CHI Healthcare Analytics & Population Health Flashcards

Which type of analytics uses historical health data to identify trends and patterns in a population?

Answer: Descriptive analytics

Descriptive analytics summarizes historical data to reveal trends and patterns in population health.

A health informatician wants to predict which patients are at high risk for hospital readmission. Which analytics approach is most appropriate?

Answer: Predictive analytics

Predictive analytics uses statistical models and machine learning to forecast future events such as readmission risk.

What does the term 'population health management' primarily focus on?

Answer: Improving health outcomes across a defined group while reducing costs

Population health management aims to improve health outcomes and quality of care for a defined group while controlling costs.

Which measure is commonly used to assess the burden of disease in a population by combining years of life lost and years lived with disability?

Answer: DALY

The Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) measures overall disease burden by combining premature mortality and disability.

A health system stratifies its patient panel into low-, medium-, and high-risk tiers to allocate care management resources. This practice is called:

Answer: Risk stratification

Risk stratification categorizes patients by their likelihood of adverse health events to prioritize interventions.

Which federal program collects and publicly reports quality measures for hospitals, including readmission rates and patient satisfaction scores?

Answer: Hospital Compare (CMS)

CMS Hospital Compare publicly reports hospital quality measures including readmissions, infections, and HCAHPS scores.