HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Data n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncollected nregarding ndiagnostic ntest nand ntreatment ndelivered nto
npatients. nproviders ngive nsurveys nto npatients ntot ndetermine nlevel nof nsatisfaction. ndata nis
ntransmitted nfrom nproviders nto npayers nto ndetermine nthe nproper npayment nfor nservices.
EHRs n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nelectronic nhealth nrecords
primary npurpose n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndelivering nand nmeasuring nhealthcare nservices
ex. nbilling nand nclaims nprimary nuse nit nto ndetermine nservices nrendered nand npayment nfrom
npatient nor nthird nparty
performing nan nanalysis nof ntypical npayment nreceived nfor nemergency nvisits
secondary npurpose n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nbenchmarking nproviders nor ndetermining nthe
nmost nefficient nway nto ndeliver nhealthcare nservices n
anything nother nthan nits nprimary nuse n
ex. nICD-9 ndiagnosis ncodes nare nassigned nto na npatient nto nrecord ndiseases npresent nor
ndiscovered nduring nan nencounter n-- nusing na nprofile nof nthe nmost ncommon nICD-9
ncategories nfor nthe npurposes nof ndetermining nthe npatient nload nby nservice nline nis na
nsecondary nuse
data nanalysis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe ntask nof ntransforming, nsummarizing, nor nmodeling
ndata nto nallow nthe nuser nto nmake nmeaningful nconclusions
turning ndata ninto ninformation nthat nmay nbe nused nfor noperational ndecision nmaking
healthcare nis na n_________ nbusiness n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndata ndriven
data ncollected nin nhealthcare n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndiagnostic ntests, nservices nprovided,
ncosts nand npayment, ndiagnosis nand nprocedure ncodes
descriptive nstatistics n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndistribution nof nthe ndata
n collecting, norganizing, nsummarizing, npresenting ndata
"what nis nthe ntypical nvalue?" n
, "how nspread nouta nre nthe nvalues?"
Inferential nstatistics n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nsample ndata nto nmake nconclusions n
making ninference, nhypothesis ntesting, ndetermining nrelationships, nmaking nprediction
Types nof ndescriptive nstats n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnominal, nordinal, ninterval, nratio
nominal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncategorical ndata
mutually nexclusive n
do nnot nhave nnatural norder
ex. ngender, nHCPCS ncodes, ndepartments, nor nunit n
frequency ncounts, nproportions, nmode
ordinal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncategorical ndata
mutually nexclusive n
have na nnatural norder
ex. npatient nsatisfaction nscores, nseverity nscores
frequency ncounts, nproportions, nmode, nrange
interval n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnaturally nnumeric ndata nwhere ndistance nhas nmeaning nbut
nmultiplying nvalues nand nzero nhave nno ninterpretation
ex. ntemperature, npH nlevel
mean, nmedian, nstandard ndeviation, nrange
ratio n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnaturally nnumeric ndata nwhere nzero nand nmultiplying nvalues nhas
ninterpretation
ex. ncharges, nlength nof nstay, nor nage
mean, nmedian, nstandard ndeviation, nrange, ngeometric nmean, ncoefficient nof nvariation
Structured ndata n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndiscrete ndata
data nelements nthat nare nstored nin nfields nspecifically ndesigned nfort nhat ndata nelement
unstructured ndata n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnarrative nform n
free-form ntext ndata nthat nis ncaptured nin na nnarrative nform, nstored nin na ndatabase, nbut nthe
nfields ndo nnot nallow nfor nquerying nbased non nthe nfield nvalues
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Data n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncollected nregarding ndiagnostic ntest nand ntreatment ndelivered nto
npatients. nproviders ngive nsurveys nto npatients ntot ndetermine nlevel nof nsatisfaction. ndata nis
ntransmitted nfrom nproviders nto npayers nto ndetermine nthe nproper npayment nfor nservices.
EHRs n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nelectronic nhealth nrecords
primary npurpose n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndelivering nand nmeasuring nhealthcare nservices
ex. nbilling nand nclaims nprimary nuse nit nto ndetermine nservices nrendered nand npayment nfrom
npatient nor nthird nparty
performing nan nanalysis nof ntypical npayment nreceived nfor nemergency nvisits
secondary npurpose n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nbenchmarking nproviders nor ndetermining nthe
nmost nefficient nway nto ndeliver nhealthcare nservices n
anything nother nthan nits nprimary nuse n
ex. nICD-9 ndiagnosis ncodes nare nassigned nto na npatient nto nrecord ndiseases npresent nor
ndiscovered nduring nan nencounter n-- nusing na nprofile nof nthe nmost ncommon nICD-9
ncategories nfor nthe npurposes nof ndetermining nthe npatient nload nby nservice nline nis na
nsecondary nuse
data nanalysis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe ntask nof ntransforming, nsummarizing, nor nmodeling
ndata nto nallow nthe nuser nto nmake nmeaningful nconclusions
turning ndata ninto ninformation nthat nmay nbe nused nfor noperational ndecision nmaking
healthcare nis na n_________ nbusiness n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndata ndriven
data ncollected nin nhealthcare n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndiagnostic ntests, nservices nprovided,
ncosts nand npayment, ndiagnosis nand nprocedure ncodes
descriptive nstatistics n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndistribution nof nthe ndata
n collecting, norganizing, nsummarizing, npresenting ndata
"what nis nthe ntypical nvalue?" n
, "how nspread nouta nre nthe nvalues?"
Inferential nstatistics n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nsample ndata nto nmake nconclusions n
making ninference, nhypothesis ntesting, ndetermining nrelationships, nmaking nprediction
Types nof ndescriptive nstats n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnominal, nordinal, ninterval, nratio
nominal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncategorical ndata
mutually nexclusive n
do nnot nhave nnatural norder
ex. ngender, nHCPCS ncodes, ndepartments, nor nunit n
frequency ncounts, nproportions, nmode
ordinal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncategorical ndata
mutually nexclusive n
have na nnatural norder
ex. npatient nsatisfaction nscores, nseverity nscores
frequency ncounts, nproportions, nmode, nrange
interval n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnaturally nnumeric ndata nwhere ndistance nhas nmeaning nbut
nmultiplying nvalues nand nzero nhave nno ninterpretation
ex. ntemperature, npH nlevel
mean, nmedian, nstandard ndeviation, nrange
ratio n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnaturally nnumeric ndata nwhere nzero nand nmultiplying nvalues nhas
ninterpretation
ex. ncharges, nlength nof nstay, nor nage
mean, nmedian, nstandard ndeviation, nrange, ngeometric nmean, ncoefficient nof nvariation
Structured ndata n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndiscrete ndata
data nelements nthat nare nstored nin nfields nspecifically ndesigned nfort nhat ndata nelement
unstructured ndata n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nnarrative nform n
free-form ntext ndata nthat nis ncaptured nin na nnarrative nform, nstored nin na ndatabase, nbut nthe
nfields ndo nnot nallow nfor nquerying nbased non nthe nfield nvalues
