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8/13/24, 11:49 AMWGU C985 Health care Analytics
Jeremiah
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In conversations with her patients, a physical therapist notices that patients who are on
Workman's Compensation and have supportive supervisors, eager for them to return to
work, have more positive outcomes in rehabilitation than those patients whose
supervisors have a negative attitude toward their employee's injury: insisting they not
Linear regression return to work until they are at 100% because if anything less they are "useless to the
job".
What type of test could the therapist use to see if these two factors have a measurable
relationship?
Data analysts at a large metropolitan hospital need to determine risk factors associated
with readmission within 30 days via the hospital's emergency room among patients with
Regression analysis
COPD. The variables of interest include age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance status,
and family support. Which statistical technique should be used?
Several community health centers across a rural state are gathering data on their pre-
diabetic patients and using A1c levels as a baseline measurement to include patients in
a research project. Three different interventions will be applied.
One group of patients will receive a special diet to follow; the second group will work
ANOVA
with physical therapists on a regular exercise program; the third group will follow the
diet and engage in the exercise.
Which statistical test will be appropriate to use to determine which treatment is most
effective in controlling pre-diabetes?
A hospital CFO is analyzing the cost benefits of using the patient reminder system,
which was implemented over a year ago, to see if the automated system results in less
missed appointments ("no-shows").
She is comparing quarterly reports from this past year on volume of patients who did
time series not show up to their appointments, to the volume of patients of the previous year, who
did not show up to their appointments, to see if the automated system has proven
effective. She is considering other variables as she reviews the data, but is primarily
analyzing the number of "no-show" patients from last year's quarterly reports to this
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There are two standard treatments for children with ADHD who display a specific set of
characteristics. One treatment is a cognitive behavioral intervention, and the other is a
dietary and biomedical intervention. Both treatments have equally strong clinical
evidence supporting their efficacy. A researcher proposes a comparison of the two
Cross-sectional
interventions to determine which is preferable. The children will be randomized to one
of two groups: half of the children will receive the cognitive behavioral intervention and
the other half of the children will receive the dietary and biomedical intervention. Which
test is appropriate to determining the preferable treatment?
The vice president, CMO, and Operations Team collected data on resources used by
The mean (average) length of stay and patients who have undergone coronary bypass and the length of stays for a defined
population of patients who received CABG surgery. Since the raw data is complex to
The mean number of providers seeing each discuss and evaluate, the team will use descriptive statistics to analyze the data to
patient each day support their decisions for recommendations.
Which of the following descriptive statistics could prove the most useful?
Operates through CDC; the National Health Care Surveys are designed to answer key
National Healthcare Survey questions of interest to health care policy makers, public health professionals, and
researchers.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Operates through the CDC: data on birth, death, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.
Incidence and prevalence of diseases, survival statistics, high-risk populations, trends
Public Health Databases over time. Data gathered from medical records, surveys, interviews. NCHS has
responsibility for these databases.
This database is queried as part of the physician credentialing process when applying
for medical staff privileges and every two years afterward. It contains data on medical
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
malpractice, adverse licensure actions, suspensions, certain professional review actions,
such as denial of medical staff privileges.
Acute care and skilled nursing facility claims data. Demographics on patient,
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review information on provider, on Medicare coverage for the claim, total charges, charges
(MEDPAR) broken down, codes and diagnostic related group (DRG) data. Only contains data on
Medicare patients.
Medical screening and medical ___________ are two fundamental strategies for
optimizing employee health. Medical screening is only one component of a
Surveillance records
comprehensive medical _________ program. The fundamental purpose of screening is
early diagnosis and treatment of the individual and thus has a clinical focus.
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and
(MEPS) employers across the United States.
Data mined from billing/ coding departments, many organizations use software or
Health Payment Systems Data
services to facilitate their process.
Is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary
Health Resources and Services
Federal agency for improving health care to people who are geographically isolated,
Administration (HRSA)
or economically or medically vulnerable.
Financial health is critical to any organization. Managing financial data ensures
Accounts Receivable and cost data
adequate resources for long and short term goals, and sound financial planning.
Catheter associated urinary tract infection is an infection involving any part of the
CAUTI
urinary system, including urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidney
Medical complications due to infection impact patient recovery, often resulting in
Post-op infection rate thousands of dollars in additional cost; data also beneficial for improvement in infection
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