A ____ computers is a single large computer with many terminals directly
connected to it and sharing the resources of the single computer - ANSWERS-
mainframe
Protocols that support communication between applications are often referred to
as:
a. Mapping
b. ETL code
c. Messaging standards
d. Source code - ANSWERS-Messaging standards
The National Health Care Survey combines the National Hospital Discharge Survey
(NHDS) and the _____. The integration of the two surveys allows for examination
of care provided across treatment settings. - ANSWERS-National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
_____ technology electronically stores, manages, and distributes documents that
are generated in a digital format and whose output data are report-formatted and
print-stream originated - ANSWERS-Computer output laser disk/enterprise report
management (COLD/ERM)
,____ allows the transfer (incoming and outgoing) of information directly from one
computer to another by using flexible, standard formats. - ANSWERS-Electronic
data interchange (EDI)
____ codes are used on physicians and suppliers to describe where a CPT or
HCPCS service has been performed - ANSWERS-Place of service
____ architecture is the predominant form of computer architecture used in
healthcare associations today. - ANSWERS-Client/server
____, represented by the symbol χ2, is a statistical test that is used to test for
relationships between categorical variables - ANSWERS-Chi-squared
If My Town Family Practice is looking for a way to justify higher compensation for
the physicians that provide the highest level of resource intensity, which of the
following metrics is the most appropriate?
a. Number of visits
b. Number of RVUs
c. Service mix index
d. Case mix index - ANSWERS-Number of RVUs
This allows decision makers to perform simple reporting, complicated analysis,
multidimensional analysis, population analysis and benchmarking, and
reimbursement analysis.
a. Database management system
,b. Data warehouse
c. Relational database
d. SQ - ANSWERS-Data warehouse
Which of the following represent the three main components of the UMLS?
a. Metathesaurus, Specialist Lexicon, Semantic Network
b. Interoperability, reliability, concept-orientation
c. SNOMED-CT, LOINC, RxNorm
d. CMS, NCHS, HIPAA - ANSWERS-Metathesaurus, Specialist Lexicon, Semantic
Network
The barrier to adopting SNOMED CT for healthcare facility coding is that it _____.
a. Does not include all diagnoses, procedures, and services that are common in a
variety of facilities
b. Is too complex to use as a reimbursement coding system
c. Is only a vocabulary and does not include a numerical coding system
d. Is not computer compatible - ANSWERS-Is too complex to use as a
reimbursement coding system
Which of the following is an example of analog data?
a. CT scan
b. Photographic, chest x-ray film
c. MRI exam
, d. EKG tracing - ANSWERS-Photographic, chest x-ray film
57. PACS may be found in a _____.
a. LIS
b. RIS
c. Patient accounts database
d. Registry - ANSWERS-b. RIS
Digits one through five describe the ____, digits six through nine describe the
____, and digits 10 and 11 describe the _____ - ANSWERS-manufacturer
drug name
package size and type
For the most clinical and financial purposes, the best benchmark to compare a
given patient's inpatient length of stay is which of the following?
a. The CMS arithmetic mean length of stay
b. The AHA median length of stay
c. The AHA winsorized mean length of stay
d. The CMS geometric mean length of stay - ANSWERS-d. The CMS geometric
mean length of stay
____ is a graph that is used to determine whether there is a correlation, or
relationship, between two ratio or interval variables - ANSWERS-scatter diagram
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