MHA 705 Louisiana State University Exam Study 2024/2025 |100% Correct|
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MHA 705 Louisiana State University
Exam Study 2024/2025 |100% Correct|
Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) *Ans*A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the
nature and severity of injuries by body system
abstracting *Ans*1. The process of extracting information from a do...
MHA 705 Louisiana State University
Exam Study 2024/2025 |100% Correct|
Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) *Ans*✨A set of numbers used in a trauma registry to indicate the
nature and severity of injuries by body system
abstracting *Ans*✨1. The process of extracting information from a document to create a brief
summary of a patient's illness, treatment, and outcome 2. The process of extracting elements of data
from a source document or database and entering them into an automated system
Accession number *Ans*✨A number assigned to each case as it is entered in a cancer registry
Accession registry *Ans*✨A list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were entered
Activities of daily living (ADLs) *Ans*✨The basic activities of self-care, including bathing, grooming,
ambulating, toileting, and eating
Acute care *Ans*✨Medical care of a limited duration that is provided in an inpatient hospital setting
to diagnose and/or treat an injury or a short-term illness
Agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ) *Ans*✨The branch of the US Public Health Service
that supports general health research and distributes research findings and treatment guidelines with
the goal of improving the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of healthcare services
Aggregate data *Ans*✨Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-
identified information about groups of patients that can be compared and analyzed
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) *Ans*✨Under Medicare, an outpatient surgical facility that has its
own national identifier; is a separate entity with respect to its licensure, accreditation, governance,
professional supervision, administrative functions, clinical services, record keeping, and financial and
accounting systems; has as its sole purpose the provision of services in connection with surgical
,procedures that do not require inpatient hospitalization; and meets the conditions and requirements set
forth in the Medicare Conditions of Participation
Auto dialing system *Ans*✨A method used to automatically call and remind patients of upcoming
appointments
Average daily census *Ans*✨The mean number of hospital inpatients present in the hospital each day
for a given period of time
Average length of stay (ALOS) *Ans*✨The mean length of stay for hospital inpatients discharged
during a given period of time
Bar chart *Ans*✨A graphic technique used to display frequency distributions of nominal or ordinal
data that fall into categories
Bed count *Ans*✨The number of inpatient beds set up and staffed for use on a given day
Bed count day *Ans*✨A unit of measure that denotes the presence of one inpatient bed (either
occupied or vacant) set up and staffed for use in one 24-hour period
Bed turnover rate *Ans*✨The average number of times a bed changes occupants during a given
period of time
Bubble chart *Ans*✨A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to compare three variables; the
area of the circle indicates the value of a third variable
Case definition *Ans*✨A method of determining criteria for cases that should be included in a registry
Case fatality rate *Ans*✨The total number of deaths due to a specific illness during a given time
period divided by the total number of cases during the same period
, Case finding *Ans*✨A method of identifying patients who have been seen or treated in a healthcare
facility for the particular disease or condition of interest to the registry
Case mix *Ans*✨A description of a patient population based on any number of specific characteristics,
including age, gender, type of insurance, diagnosis, risk factors, treatment received, and resources used
Case-mix index (CMI) *Ans*✨The average relative weight of all cases treated at a given facility or by a
given physician, which reflects the resource intensity or clinical severity of a specific group in relation to
the other groups in the classification system; calculated by dividing the sum of the weights of diagnosis-
related groups for patients discharged during a given period by the total number of patients discharged
Cause-specific death rate *Ans*✨The total number of deaths due to a specific illness during a given
time period divided by the estimated population for the same time period
Census *Ans*✨The number of inpatients present in a healthcare facility at any given time
Claim *Ans*✨An itemized statement of healthcare services and their costs provided by a hospital,
physican office, or other healthcare provider; submitted for reimbursement to the healthcare insurance
plan by either the insured party or the provider
Clinic outpatient *Ans*✨A patient who is admitted to a clinical service of a clinic or hospital for
diagnosis or treatment on an ambulatory basis
Clinical trial *Ans*✨A controlled research study involving human subjects that is designed to evaluate
prospectively the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, tests, devices, or interventions
Collaborative stage data set *Ans*✨A new standardized neoplasm-staging system developed by the
American Joint Commission on Cancer
Community hospital reported the following statistics for adults and children at 12:01 a.m. April 1: census
150; admissions 20; discharges 15; 1 patient admitted and died the same day; 1 patient admitted and
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