1. The national online database of existing clinical practice guidelines is called (what)?
A. CDC Wonder
B. National Guideline Clearinghouse
C. NHIS
D. Medline
2. The former acronym for AHRQ was ... (Select the acronym from the list below).
A. NCHS
B. CDC
C. NHIS
D. AHCPR
3. CMS serves several different audiences and and provides those audiences with information. Which important group served by CMS is missing from this list: the elderly, the poor, _________, health care providers?
A. the underserved
B. physicians
C. health administrators
D. children
4. CMS has numerous responsibilities and provides different audiences with information. Researchers can retrieve what kinds of information from the site? (Select the best option)
A. data and statistics
B. demonstration projects/research findings
C. funding opportunities
D. research priorities
E. all of the above
F. none of the above
5. The name of the 15-member nonpartisan Commission advises the Congress on Medicare Payment policies is _________. (Select the name from the list below).
A. MedPAC
B. OECD
C. NICHSR
D. DHHS
6. NCHS provides access to data on a number of topics. Data can be accessed through a variety of links including FASTATS, CDC Wonder, Data Ferrett and through an collaborative initiative called (what)?
A. marriages
B. Healthy People DATA2010
C. deaths
D. National Obesity Data
7. The name of NCHS resource where most of the NCHS tabulated and micro-data is stored is called the _____________. (Select name from list below).
A. National Immunization Survey
B. Press room
C. National Health Interview Survey
D. Data Warehouse
8. ____________ is the principal biomedical research arm of the federal government and the major funder of biomedical research in the United States. (Select the appropriate agency).
A. Veteran's Administration
B. National Center for Health Statistics
C. National Institutes of Health
D. SAMHSA
9. NICHSR coordinates the development of new information products and services related to health services research, such as HSRProj, HSTAT, HSRR and a special subfile on DIRLINE. True | False
10. NICHSR is a librarian's best friend due to the links, databases, and content available on the site. True | False
11. Which agency was established by Congress on October 1, 1992 to strengthen the nation's health care delivery system for prevention and treatment services for substance abuse and mental illnesses? (Select the agency from the list below).
A. Veteran's Affairs
B. NCHS
C. NICHSR
D. SAMHSA
12. The agency with the responsibility for treating veterans and undertaking research activities surrounding the health and care of veterans is called (what)?
A. SAMHSA
B. VA HSR&D
C. NCHS
D. NICHSR
13. HSR&D projects are often | rarely interdisciplinary. In addition, they are | are not peer-reviewed and require | do not require progress and final reports. (Three options to select).
A. often | are | require
B. often | are not | require
C. never | are not | do not
D. never | are | require
14. What important health services research association came about as the result of a merger of the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research in 2000? (select the correct association from the list below).
A. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
B. AcademyHealth
C. ECRI
D. JCAHO
15. AAMC makes a variety of specially targeted content available to faculty and students. True | False
16. The Fund with a special interest in building a network of policy-oriented health care researchers whose multinational experience and outlook stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries is called the ___________ Fund. (Select the Fund's name).
A. Freedom Foundation
B. Heritage Foundation
C. Commonwealth Fund
D. Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
17. The quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care is an important concern of which independent, nonprofit health services research agency? (Select the agency).
A. HTAi
B. ECRI
C. NAHDO
D. Commonwealth Fund
18. Which private entity was established in 1970 for the purpose of advancing and protecting the health of the public and which publishes numerous policy documents of importance to health services researchers? (Select the name from the list below).
A. AAMC
B. NICHSR
C. NAHDO
D. IOM (NAS)
19. The Association whose major concern is technology and which publishes the journal, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is called (what)?
A. American Medical Association (AMA)
B. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
C. National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
D. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
20. The entity that evaluates, accredits, consults, and sets standards for long-term care facilities, ambulatory healthcare organizations, home care agencies, hospices, hospitals, health care delivery networks, and organizations offering major mental health services is called (what)?
A. ISTAHC
B. IOM
C. HTAi
D. JCAHO
21. What organization produces State Health Facts?
A. Kaiser Family Foundation
B. ISTAHC
C. HTAi
D. JCAHO
22. Data are extremely important in research, both the collection and analysis of that data and nearly everyone in the health care field is interested in what those data have to say to them. The following is a list of members of NAHDO: state and federal health data organizations, commercial vendors, third-party payers, national healthcare associations, employee benefits firms, and healthcare researchers. An important group is missing from this list, however. Select the missing group from the list below.
A. corporate CEOs
B. managed-care organizations
C. fee-for-service clinics
D. one-person businesses
23. HEDIS, the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set, enables managed care plans to standardize how they specify, calculate, and report performance data. HEDIS was developed by which agency. (Select the correct name from the list below).
A. ISTAHC
B. JCAHO
C. HTAi
D. NCQA
24. Today, what entity is concerned with three key areas: advancing policy solutions, informing the public, and supporting civic life? (hint: it is not an association).
A. HTAi
B. Pew Charitable Trusts
C. ISTAHC
D. JCAHO
25. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds only single-site projects. True | False
Answer Key
1. B.
2. D.
3. D.
4. E.
5. A.
6. B.
7. D.
8. C.
9. True
10. True
11. D.
12. B.
13. A.
14. B.
15. True
16. C.
17. B.
18. D.
19. B.
20. D.
21. A.
22. B.
23. D.
24. B.
25. False
A. CDC Wonder
B. National Guideline Clearinghouse
C. NHIS
D. Medline
2. The former acronym for AHRQ was ... (Select the acronym from the list below).
A. NCHS
B. CDC
C. NHIS
D. AHCPR
3. CMS serves several different audiences and and provides those audiences with information. Which important group served by CMS is missing from this list: the elderly, the poor, _________, health care providers?
A. the underserved
B. physicians
C. health administrators
D. children
4. CMS has numerous responsibilities and provides different audiences with information. Researchers can retrieve what kinds of information from the site? (Select the best option)
A. data and statistics
B. demonstration projects/research findings
C. funding opportunities
D. research priorities
E. all of the above
F. none of the above
5. The name of the 15-member nonpartisan Commission advises the Congress on Medicare Payment policies is _________. (Select the name from the list below).
A. MedPAC
B. OECD
C. NICHSR
D. DHHS
6. NCHS provides access to data on a number of topics. Data can be accessed through a variety of links including FASTATS, CDC Wonder, Data Ferrett and through an collaborative initiative called (what)?
A. marriages
B. Healthy People DATA2010
C. deaths
D. National Obesity Data
7. The name of NCHS resource where most of the NCHS tabulated and micro-data is stored is called the _____________. (Select name from list below).
A. National Immunization Survey
B. Press room
C. National Health Interview Survey
D. Data Warehouse
8. ____________ is the principal biomedical research arm of the federal government and the major funder of biomedical research in the United States. (Select the appropriate agency).
A. Veteran's Administration
B. National Center for Health Statistics
C. National Institutes of Health
D. SAMHSA
9. NICHSR coordinates the development of new information products and services related to health services research, such as HSRProj, HSTAT, HSRR and a special subfile on DIRLINE. True | False
10. NICHSR is a librarian's best friend due to the links, databases, and content available on the site. True | False
11. Which agency was established by Congress on October 1, 1992 to strengthen the nation's health care delivery system for prevention and treatment services for substance abuse and mental illnesses? (Select the agency from the list below).
A. Veteran's Affairs
B. NCHS
C. NICHSR
D. SAMHSA
12. The agency with the responsibility for treating veterans and undertaking research activities surrounding the health and care of veterans is called (what)?
A. SAMHSA
B. VA HSR&D
C. NCHS
D. NICHSR
13. HSR&D projects are often | rarely interdisciplinary. In addition, they are | are not peer-reviewed and require | do not require progress and final reports. (Three options to select).
A. often | are | require
B. often | are not | require
C. never | are not | do not
D. never | are | require
14. What important health services research association came about as the result of a merger of the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research in 2000? (select the correct association from the list below).
A. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
B. AcademyHealth
C. ECRI
D. JCAHO
15. AAMC makes a variety of specially targeted content available to faculty and students. True | False
16. The Fund with a special interest in building a network of policy-oriented health care researchers whose multinational experience and outlook stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries is called the ___________ Fund. (Select the Fund's name).
A. Freedom Foundation
B. Heritage Foundation
C. Commonwealth Fund
D. Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
17. The quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care is an important concern of which independent, nonprofit health services research agency? (Select the agency).
A. HTAi
B. ECRI
C. NAHDO
D. Commonwealth Fund
18. Which private entity was established in 1970 for the purpose of advancing and protecting the health of the public and which publishes numerous policy documents of importance to health services researchers? (Select the name from the list below).
A. AAMC
B. NICHSR
C. NAHDO
D. IOM (NAS)
19. The Association whose major concern is technology and which publishes the journal, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is called (what)?
A. American Medical Association (AMA)
B. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
C. National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
D. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
20. The entity that evaluates, accredits, consults, and sets standards for long-term care facilities, ambulatory healthcare organizations, home care agencies, hospices, hospitals, health care delivery networks, and organizations offering major mental health services is called (what)?
A. ISTAHC
B. IOM
C. HTAi
D. JCAHO
21. What organization produces State Health Facts?
A. Kaiser Family Foundation
B. ISTAHC
C. HTAi
D. JCAHO
22. Data are extremely important in research, both the collection and analysis of that data and nearly everyone in the health care field is interested in what those data have to say to them. The following is a list of members of NAHDO: state and federal health data organizations, commercial vendors, third-party payers, national healthcare associations, employee benefits firms, and healthcare researchers. An important group is missing from this list, however. Select the missing group from the list below.
A. corporate CEOs
B. managed-care organizations
C. fee-for-service clinics
D. one-person businesses
23. HEDIS, the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set, enables managed care plans to standardize how they specify, calculate, and report performance data. HEDIS was developed by which agency. (Select the correct name from the list below).
A. ISTAHC
B. JCAHO
C. HTAi
D. NCQA
24. Today, what entity is concerned with three key areas: advancing policy solutions, informing the public, and supporting civic life? (hint: it is not an association).
A. HTAi
B. Pew Charitable Trusts
C. ISTAHC
D. JCAHO
25. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds only single-site projects. True | False
Answer Key
1. B.
2. D.
3. D.
4. E.
5. A.
6. B.
7. D.
8. C.
9. True
10. True
11. D.
12. B.
13. A.
14. B.
15. True
16. C.
17. B.
18. D.
19. B.
20. D.
21. A.
22. B.
23. D.
24. B.
25. False