HSIA 4130 Midterm Study Guide
Questions and Answers New Update
Grade A+
1. Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
A. The master patient index
B. The card catalog
C. The health record
2. The Department of Health and Human Services
The health recordA census is defined as which
of the following
A. A collection of data
B. A survey conducted with a small group
C. A bureau of research specialists
D. A count of a particular population
A count of a particular population
3. What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a specific time and in a
particular place in a hospital setting?
,A. An inpatient census
B. A diagnosis-related group
C. A case-mix report
D. An MS-DRG category
An inpatient census
4. What are statistics called that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages,
deaths, and divorces?
A. Health statistics
B. Vital statistics
,C. Human statistics
D. Popular statistics
Vital statistics
5. Which of the following is the lead agency responsible for protecting the health of the US
population?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
6. Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
A. Numbers
B. Data
C. Statistics
D. Knowledge
Data
7. A piece of information representing the truth is called which of the following?
A. A fact
, B. Data
C. A statistic
D. Knowledge
A fact
8. Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the following?
A. Terminally ill patients
B. Healthcare employees
C. Family practice physicians
D. The population in general
The population in general
9. Which of the following is a single item or datum calculated from and representing a collection
of items?
A. A sample
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. A fact
A statistic
10. Data is the same thing as information.
A. TRUE
Questions and Answers New Update
Grade A+
1. Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
A. The master patient index
B. The card catalog
C. The health record
2. The Department of Health and Human Services
The health recordA census is defined as which
of the following
A. A collection of data
B. A survey conducted with a small group
C. A bureau of research specialists
D. A count of a particular population
A count of a particular population
3. What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a specific time and in a
particular place in a hospital setting?
,A. An inpatient census
B. A diagnosis-related group
C. A case-mix report
D. An MS-DRG category
An inpatient census
4. What are statistics called that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages,
deaths, and divorces?
A. Health statistics
B. Vital statistics
,C. Human statistics
D. Popular statistics
Vital statistics
5. Which of the following is the lead agency responsible for protecting the health of the US
population?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
6. Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
A. Numbers
B. Data
C. Statistics
D. Knowledge
Data
7. A piece of information representing the truth is called which of the following?
A. A fact
, B. Data
C. A statistic
D. Knowledge
A fact
8. Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the following?
A. Terminally ill patients
B. Healthcare employees
C. Family practice physicians
D. The population in general
The population in general
9. Which of the following is a single item or datum calculated from and representing a collection
of items?
A. A sample
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. A fact
A statistic
10. Data is the same thing as information.
A. TRUE
