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Index, registers, registries week 2

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Admission data   collected by facilities on a daily basis and commonly include daily census count, daily inpatient census, average daily census  
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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  
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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  
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Aggregate data   based on performance and uti¬lization and resource management  
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Arithmetic mean   an average  
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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  
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Automated MPI   a database of identification data about patients who have received health care services from a facility  
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Average daily census   average number of inpa¬tients treated during a given time period  
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Average length of stay   figure calculated by dividing the total LOS by the number of patients discharged  
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Bar graph   displays data along an X-axis and Y-axis  
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Batched case   grouping based on predetermined specifications; usually a grouping  
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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  
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Case mix analysis   the study of types of patients treated by a facility  
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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  
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Comparative data   used for health services out¬comes measurement and research  
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Computer interface   the exchange of data among multiple software products  
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CQI   continuous quality improvement  
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DDS (UHDDS)   Discharge Data Set or Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set  
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DEEDS   Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems  
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Daily census count   number of inpatients present at census  
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Daily inpatient census   official count of inpa¬tients present at midnight and is calculated each day  
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Data accessibility   ease with which data can be obtained  
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Data accuracy   data is error free and correct  
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Data analysis   process of translating data into information utilized for an application  
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Data application   purpose for which the data are collected  
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Data collection   processes by which data elements are accumulated  
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Data comprehensiveness   presence of all required data elements in the patient record  
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Data consistency   reliability of data regardless of the process in which data are stored, displayed or processed  
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Data currency   (or timeliness) collection of up to date, and the same no matter where the data is recorded  
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Data definition   defined meanings and values of all elements so all present and future users understand the data  
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Data dictionary   a collection of data element definitions  
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Data granularity   definition of each attribute and value of data at the correct level of detail  
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Data integrity   is accurate, complete, consistent, up to date and the same no matter where the data is recorded  
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Data mining   a technique that uses software to search for patterns and trends to produce data relationships  
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Data precision   accurate data collection by defining expected data values  
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Data relevancy   compilation of data that is valuable for the performance of a process or activity  
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Data reliability   consistent throughout all systems in which it is stored, processed, and/or retrieved  
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Data set   a standard method for collecting and reporting individ¬ual data elements must be established (so data can be easily compared)  
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Data timeliness   same as data currency  
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Data validity   data conforms to an expected range of values  
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Data warehousing   processes and systems used to archive data and data journals  
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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)  
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Descriptive statistics   summarize a set of data using charts, graphs, and tables  
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Discharge data statistics   calculations made by health care facilities to measure health status and outcomes, health care utilization and access to health care  
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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  
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Disease index   a researchable list of diseases  
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EMDS   Essential Medical Data Set  
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HEDIS   Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set  
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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."  
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Length of stay (LOS) data   represents the number of calendar days that a patient was an inpatient  
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Line diagram   displays data over a pe¬riod of time (same as run chart)  
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Magnetic stripe card   is similar to a plastic credit card that contains an electromagnetic surface capable of holding a small amount of information  
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Manual case abstracting systems   pulling information from patient records without use of the computer  
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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  
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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  
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Master person index (MPI)   same as Master patient index  
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MDS   Minimum Data Set  
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MIB   Medical Information Bureau  
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NCDB   National Cancer Data Base  
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)   the federal agency responsible for maintaining official statistics. State vital statistics are forwarded to this agency for publishing  
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NPDB   National Practitioner Data Bank  
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OASIS   Outcome and Assessment Information Set  
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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  
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Patient centric data   used for health services outcomes measurement and research  
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Pie chart   displays component parts of data as it relates to the whole  
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Procedure index   a list of procedures  
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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  
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Registry   a structured system for collecting and maintaining information about a de-fined population so that analyses and reviews can be performed  
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Relational database   collection of statistics pertaining to a specific region  
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Run chart   displays data over a pe¬riod of time (same as line diagram)  
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Total length of stay   is calculated for a given time period  
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Transformed based data   used for clinical and management decisions, support, and planning  
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UACDS   Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set  
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UCDS   Uniform Clinical Data Set  
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Vital statistics   compiled for events which include deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces; registration of vital events is a state function  
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HMDS   Hospital Morbidity Data System  
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