Utilization Management Exam

1.

1 point

What are the elements of the DIKW hierarchy?

Data Elements, Information Elements, Knowledge, Wisdom

Discrete Element, Linked Element, Organized Information, Applied Knowledge

Data Quality, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom

Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom

2.

1 point

True/False
Gender and Institution Name is an example of Categorical data which has a natural order?

True

False

3.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a type of analysis?

Descriptive statistics

Exploratory Analysis

Inferential statistics

Historical Analysis

4.

1 point

LOS, age, and cost are examples of _________ data type?

Ordinal

Categorial

Nominal

Measurement

5.

1 point

What would be valid measures of central tendency in a normal distribution?

1. Mean
2. Standard Deviation
3. Mode
4. Median

4

1, 2, 3

1, 4

1,3,4

6.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 principles of the Canada Health Act?

Portability

Comprehensiveness

Universality

Compliance

7.

1 point

How many LHINs are there in Ontario?

10

9

14

16

8.

1 point

What facilities and services fall under the governance of the LHINs?
Select all that may apply.

Community support services organizations

Long term care facilities

Divested psychiatric facilities

Public hospitals

9.

1 point

Which group does NOT have their healthcare federally funded?

First Nations and Inuit people

Police Officers

Inmates of Federal Penitentiaries

Refugee Protection Claimants

10.

1 point

True/False
The growth in health spending continues to be less than inflation and population growth.

True

False

11.

1 point

How much percent of provincial/territorial government budgets, on average accounts for health care?

60%

25%

40%

50%

12.

1 point

True/False
The majority of hospital expenditure is spent on compensation for drugs which is the fastest growing expenditure.

True

False

13.

1 point

Which age group of seniors consume the most of all public sector
health care dollars?

75 to 79

70 to 74

80+

65 to 69

14.

1 point

Which province has the second highest health spending per person among
provinces and territories?

Alberta

Quebec

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

15.

1 point

On average how much does Canada spend per person on healthcare
in comparison to the United States?

16.

1 point

What year had the lowest total Health Expenditure, Annual Growth Rate?

1977

1993

2013

1996

17.

1 point

True/False
Population aging is the primary driver of rising healthcare costs.

True

False

18.

1 point

True/False
Category with the highest health expenditure would be Hospitals?

True

False

19.

1 point

If data satisfies their particular data needs, then data is said to be ____________.

fit for use

Timely

Complete

Accurate

20.

1 point

Which data quality attribute refers to the security or protection of data or information from unauthorized access or revision?

Utility

Objectivity

Integrity

Timeliness

21.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of data Quality?

Comparability

Timeliness

Relevance

Portability

22.

1 point

Match the following Terms and definitions.
Accuracy

Refers to the extent to which databases are consistent over time and use standard conventions, making them comparable to other databases.

Refers to how well information in or derived from the data holding reflects the reality it was designed to measure.

Refers primarily to how current or up to date the data is at the time of release, by measuring the gap between the end of the reference period to which the data pertains and the date on which the data becomes available to users.

Reflects the ease with which a data holding’s data may be understood and accessed.

23.

1 point

Which of the following term is correctly matched to the definition?

1. Standardization
2. Interpretability
3. Adaptability
4. Edit and imputation

A. Can common groupings be derived from the data?
B. How easy is it to understand the data?
C. Can user needs to be anticipated and planned for?
D. Are the checks and any modifications to the data logical and consistent?

1 and B

4 and A

3 and C

2 and D

24.

1 point

Which data quality as the most important dimension?

Timeliness

Relevance

Comparability

Usability

25.

1 point

True/False
Performance Measurement Framework is actionable, because it offers an analytical and interpretative framework that can be used to manage and improve health system performance.

True

False