During the month of September, Superior Health Care Center had 1,382 inpatient discharge including 48 deaths. There were 38 deaths over 48 hours. Statistics also show 4 fetal deaths, DOAs, and 4 inpatient coroner's cases. Which of the following calculations is correct to figure net death rate?

A. (48 x 100)/(1382 - 10)

B. (48-10 x 100)/(1382-10)

C. (1382 x 100)/(48 - 10)

D. (1382 - 10) x 100/(48 - 10)

Refer to the table Summary of Selected Blood Product Review. The table was first produced during which quality improvement function?

A. pharmacy and therapeutics function

B. drug usage evaluation

C. medical record review

D. blood usage review

If this physician is a participating physician who accepts assignment for this claim, the total amount he will receive is

A. $200.00.

B. $250.00.

C. $218.50.

D. $190.00.

The Health Information Department receives research requests from various committees in the hospital.

The Medicine Committee wishes to review all patients having a diagnosis of anterolateral myocardial

infarction within the past 6 months.

Which of the following would be the best source to identify the necessary charts?

A. operation index.

B. consultation index.

C. disease index.

D. physician's index.

A patient was admitted with severe abdominal pain, elevated temperature, and nausea. The physical examination indicated possible cholecystitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitits secondary to alcoholism was recorded on the face sheet as the final diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is

A. alcoholism.

B. abdominal pain.

C. cholecystitis.

D. acute pancreatitis.

Gunshot wound to abdomen with moderate laceration of liver. Patient was assaulted with a pistol.

A. 864.00, E965.1

B. 864.10, E965.0

C. 864.13, E965.1

D. 864.13, E965.0

An established patient was seen in her primary physician's office. The patient fell at home and came to the physician's office for an examination. Due to a possible concussion, the patient was sent to the hospital to be admitted as an observation patient. A detailed history and examination were performed and the medical decision was low complexity. The patient stayed overnight and was discharged the next afternoon.

A. 99214; 99234

B. 99214; 99218; 99217

C. 99218

D. 99218; 99217

The technique used to identify patterns in data using fuzzy logic or neural networks is called

A. genetic algorithms.

B. data mining.

C. online analytical processing.

D. clinical data repository.

The director of a Health Information Department has asked the department supervisors to review and revise all job descriptions. Missie Harris, the supervisor over coding and analysis, i determined that the job description for the senior coders must be revised. Ms. Harris' decision revise the job description is probably due to a change in the

A. number of coders.

B. recruitment practices for coders.

C. scope of coding responsibilities.

D. method in which the coders' performance is evaluated.

You are heading a research study that includes a patient questionnaire. Five of the questions will be answered using the following scale:

The data collected using this scale is called

A. cardinal data.

B. ordinal data

C. nominal data

D. continuous data.