CHI Healthcare Analytics & Population Health Flashcards
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Which data visualization best shows the geographic distribution of disease incidence across US counties?
Answer: Choropleth map
A choropleth map uses shading or color intensity to display geographic variation in data such as disease incidence.
HEDIS measures are used primarily to evaluate performance in which setting?
Answer: Managed care health plans
HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measures are used by managed care plans to evaluate quality of care.
What is the primary purpose of a clinical data warehouse in population health?
Answer: Aggregating clinical data from multiple sources for analysis
A clinical data warehouse integrates and aggregates data from multiple sources to support population-level analysis and reporting.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) data are increasingly incorporated into analytics because they:
Answer: Help explain health disparities and target interventions
SDOH data such as housing, income, and education explain health disparities and help direct community-level interventions.
A health informatician calculates the rate of diabetes diagnoses per 1,000 members in a health plan each year. This is an example of:
Answer: Incidence rate
An incidence rate measures the number of new cases of a condition occurring in a defined population over a specific time period.
Which of the following is a key component of a triple aim framework in population health?
Answer: Improving care experience, improving population health, and reducing per capita costs
The Triple Aim framework, developed by IHI, focuses on improving patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs.