Question 21

The increased focus on and mandate for healthcare data place healthcare providers in a different situation than they have known in the past. Providers document such things and, unfortunately, many providers struggle to address the measurement mandate proactively, which leads organizations to assume a defensive posture when external organizations release the data.
Which of the following ways show/s the responses of provider in such cases? (Choose three.)
  • Question 22

    Attribute data are discrete whole numbers and not continuous. Examples of attribute data plotted as ratio data on u-
    charts include figures such as:
  • Question 23

    A random sampling also can be drawn by placing equally sized pieces of paper with a range of numbers on them (e.g.,
    1 to 100) in a bowl and picking a predetermined number to be the sample. The problem with simple random samples
    is that:
  • Question 24

    ___________________ is a difference between an observed event and a standard or norm. Without this standard, or, best practice, measurement of variation offers little beyond a description of the observations.
  • Question 25

    The percentage of patients with congestive heart failure who are receiving an ACE inhibitor is an example of
    retrospective measure. The use of ACE inhibitors in the population is indicated for all patients with an ejection
    fraction of less than 40 percent. The ejection fraction is not part of the typical administrative database. Sometimes the
    information is contained: