Healthcare Data Analytics
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Course Introduction
Healthcare Data Analytics is a comprehensive course that introduces students to fundamental concepts and advanced techniques in analyzing healthcare data. The course covers principles of data collection, cleaning, integration, and management specific to healthcare environments, including electronic health records (EHRs), clinical databases, and administrative data. Students learn to apply statistical and machine learning methods to uncover insights, predict outcomes, and support decision-making in clinical and operational contexts. The curriculum emphasizes real-world applications such as quality improvement, disease surveillance, and healthcare cost analysis, while addressing ethical considerations, data privacy, and regulatory compliance unique to the healthcare industry.
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Health Information Technology 3rd Edition by
Nadinia A. Davis
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Chapter 1: Health Care Delivery Systems
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Q1) Occupational therapy is an example of a(n) ________.
Answer: allied health profession rehabilitation therapy health-related occupation
Q2) How are physicians categorized?
A) Geographic location
B) Hospital
C) Medical specialty
D) Age
Answer: C
Q3) How is the support from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) different from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)?
A) The AAPC only supports coders.
B) AHIMA supports health information management professionals whereas AAPC supports billing professionals.
C) AAPC supports health information management professionals whereas AHIMA supports billing professionals.
D) Both organizations support only medical coding and billing activities.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Collecting Health Care Data
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Q1) A single letter, number, or symbol is a ________.
Answer: character
Q2) A record that is organized by the patient's health problems is called a(n) _____ record.
A) Problem-oriented
B) Source-oriented
C) Integrated
D) Electronic health
Answer: A
Q3) The data contained in the MPI, used to identify each patient and to locate the patient's health record, is called:
A) Data dictionary
B) Face sheet
C) Demographic data
D) Financial data
Answer: C
Q4) In a database, a list of details about each field is a data _______.
Answer: dictionary
Q5) The smallest element or unit of knowledge is ________.
Answer: data
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Chapter 3: Electronic Health Records
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Q1) What are the three private groups involved in establishing standards for EHR?
Answer: HL7, CCHIT, and the Markle Foundation
Q2) A nonprofit group composed of providers, vendors, payers, consultants, government groups, and others working to develop standards that will aid the interoperability of the exchange of electronic data in and across health care organizations is the _______.
Answer: HL-7
Q3) What lessons did HIM departments learn about paper health records management after the Hurricane Katrina disaster? List at least two lessons.
Answer: 1. Because paper records were destroyed, patient care could not be continued.
2. Displaced patients did not have access to their patient records in new facilities, so continuation of patient care could not be maintained.
3. Physicians did not have access to established patient care plans, so new plans had to be developed.
Q4) If an unauthorized user gains access to e-PHI, the event is known as a _________.
Answer: breach
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Chapter 4: Acute Care Records
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Q1) In acute care, physician's progress notes are:
A) Written at least daily to validate the need for care
B) Sometimes collected by physician residents, provided they are countersigned by the attending physician
C) Only collected by the attending physician
D) Both A and B
Q2) Which of the following data elements is NOT likely to appear on an acute care admission record?
A) Patient's religion
B) Patient's date of birth
C) Name of the patient's spouse
D) Tobacco use by the patient
Q3) In order to ____________ a document or other data collection device, a physician may sign the document or enter a password.
Q4) All of the following are elements of the UHDDS EXCEPT:
A) Date of birth
B) Gender
C) Religion
D) Discharge date
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Chapter 5: Health Information Management Processing
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Q1) Clinicians can evidence supervision of subordinate personnel by ___________ the subordinates' documentation.
Q2) Control over records in process can be maintained using:
A) Batch control record and deficiency sheets
B) Central staging area and deficiency sheets
C) Batch control record and central staging area
D) Deficiency sheets and loose sheets
Q3) List the forms that are present, in one way or another, in every acute care health record. What is the most useful way to organize those forms in a record while it is on the nursing unit? Postdischarge? Why do some organizations want the record to be organized differently predischarge and postdischarge?
Q4) The process of recording data into an information system is called:
A) Data entry
B) Utilization review
C) Detective control
D) Collection
Q5) Given your knowledge of rehabilitation and long-term care, how do you think documentation issues and HIM processing issues differ in these facilities from those in acute care?
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Chapter 6: Code Sets
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Q1) All of the following organizations develop, report, and maintain code sets for health care purposes except the:
A) Joint Commission
B) American Medical Association
C) American Psychiatric Association
D) International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization
Q2) SNOMED-CT is a(n) _____ system.
A) multi-axial
B) classification
C) nomenclature
D) alphanumeric
Q3) The fifth character of an ICD-10-PCS code indicates which of the following?
A) The procedure was on the upper arm.
B) An endoscopy device was used.
C) The procedure was performed on the gastrointestinal body system.
D) The approach was through the natural opening.
Q4) Describe the difference between nomenclature and classification.
Q5) In a multi-axial code structure, such as ICD-10-PCS, each position of a ___________ has specific meaning.
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Q6) CPT-4 is copywritten by what organization?
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Chapter 7: Reimbursement
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a way in which managed care organizations may influence and/or control the patient's choices in selecting health care services:
A) The patient's PCP must be a participating provider.
B) Only approved services may be reimbursed.
C) The managed care organization decides what services are "medically necessary."
D) The managed care organization only pays for services provided by the PCP.
Q2) One major difference between a PPO and an HMO is:
A) Under PPOs, patients can choose any health care provider without penalty
B) HMOs require co-pays
C) HMOs do not typically reimburse for out-of-network providers
D) PPOs require co-pays
Q3) The exchange of cash, goods, or services for professional services rendered at a specific rate, typically determined by the provider, and associated with specific activities (such as a physical examination) is called __________.
Q4) A ______________ is a type of third party payer arrangement in which an individual is responsible for a percentage of the amount owed to the provider.
Q5) Prospective payment for acute care is based on ____________.
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Chapter 8: Health Information Management Issues in Other Care Settings
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Q1) The extracorporeal elimination of waste products from blood is most likely to be performed at a:
A) Dialysis center
B) Laboratory
C) Radiology center
D) Rehabilitation center
Q2) Literally, the study of x-rays or radiographs is called ________.
Q3) The accrediting agency for rehabilitation is the ___________.
Q4) The following are types of physician specialties that can be found in a primary care group practice EXCEPT:
A) Dermatologist
B) Pediatrician
C) Gynecologist
D) Anesthesiologist
Q5) Physical medicine and rehabilitation therapy occurs under the direction of a:
A) Phlebotomist
B) Physiatrist
C) Psychiatrist
D) Psychologist
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Q6) Health care service rendered in the patient's residence is ___________.
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Chapter 9: Managing Health Records
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Q1) The machine used to input a paper document into a computerized imaging system is called a(n):
A) Copier
B) Indexer
C) Mapper
D) Scanner
Q2) Health care records must be maintained for a specific number of years. What is the requirement in your state for retention of inpatient health care records? Do you recall how to determine the number of years a group of health care records must be maintained?
Q3) "Stacked" hard drives that split up and duplicate data to enable larger capacities and faster access are also known as ___________.
Q4) List and describe the different filing methods for the physical file/health record.
Q5) The process of transferring forms or reports generated from computer output for storage on laser disk is known as ___________.
Q6) It is important for the HIM department to locate records in a timely manner. Identify and describe the system used to locate medical records within a facility.
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Chapter 10: Statistics
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Q1) The result of a query is also known as a _____________.
Q2) Compute the nosocomial infection rate (A&C).
Q3) The blood pressure of patients discharged in June 2011 with a diagnosis of hypertension was reviewed. The 36 samples are below. The diastolic pressures (in mm Hg) were as follows:
What is the mean?
A) 84.7
B) 87.9
C) 86.2
D) 82.1
Q4) Named and identifiable pieces of data that can be queried and reported in a meaningful way are called ________________.
Q5) The length of stay for Patient F is _______________.
Q6) Explain the difference between a population and a sample.
Q7) An organization of data elements in rows and columns is called a _______________.
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Q8) The length of stay for Patient E is _______________.
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Chapter 11: Quality and Uses of Health Information
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Q1) In the popular PDCA quality improvement method, which step of the process involves monitoring effectiveness of the solution over a period of time?
A) Plan
B) Do
C) Check
D) Act
Q2) The method of reviewing patient information during hospitalization is known as _________.
Q3) A thorough review of the patient's health information to determine pertinence, appropriateness, or compliance with standards is _________.
Q4) How has HITECH legislation affected the use of health data to improve patient care?
Q5) The PI methodology called ___________ seeks to improve a process by eliminating waste and inefficiency.
Q6) Ensuring appropriate, efficient, and effective patient care is a process of
Q7) A __________ chart is useful for organizing the results of a brainstorming session.
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Chapter 12: Confidentiality and Compliance
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Q1) What is jurisdiction? List examples of issues over which municipal, state, and federal courts may have jurisdiction.
Q2) Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained in any form or medium by covered entities or their business associates is __________.
Q3) The process of engaging in the legal proceedings of a lawsuit is ___________.
Q4) An ____________ is defined as a written document such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care.
Q5) All of the following are elements of the business record rule EXCEPT:
A) Documentation is contemporaneous with the events it describes.
B) Records are maintained in the normal course of business.
C) Records are kept in accordance with The Joint Commission standards.
D) Documentation is recorded by those who are in a position to know the facts of the events they describe.
Q6) The practice of maintaining confidentiality in health care is based on:
A) Prospective consent
B) Retrospective consent
C) Physician-patient privilege
D) Attorney-client privilege
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Chapter 13: Him Department Management
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Q1) As the new supervisor over the file area, release of information, and assembly and analysis, Sandra feels overwhelmed by the number of projects needing her attention. One way that Sandra may relieve the pressure from these projects is to _________ some of the projects to her employees.
Q2) Above and beyond the mission statement, a ________________ sets a direction for the organization for the future.
Q3) What entity makes the governing and strategic decisions for any acute care facility? Who is the governing body? What are the two distinct relationships?
Q4) What is the difference between the human resources department and human resources within the HIM department? What kind of impact does human resources have on the HIM department and the rest of the health care facility?
Q5) The processes of ensuring that the right employees fit into the correct positions is called:
A) Job analysis
B) Job description
C) Job evaluation
D) Performance standards
Q6) Compare and contrast the mission statement and the vision.
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Chapter 14: Training and Development
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Q1) All of the following are leadership qualities EXCEPT:
A) Delegate responsibilities
B) Encourage continuous improvement
C) Maintain a "closed door" policy
D) Lead by example
Q2) Building safety and security is often included in an organization-wide orientation. Name and discuss two of the safety and security topics commonly included in a healthcare environment orientation.
Q3) Which of the following is used as a guide to prepare meeting minutes?
A) Employee evaluations
B) Meeting agenda
C) Job description
D) Memorandum
Q4) Which of the following organization orientation topics might NOT be presented by an HIM employee?
A) Safety
B) Infection control
C) Marketing strategies
D) Confidentiality
Q5) How is development different from training?
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