WGU C810 Foundations in Healthcare Data
Management 2026/2027 Test Exam 90
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1. Which form of review is conducted after a patient is discharged from an acute care facility in
order to obtain information about trends and patterns of documentation?
A. Concurrent review
B. Prospective review
C. Peer review
D. Closed-record review
Correct Answer: D. Closed-record review
2. Which guideline should a health information management (HIM) professional follow for
documentation of both paper and electronic records?
A. Destroy original documents after scanning
B. Maintain original documents in the health record
C. Keep only electronic copies
D. Remove duplicate documentation immediately
Correct Answer: B. Maintain original documents in the health record
3. Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note an example of?
A. Structured data
B. Quantitative data
C. Unstructured data
D. Discrete data
Correct Answer: C. Unstructured data
4. A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a patient's discharge. Which type
of data is described?
A. Structured
B. Aggregate
C. Unstructured
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D. Discrete
Correct Answer: C. Unstructured
5. A health information manager is responsible for properly destroying records after the retention
period has passed. Which information governance principle applies?
A. Protection
B. Accountability
C. Availability
D. Disposition
Correct Answer: D. Disposition
6. A hospital implements token-based EHR security to improve data protection. Which information
governance principle is demonstrated?
A. Transparency
B. Retention
C. Protection
D. Integrity
Correct Answer: C. Protection
7. A physician requests a paper record that has already been sent to storage. Which recordkeeping
principle applies?
A. Availability
B. Compliance
C. Disposition
D. Transparency
Correct Answer: A. Availability
8. What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system identify?
A. Coding errors
B. Software requirements
C. Needs of those interested in the data
D. Patient demographics
Correct Answer: C. Needs of those interested in the data
9. Which organization requires reporting of malpractice payments, licensure actions, and adverse
clinical privilege actions?
A. CMS
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B. CDC
C. National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
D. Joint Commission
Correct Answer: C. National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
10. What CMS external audit program works to reduce Medicare improper payments?
A. OIG
B. RACs
C. MACs
D. HEDIS
Correct Answer: B. RACs
11. Which assessment must all home health agencies electronically report under the Conditions of
Participation?
A. MDS
B. HEDIS
C. OASIS
D. UHDDS
Correct Answer: C. OASIS
12. To which organization should a sentinel event be reported?
A. CMS
B. CDC
C. The Joint Commission
D. OIG
Correct Answer: C. The Joint Commission
13. Which HIE model sends information to more than one regional clinical data repository?
A. Consumer-mediated
B. Centralized
C. Federated
D. Hybrid
Correct Answer: C. Federated
14. Multiple healthcare organizations push their data into one repository that everyone can
access. Which HIE model is this?