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What is the main purpose of a healthcare database?
What is the main purpose of a healthcare database?
- To manage hospital finances
- To track patient medical history
- To store patient contact information
- To collect and analyze population health data (correct)
Which of the following is an example of a national healthcare database?
Which of the following is an example of a national healthcare database?
- Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (correct)
- State immunization registry
- County public health database
- Hospital financial records
What is the primary purpose of the National Practitioner Data Bank?
What is the primary purpose of the National Practitioner Data Bank?
- To monitor healthcare provider performance (correct)
- To track patient immunization records
- To manage hospital financial data
- To store patient medical records
What type of data is typically collected in vital statistics databases?
What type of data is typically collected in vital statistics databases?
Which of the following is a way to classify healthcare data?
Which of the following is a way to classify healthcare data?
What is the primary purpose of the National Health Care Survey?
What is the primary purpose of the National Health Care Survey?
Which of the following is a key role of health information management (HIM) professionals in relation to healthcare databases?
Which of the following is a key role of health information management (HIM) professionals in relation to healthcare databases?
What is the primary purpose of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)?
What is the primary purpose of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)?
Which of the following is an example of a public health database?
Which of the following is an example of a public health database?
What is the primary purpose of the ClinicalTrials.gov database?
What is the primary purpose of the ClinicalTrials.gov database?
What is the primary purpose of a healthcare database?
What is the primary purpose of a healthcare database?
Which of the following is a key role in managing secondary data sources and databases?
Which of the following is a key role in managing secondary data sources and databases?
How do secondary data sources typically classify data compared to primary data sources?
How do secondary data sources typically classify data compared to primary data sources?
Which of the following is not a major purpose of secondary data sources?
Which of the following is not a major purpose of secondary data sources?
Which of the following is an example of an external user of secondary data sources?
Which of the following is an example of an external user of secondary data sources?
What is the purpose of a cancer registry?
What is the purpose of a cancer registry?
