Public and Population Health Informatics Flashcards

Which CDC system is used by healthcare facilities to report healthcare-associated infections, often to meet CMS quality reporting requirements?

Answer: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

NHSN is CDC's HAI tracking system used for CMS reporting programs.

Under the CMS Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, which objective includes immunization registry, syndromic surveillance, eCR, and ELR reporting measures?

Answer: Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange

The Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange objective requires active engagement with public health agencies.

Which state-level electronic database tracks dispensing of controlled substances to help identify potential misuse?

Answer: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

PDMPs collect controlled substance dispensing data to inform prescribers and pharmacists.

Which organization sets data standards used by central cancer registries in North America?

Answer: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

NAACCR develops and maintains data standards and certifies the quality of cancer registry data.

Public health monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage to estimate community infection trends is an example of:

Answer: Environmental (wastewater) surveillance

Wastewater surveillance detects pathogen genetic material in sewage, independent of healthcare-seeking behavior.

Which CDC network uses whole genome sequencing of foodborne bacterial isolates to detect multistate outbreaks?

Answer: PulseNet

PulseNet compares DNA fingerprints of bacteria from patients to identify related cases across states.

A surveillance system for a rare but severe disease is tuned to capture nearly all true cases even at the cost of many false alarms. Which attribute is being prioritized?

Answer: Sensitivity

Sensitivity reflects the proportion of true cases detected, prioritized when missing cases is costly.