Question

What organization or government agency maintains the following ?

1) Uniform ambulatory care data set ( UACDS)

2) Joint commission ORYX initiative

3) National cancer data base (NCDB)

4) Unifrom hospital discharge data set ( UHDDS)

5) uniform clinical data set (UCDS)

Answer 1

1. The National Committee on vital and health statistics

To promote the standardization of health information committee first put their efforts in the area of inpatient hospital data (uniform hospital discharge dataset) and later in the area of ambulatory care ( uniform ambulatory care dataset.

2 . Joint Commission

Joint Commission ORYX initiative is intended to support the quality improvement efforts of joint commission accredited organizations.

3. The American college of surgeons and the American cancer society

data is used to explore trends in cancer care and to identify participating hospitals and for quality improvement.

4. The national committee on Vital and health statistics

5.Health care financing administration

For the screening by hospitals and third-party payers of inpatient cases to improve the quality and effectiveness of care