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Index/registers
Index, registers, registries week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Admission data | collected by facilities on a daily basis and commonly include daily census count, daily inpatient census, average daily census |
| Admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) system | used to input patient registration information which results in the creation of an automated MPI database that allows for the storage and retrieval of the information |
| Admission register | usually maintained by the ad¬missions office, and it is organized by admission date; contents include patient's name, patient number, ad¬mitting physician, admission date, admission diagno¬sis, and room number |
| Aggregate data | based on performance and uti¬lization and resource management |
| Arithmetic mean | an average |
| Automated case abstracting systems | allow health care facilities to calculate PPS reimbursement, create and maintain patient abstracts within the software system, generate case abstract statistics, generate reports and statistics for case mix, generate special reports according to user |
| Automated MPI | a database of identification data about patients who have received health care services from a facility |
| Average daily census | average number of inpa¬tients treated during a given time period |
| Average length of stay | figure calculated by dividing the total LOS by the number of patients discharged |
| Bar graph | displays data along an X-axis and Y-axis |
| Batched case | grouping based on predetermined specifications; usually a grouping |
| Case abstracting | an automated or manual process performed by health information department staff to collect patient information to de¬termine prospective payment system status, generate indexes and to report data to quality improvement organizations and state and federal |
| Case mix analysis | the study of types of patients treated by a facility |
| Case report forms | are submitted by health care facilities (e.g., health information department) and providers to report data to sponsoring agencies, facilities, and organizations |
| Comparative data | used for health services out¬comes measurement and research |
| Computer interface | the exchange of data among multiple software products |
| CQI | continuous quality improvement |
| DDS (UHDDS) | Discharge Data Set or Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set |
| DEEDS | Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems |
| Daily census count | number of inpatients present at census |
| Daily inpatient census | official count of inpa¬tients present at midnight and is calculated each day |
| Data accessibility | ease with which data can be obtained |
| Data accuracy | data is error free and correct |
| Data analysis | process of translating data into information utilized for an application |
| Data application | purpose for which the data are collected |
| Data collection | processes by which data elements are accumulated |
| Data comprehensiveness | presence of all required data elements in the patient record |
| Data consistency | reliability of data regardless of the process in which data are stored, displayed or processed |
| Data currency | (or timeliness) collection of up to date, and the same no matter where the data is recorded |
| Data definition | defined meanings and values of all elements so all present and future users understand the data |
| Data dictionary | a collection of data element definitions |
| Data granularity | definition of each attribute and value of data at the correct level of detail |
| Data integrity | is accurate, complete, consistent, up to date and the same no matter where the data is recorded |
| Data mining | a technique that uses software to search for patterns and trends to produce data relationships |
| Data precision | accurate data collection by defining expected data values |
| Data relevancy | compilation of data that is valuable for the performance of a process or activity |
| Data reliability | consistent throughout all systems in which it is stored, processed, and/or retrieved |
| Data set | a standard method for collecting and reporting individ¬ual data elements must be established (so data can be easily compared) |
| Data timeliness | same as data currency |
| Data validity | data conforms to an expected range of values |
| Data warehousing | processes and systems used to archive data and data journals |
| Death register | maintained by the health information department, and is organized according to date of death; contents include patient's name, patient number, attending physician, admission date, date of death, and service (e.g., medical, surgical, obstetrics, etc) |
| Descriptive statistics | summarize a set of data using charts, graphs, and tables |
| Discharge data statistics | calculations made by health care facilities to measure health status and outcomes, health care utilization and access to health care |
| Discharge register | maintained by the health information department, and it is organized according to discharge date; con¬tents include the patient's name, patient number, at¬tending physician, admission date, discharge date, disposition, and type of service |
| Disease index | a researchable list of diseases |
| EMDS | Essential Medical Data Set |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| Index | "serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate ref¬erence, especially an alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned." |
| Length of stay (LOS) data | represents the number of calendar days that a patient was an inpatient |
| Line diagram | displays data over a pe¬riod of time (same as run chart) |
| Magnetic stripe card | is similar to a plastic credit card that contains an electromagnetic surface capable of holding a small amount of information |
| Manual case abstracting systems | pulling information from patient records without use of the computer |
| Manual master patient index (MPI) | requires the typing or hand posting of patient identification information on preprinted index cards, and limited information can be retrieved |
| Master patient index (MPI) | links a patient's medical record number with common identification data elements (e.g., patient's complete name, date of birth, gender, mother's maiden name, and social security number). The master patient index (MPI) is used administra¬tively, for conti |
| Master person index (MPI) | same as Master patient index |
| MDS | Minimum Data Set |
| MIB | Medical Information Bureau |
| NCDB | National Cancer Data Base |
| National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) | the federal agency responsible for maintaining official statistics. State vital statistics are forwarded to this agency for publishing |
| NPDB | National Practitioner Data Bank |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| Online analytical processing (OLAP) servers | servers store data in multiple dimensions and facilitate trend analysis and forecasting, allowing health care organi-zations to make informed, proactive decisions |
| Patient centric data | used for health services outcomes measurement and research |
| Pie chart | displays component parts of data as it relates to the whole |
| Procedure index | a list of procedures |
| Register | "a formal or official recording of items, names, or actions." …is a collection of informa¬tion, such as a hospital's admission/discharge regis¬ter |
| Registry | a structured system for collecting and maintaining information about a de-fined population so that analyses and reviews can be performed |
| Relational database | collection of statistics pertaining to a specific region |
| Run chart | displays data over a pe¬riod of time (same as line diagram) |
| Total length of stay | is calculated for a given time period |
| Transformed based data | used for clinical and management decisions, support, and planning |
| UACDS | Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set |
| UCDS | Uniform Clinical Data Set |
| Vital statistics | compiled for events which include deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces; registration of vital events is a state function |
| HMDS | Hospital Morbidity Data System |
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