PART 9 Flashcards
What type of data are naturally numeric, where the distance between two values had meaning but multiplying values and zero values has no interoperation?’
A: Interval
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The difference between a decision support system and an information system is that an information system is
A: Transactional
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At an academic health center, a patient is subject in a randomized controlled trial involving 325 subjects. The patients pre-treatment laboratory tests have been recorded. The patient has been scheduled for a post-treatment follow up during which laboratory finding will again be recorded. Unknown to both the patient and her physician, the patient is in the control group. In what type of research study is this patient participating?
A: Experimental
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Which group has the authority to suspend or terminate approved research that is not being conducted in accordance with research requirements or that has caused unexpected or serious harm to the subject?
A: IRB
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Tables and charts represent a symbolic representation of data.
A: False
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A hospital reports the following statistics for the past year:
Births, 1345; deliveries, 1340; C sections, 60; and obstetrical discharges, 1425. The C-section rate for that year is
A: 4.48%
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What is the other term used to denote contingency planning required by HIPAA?
A: Disaster recovery planning
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We are updating our Master Patient Index to reflect a change in a patient’s allergies. This would ensure which element of data quality
A: Data accuracy
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Master programs that manage the basic operations of the computer are called
A: Operating systems
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If a service is specifically excluded from coverage in an insurance policy, who must pay for the healthcare service, if it is provided?
A: The patient
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