16 Questions
What is the main purpose of a healthcare database?
To collect and analyze population health data
Which of the following is an example of a national healthcare database?
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
What is the primary purpose of the National Practitioner Data Bank?
To monitor healthcare provider performance
What type of data is typically collected in vital statistics databases?
Data on births, deaths, and marriages
Which of the following is a way to classify healthcare data?
All of the above
What is the primary purpose of the National Health Care Survey?
To collect data on healthcare utilization and providers
Which of the following is a key role of health information management (HIM) professionals in relation to healthcare databases?
Collecting and maintaining secondary data
What is the primary purpose of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)?
To link different medical information systems
Which of the following is an example of a public health database?
State immunization registry
What is the primary purpose of the ClinicalTrials.gov database?
To store information about clinical research studies
What is the primary purpose of a healthcare database?
To see trends in data
Which of the following is a key role in managing secondary data sources and databases?
Determining the content of the database
How do secondary data sources typically classify data compared to primary data sources?
Secondary data sources use aggregate data, while primary data sources use patient identifiable data
Which of the following is not a major purpose of secondary data sources?
Patient care
Which of the following is an example of an external user of secondary data sources?
Researchers
What is the purpose of a cancer registry?
To report and analyze cancer cases in a facility or region
Test your knowledge on secondary data sources, roles in managing secondary records and databases, and data management in healthcare settings based on 'Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach, Sixth Edition Chapter 7'.
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