HIF Ch. 13 Assignment

MEDS 1420-91: Health Information Foundations Name: Alece Collins Chapter 13: Research and Data Analysis (20 points) Associate Degree Competencies: III.4 Report healthcare data through graphical representations Instructions for Assignment : Read Chapter 13 and Answer the Following Questions. 1. Construct a pie graph showing the following percentages for coding productivity among coders at Facility Y * Helpful Note: Use MS Word, Select Insert Tab, and locate Chart and select Pie from list to get started . C o d e r Number and Percentage of Charts Coded Per Day at Facility Y 1 1 5 14.42308 2 2 5 24.03846 3 1 2 11.53846 4 2 2 21.15385 5 3 0 28.84615 T o t a l 1 0 4

2. Determine whether the following variables are nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. Variable Type (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) Blood Pressure ratio Weight ratio Patient Satisfaction Scores ordinal Temperature interval Race nominal Height ratio Gender nominal 3. Evaluate/Review Table 1 below. Analyze the data and summarize the results in your own words. Table 1. Demographic characteristics of physician respondents ( N = 12) Characteristic Response Mean SD Age (years) 54.67 12.71 Years of experience 23.42 12.48 No. Percentage Gender Male 9 75.0 Female 3 25.0 Setting Hospital (or other facility) only 5 41.6 Private practice only 2 16.7 Both 5 41.6 Medical specialty Emergency medicine 2 16.7 Ophthalmology 1 8.3 Internal medicine/geriatrics 1 8.3 Plastic/reconstructive surgery 1 8.3 General surgery 1 8.3 Obstetrics/gynecology 1 8.3 Psychiatry 2 16.7 Family medicine 1 8.3 Hematology/oncology 1 8.3 Physical medicine 1 8.3 Previous use of electronic health records Yes 10 83.3 No 2 16.7 Exposure to ICD-10-CM/PCS Yes 3 25.0 No 9 75.0 ➔ In table 1 it shows that 83.3% of physicians had previous use of electronic health records and