C468 WGU Information
Management Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, International Classification of Disease (ICD-9/ICD-10) - Answer: System for classification of surgical,
diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) - Answer: Legislation that gives
electronic signatures the same legal status as hand-written signatures.
Electronic health record (EHR) - Answer: Digital version of patient data found in traditional paper
records. Increasingly used to refer to a longitudinal record ideally of all healthcare encounters.
Data mining - Answer: Technique that looks for hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of
data using software.
Data exchange standards - Answer: Set of agreed-on rules that permit the uniform capture and
exchange of data between information systems from different vendors and between different
healthcare providers.
Database administrator (DBA) - Answer: Person responsible for overseeing all activities related to
maintaining a database and optimizing its use.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) - Answer: Classification system that lists medical services and
procedures performed by physicians and is used for physician billing and payer reimbursement.
Continuity of care document (CCD) - Answer: Record comprised of contributions from many types of
caregivers, with each providing a summary of care provided for the purpose of improved continuity of
care when clients move between various points of care.
Computerized physician (or provider/prescriber) order entry (CPOE) - Answer: Process by which the
physician or provider directly enters orders for patient care into a hospital information system.
Computer-based training (CBT) - Answer: Educational format using the computer that is widely used to
train persons to use specific computer applications.
Management Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, International Classification of Disease (ICD-9/ICD-10) - Answer: System for classification of surgical,
diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) - Answer: Legislation that gives
electronic signatures the same legal status as hand-written signatures.
Electronic health record (EHR) - Answer: Digital version of patient data found in traditional paper
records. Increasingly used to refer to a longitudinal record ideally of all healthcare encounters.
Data mining - Answer: Technique that looks for hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of
data using software.
Data exchange standards - Answer: Set of agreed-on rules that permit the uniform capture and
exchange of data between information systems from different vendors and between different
healthcare providers.
Database administrator (DBA) - Answer: Person responsible for overseeing all activities related to
maintaining a database and optimizing its use.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) - Answer: Classification system that lists medical services and
procedures performed by physicians and is used for physician billing and payer reimbursement.
Continuity of care document (CCD) - Answer: Record comprised of contributions from many types of
caregivers, with each providing a summary of care provided for the purpose of improved continuity of
care when clients move between various points of care.
Computerized physician (or provider/prescriber) order entry (CPOE) - Answer: Process by which the
physician or provider directly enters orders for patient care into a hospital information system.
Computer-based training (CBT) - Answer: Educational format using the computer that is widely used to
train persons to use specific computer applications.
