WGU C810 Foundations in Healthcare Data Management TEST BANK
EXAM CURRENT FOR 2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES (RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION ||JUST RELEASED
Which organization requires reporting of medical
malpractice payments, federal licensure and certification
actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions?
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) external audit program that
works to reduce Medicare improper payments?
RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation
require all home health agencies to electronically report?
OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported?
The Joint Commission
,Which model describes the information that flows to
more than one regional clinical data repository (CDR)
and requested records sent from one regional authority?
Federated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public
health agency all participate in a health information
exchange (HIE). The data is pushed from their facilities
into one repository where they all have access to retrieve
data when needed.Which model is described in this
scenario?
Centralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is
unaffected when used across all applications and
systems?
Consistency
During a storm, the operation of information systems and
data preservation are threatened, triggering a disaster
protocol.Which disaster recovery planning process step
should be taken in this situation?
Execute the continuity plan
,An acute care facility is concerned with identity theft and
wants to update policies to detect identity theft in day-
to-day operations, take steps to prevent the crime, and
mitigate its damage. Which prevention program element
should the facility update?
Red Flags Rule
Which method of disposal would cause compliance
issues for records that have met their required retention?
Records that are trashed once reaching their retention
A hospital's chief executive officer (CEO) notices a spike
in complaints about a certain unit and wants to know the
average number of patients admitted to that unit in order
to monitor staff need. Where should the CEO look for this
data?
Daily census report
When an entry is made to a disease registry, an automatic
format check ensures the data field for "Present on
Admission" (POA) is completed.Which principle of data
stewardship is this an example of?
Establishing controls
, A health information management (HIM) director is
writing a data dictionary for a new disease registry.For
which area is this HIM director being a data steward?
Data definition
A report is needed from a disease registry, but patients'
names must be de-identified.Which category of key
principles and practices applies to this scenario?
Responsibility of health data steward
A patient is being seen by a physician. The patient
describes the reason for the visit and the history of
present illness in detail. The physician records notes
electronically at the point of care. Which technology
supports point-of-service documentation for this visit?
Electronic health record (EHR)
EXAM CURRENT FOR 2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES (RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION ||JUST RELEASED
Which organization requires reporting of medical
malpractice payments, federal licensure and certification
actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions?
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) external audit program that
works to reduce Medicare improper payments?
RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation
require all home health agencies to electronically report?
OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported?
The Joint Commission
,Which model describes the information that flows to
more than one regional clinical data repository (CDR)
and requested records sent from one regional authority?
Federated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public
health agency all participate in a health information
exchange (HIE). The data is pushed from their facilities
into one repository where they all have access to retrieve
data when needed.Which model is described in this
scenario?
Centralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is
unaffected when used across all applications and
systems?
Consistency
During a storm, the operation of information systems and
data preservation are threatened, triggering a disaster
protocol.Which disaster recovery planning process step
should be taken in this situation?
Execute the continuity plan
,An acute care facility is concerned with identity theft and
wants to update policies to detect identity theft in day-
to-day operations, take steps to prevent the crime, and
mitigate its damage. Which prevention program element
should the facility update?
Red Flags Rule
Which method of disposal would cause compliance
issues for records that have met their required retention?
Records that are trashed once reaching their retention
A hospital's chief executive officer (CEO) notices a spike
in complaints about a certain unit and wants to know the
average number of patients admitted to that unit in order
to monitor staff need. Where should the CEO look for this
data?
Daily census report
When an entry is made to a disease registry, an automatic
format check ensures the data field for "Present on
Admission" (POA) is completed.Which principle of data
stewardship is this an example of?
Establishing controls
, A health information management (HIM) director is
writing a data dictionary for a new disease registry.For
which area is this HIM director being a data steward?
Data definition
A report is needed from a disease registry, but patients'
names must be de-identified.Which category of key
principles and practices applies to this scenario?
Responsibility of health data steward
A patient is being seen by a physician. The patient
describes the reason for the visit and the history of
present illness in detail. The physician records notes
electronically at the point of care. Which technology
supports point-of-service documentation for this visit?
Electronic health record (EHR)
