MHA 705 Module 7 Exam - Questions And Answers
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nominal level data - CORRECT ANSWERS--groups or categories of data. mutually
exclusive, can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient demographics,
payer. no particular order.
notifiable diseases - CORRECT ANSWERS--di...
MHA 705 Module 7 Exam - Questions And Answers
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nominal level data - CORRECT ANSWERS--groups or categories of data. mutually
exclusive, can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient demographics,
payer. no particular order.
notifiable diseases - CORRECT ANSWERS--diseases for which health officials
request or require reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data - CORRECT ANSWERS--the order of the numbers is meaningful, not
the numbers themselves.
bar charts - CORRECT ANSWERS--Used when data is divided into categories
(discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data - CORRECT ANSWERS--intervals between successive values are
equal
pie chart - CORRECT ANSWERS--a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a
whole
ratio level data scale - CORRECT ANSWERS--highest level of measurement. there's
is a defined unit of measure, a real zero point, add the intervals are equal
line graph - CORRECT ANSWERS--a graph that uses one or more lines to show
changes in statistics over time or space. does not represent frequency distribution
discreet variables - CORRECT ANSWERS--fall into categories and can only take in
a limited number of values and have gaps between successive values
Histogram - CORRECT ANSWERS--a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution
continue variables - CORRECT ANSWERS--no gaps in the measurement data.
either interval or ratio level. some of the ratio level variables are discreet
frequency polygon - CORRECT ANSWERS--A line figure used to present data from
a frequency distribution
daily inpatient census - CORRECT ANSWERS--Official count of inpatients present at
midnight, calculated each day. Calculated by inpatient census at midnight prior day +
admissions - discharges (including deaths) + patients that were admitted and
discharged same day
scatter chart - CORRECT ANSWERS--A chart that shows the relationship between
two categories of data; sometimes called an XY chart.
, inpatient service day - CORRECT ANSWERS--A unit of measure equivalent to the
services received by one inpatient during one 24-hour period. also equal to the daily
inpatient census for 1 24-hr period
bubble chart - CORRECT ANSWERS--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
adults and children census vs newborn census - CORRECT ANSWERS--adults and
children are counted together. newborns are counted separately due to the intensity
of services provided to adults and children is greater than those provided to
newborns
mean - CORRECT ANSWERS--the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by
adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores
average daily census - CORRECT ANSWERS--total inpatient service days for given
period ÷ number of days in same period
Median - CORRECT ANSWERS--the middle score in a distribution; half the scores
are above it and half are below it
inpatient bed occupancy rate or percentage of occupancy - CORRECT ANSWERS--
percent of official beds occupied by inpatient for given period of time. calculation:
total number of inpatient service days for given period ÷ total number of inpatient bed
count days for same period
mode - CORRECT ANSWERS--the most frequently occurring score(s) in a
distribution
bed count days - CORRECT ANSWERS--The total number of inpatient beds times
the total number of days in the period
range - CORRECT ANSWERS--the difference between the highest and lowest
scores in a distribution
bed turnover rate - CORRECT ANSWERS--Number of average times a bed changes
occupants during a specific period of time. calculation: risk number of discharges,
including deaths for given period ÷ average bed count for same period
Variance - CORRECT ANSWERS--the square of the standard deviation
LOS: length of stay - CORRECT ANSWERS--is calculated fore each patient after
he/she is discharged. It is the number of calendar days from the day of pt admission
to the day of discharge. LOS is never reported as fraction. Admit and discharged
same day is 1 day LOS.
standard deviation - CORRECT ANSWERS--a computed measure of how much
scores vary around the mean score
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