Chapter 7 & 8 - Secondary Data Sources (skipped chapter 8) Flashcards
patient-identifiable data
data that identifies the patient (e.g. through name, address, date of birth, etc., in the health record)
disease registry
a collection of secondary data related to patients with a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedure (e.g. Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry, Colon Cancer Family Registry, National and State Cancer Registries, and Rare Disease Registry)
accession number
a number assigned to each case as it is entered in a cancer registry
accession registry
a list of cases in a cancer registry in the order in which they were entered
demographic information
information used to identify an individual, such as name, address, gender, age, and other information linked to a specific person
facility-based registry
a registry that includes only cases from a particular type of healthcare facility, such as a hospital or clinic
incident
an occurrence in a medical facility that is inconsistent with accepted standards of care
population-based registry
a type of registry that includes information from more than one facility in a specific geopolitical area, such as a state or region
trauma registry
Tracks patients with traumatic injuries from the initial trauma treatment to death
birth defects registry
Collects information on newborns with birth defects
diabetes registry
Collects cases of patients with diabetes to assist in managing care as well as for research
implant registry
Tracks the performance of implants including complications, deaths, and defects resulting from implants, as well as implant longevity
transplant registry
Maintains databases of cases of patients who need organ transplants
immunization registry
Collects information within a particular geographic area on children and their immunization status and maintains a central source of information for a particular child’s immunization history, even when the child has received immunizations from a variety of providers
cancer registry
tracks the incidence (new cases) of cancer
registry
a book or system for keeping an official list or record of items
National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
a not-for-profit association representing cancer registry professionals and Certified Tumor Registrar certificate holders
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)
an anatomical-based coding system created by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine to classify and describe the severity of injuries; the score describes three aspects of injury: type, location, and severity
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
a score that attempts to standardize the severity of injuries sustained during a trauma
Level I trauma center
Able to provide total care for every aspect of injury from prevention through rehabilitation
Level II trauma center
Able to initiate definitive care for all injured patients
Level III trauma center
Able to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery intensive care and stabilization of injured patients, and emergency operations
Level IV trauma center
Able to provide advanced trauma life support (ATLS) prior to transfer of patients to a higher-level trauma center; provides evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic capabilities for injured patients
Level V trauma center
Able to provide initial evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic capabilities, and prepares patients for transfer to higher levels of care