fetus, irrespective of gestational age, that, after complete expulsion or extraction, is found to have some sign of life. - True The official birth certificate is placed in the mother's medical record and a copy is filed with the state registrar. - False Death certificates are required for burial and cremation, and to settle estates and insurance claims. - True Which of the following is typically included on a death certificate? - All of the above Deaths resulting from external causes typically include information about the date and time of injury, how the injury occurred, place of injury, and location of injury. - True Which of the following are typically included on a fetal death certificate? - All of the above The maternal mortality rate is defined as the total number of deaths assigned to puerperal causes in a calendar year divided by the number of ____ in that same year, with the quotient multiplied by 100,000. - live births When computing the infant mortality rate, include deaths of person's age zero to ____. - 12 months When computing the neonatal mortality rate, include deaths of neonate's age zero to ____. - 28 days