WGU C810 practice exam questions and answers with verified
answers 2025\\2026 grade A+.
Which organization requires cancer statistics to be reported from central registries
to the national organization responsible for cancer statistics? - ANSWER: Centers
for disease control and prevention (CDC)
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions -
ANSWER: National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
Which organization administers voluntary accreditation programs and provides
deemed status to certified hospitals and other healthcare organizations? -
ANSWER: THe Joint Commision
What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) external audit
program that works to reduce Medicare improper payments? - ANSWER: RACs
Which assessment do the conditions of participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ANSWER: OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ANSWER: The Joint
Commision
Which health information exchange (HIE) architecture describes information that
flows to more than one regional clinical data repository (CDR) and requested
records sent from one regional authority? - ANSWER: Federated
Which HIE model supports uniformity of data, quick responses times to queries and
consistency in data accessibility - ANSWER: Centralized
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health agency all
participate in an HIE. The data is pushed from their facilities in to one repository
where they all have access to retrieve data when needed.
Which HIE model is used in this scenario? - ANSWER: Centralized
Which characteristic addresses the level of depth represented by data in a fact or
dimension table in a data warehouse? - ANSWER: Granularity
Which quality describes data that is unaffected when used across all applications
and systems? - ANSWER: Consistency
, An HIM analyst is charged with reviewing abstracted information on opioid-related
admissions from the hospital's disease index database. The analyst wants to make
sure that the correct ICD-10 codes have been abstracted and pulled from the
database.
Which data quality characteristic does this situation involve? - ANSWER: Accuracy
An HIM director is analyzing the results of a survey that was conducted to ask
physicians and nurses about their satisfaction with the HIM department. The
following table shows the satisfaction percentage scored for each question
98%
How often do HIM staff answer your call within 3 rings?
79%
How often are you able to receive the old paper records, on your current patients,
in an acceptable timeframe?
100%
How often are the reports provided by HIM staff correct and valid?
100%
How often do the trainings that HIM staff provide relate to the most recent
regulations?
Which conclusion should the HIM Director make based on this data? - ANSWER:
The HIM staff needs additional training on the importance of accessibility of old
paper records and needs help in brainstorming a better process.
An HIM director is auditing physician documentation and finds that 3% of the
discharge summaries from the last 6 months were completed more than 30 days
past patient discharge.
Which data quality standard is an area of concern in this scenario? - ANSWER:
Timeliness
Once a year, members of the Disaster Planning Committee meet to conduct mock
drills that satisfy staff training requirements as outlined in the organization's
disaster plan.
What is the best practice for training staff on disaster protocol? - ANSWER:
Arrange for continuous training through in-service programs and conducting mock
drills
In the event that a disaster affects a facility, how should damage to off-site records
be prevented? - ANSWER: Off-site storage should be located at a distance far
enough away from the facility.
Which security feature should be enabled on backup tapes as a best practice to
prevent a data breach? - ANSWER: Encryption
answers 2025\\2026 grade A+.
Which organization requires cancer statistics to be reported from central registries
to the national organization responsible for cancer statistics? - ANSWER: Centers
for disease control and prevention (CDC)
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions -
ANSWER: National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
Which organization administers voluntary accreditation programs and provides
deemed status to certified hospitals and other healthcare organizations? -
ANSWER: THe Joint Commision
What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) external audit
program that works to reduce Medicare improper payments? - ANSWER: RACs
Which assessment do the conditions of participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ANSWER: OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ANSWER: The Joint
Commision
Which health information exchange (HIE) architecture describes information that
flows to more than one regional clinical data repository (CDR) and requested
records sent from one regional authority? - ANSWER: Federated
Which HIE model supports uniformity of data, quick responses times to queries and
consistency in data accessibility - ANSWER: Centralized
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health agency all
participate in an HIE. The data is pushed from their facilities in to one repository
where they all have access to retrieve data when needed.
Which HIE model is used in this scenario? - ANSWER: Centralized
Which characteristic addresses the level of depth represented by data in a fact or
dimension table in a data warehouse? - ANSWER: Granularity
Which quality describes data that is unaffected when used across all applications
and systems? - ANSWER: Consistency
, An HIM analyst is charged with reviewing abstracted information on opioid-related
admissions from the hospital's disease index database. The analyst wants to make
sure that the correct ICD-10 codes have been abstracted and pulled from the
database.
Which data quality characteristic does this situation involve? - ANSWER: Accuracy
An HIM director is analyzing the results of a survey that was conducted to ask
physicians and nurses about their satisfaction with the HIM department. The
following table shows the satisfaction percentage scored for each question
98%
How often do HIM staff answer your call within 3 rings?
79%
How often are you able to receive the old paper records, on your current patients,
in an acceptable timeframe?
100%
How often are the reports provided by HIM staff correct and valid?
100%
How often do the trainings that HIM staff provide relate to the most recent
regulations?
Which conclusion should the HIM Director make based on this data? - ANSWER:
The HIM staff needs additional training on the importance of accessibility of old
paper records and needs help in brainstorming a better process.
An HIM director is auditing physician documentation and finds that 3% of the
discharge summaries from the last 6 months were completed more than 30 days
past patient discharge.
Which data quality standard is an area of concern in this scenario? - ANSWER:
Timeliness
Once a year, members of the Disaster Planning Committee meet to conduct mock
drills that satisfy staff training requirements as outlined in the organization's
disaster plan.
What is the best practice for training staff on disaster protocol? - ANSWER:
Arrange for continuous training through in-service programs and conducting mock
drills
In the event that a disaster affects a facility, how should damage to off-site records
be prevented? - ANSWER: Off-site storage should be located at a distance far
enough away from the facility.
Which security feature should be enabled on backup tapes as a best practice to
prevent a data breach? - ANSWER: Encryption
