WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL TEST
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | RATED A+
Health information technology for economic and clinical health (HITECH) - Answer>>>
promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology as part of the
american recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA)
Health information exchange - Answer>>> process of electronic exchange of patient-specific
info between two separate healthcare organizations according to nationally recognized standards.
Can assist with the ability to improve quality of care and reduce healthcare costs for the patient
and healthcare organization.
Which database is frequently used for research on topics such as charges for particular types of
care and analysis by DRG for Medicare patients only? - Answer>>> MEDPAR
Which method of health information exchange is an encrypted platform that providers use to
push information and send immunization data to public health organizations or to report quality
measures to CMS? - Answer>>> Direct
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? - Answer>>> Data definition
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 - Answer>>> maintain
patient confidentiality. Ensure health insurance continuity , set standards for electronic claims
and national identifiers and protect against fraud and abuse.
HITECH-HIPAA Omnibus Privacy Act- - Answer>>> impacted in 2009, promote the adoption
and meaningful use of health information technology as part of the American recovery and
reinvestment act (ARRA). Established more detailed provisions and strengthened the
requirements included I the hipaa privacy and security rules.
,Continuity of care record (CCR)- - Answer>>> core data set of the most relevant administrative,
demographic, and clinical info about a patient's healthcare, covering one or more healthcare
encounters
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? - Answer>>> 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? - Answer>>>
Electronic health record (EHR)
What is the best definition of a care path? - Answer>>> Protocol for the process of care
What are the standards related to archiving images? - Answer>>> Digital Imaging and
Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
How often are national morbidity data reported? - Answer>>> Weekly
Which reimbursement methodology is typically used for government-sponsored healthcare
programs such as Medicare? - Answer>>> Prospective payment system (PPS)
When patients have more than one insurance policy, which process ensures that there is no
duplication of benefits paid? - Answer>>> Coordination of benefits
Which exchange methodology uses email pushes? - Answer>>> DIRECT exchange
Which HIE architecture has all data stored in a shared data repository? - Answer>>> Centralized
In which healthcare setting does CMS require specific documentation by the attending physician
and an update to the patient's plan of care? - Answer>>> Home healthcare
For which healthcare setting is the patient's history and physical exam a required part of the
health record? - Answer>>> Acute care and behavioral health
A report contains evidence of a review of a patient's record, the examination of the patient,
pertinent findings, and recommendations.
, In which type of report would this information be found? - Answer>>> Consultation
Why is a patient's history and physical (H and P) used in an inpatient hospitalization? -
Answer>>> To document surgical findings
Regarding continuity of care, which documentation are ambulatory care providers more likely
than acute care providers to rely upon? - Answer>>> Problem list
In addition to the typical management processes of planning, organizing, and directing, what is
included in the development of a governance program? - Answer>>> Controlling
Which data item would be recorded in an ER record but probably not in an acute care record? -
Answer>>> Time and means of arrival
correct
Data governance focuses primarily on managing data as it is being created within a healthcare
system.
What does information governance mainly focus on managing? - Answer>>> The output of
healthcare systems
A large healthcare organization holds quarterly meetings of a committee composing its
compliance officer, privacy officer, information security officer, chief information officer, and
vice president of HIM. These meetings review recent breaches, the need for new policies, and
compliance with requirements for employee training and education related to information
management.
Which generally accepted recordkeeping principle (GARP) is this an example of? - Answer>>>
Accountability
What are some examples of discrete, unstructured data? - Answer>>> Transcribed radiology
reports, itemized bills, uniformed billing forms
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL TEST
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | RATED A+
Health information technology for economic and clinical health (HITECH) - Answer>>>
promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology as part of the
american recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA)
Health information exchange - Answer>>> process of electronic exchange of patient-specific
info between two separate healthcare organizations according to nationally recognized standards.
Can assist with the ability to improve quality of care and reduce healthcare costs for the patient
and healthcare organization.
Which database is frequently used for research on topics such as charges for particular types of
care and analysis by DRG for Medicare patients only? - Answer>>> MEDPAR
Which method of health information exchange is an encrypted platform that providers use to
push information and send immunization data to public health organizations or to report quality
measures to CMS? - Answer>>> Direct
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? - Answer>>> Data definition
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 - Answer>>> maintain
patient confidentiality. Ensure health insurance continuity , set standards for electronic claims
and national identifiers and protect against fraud and abuse.
HITECH-HIPAA Omnibus Privacy Act- - Answer>>> impacted in 2009, promote the adoption
and meaningful use of health information technology as part of the American recovery and
reinvestment act (ARRA). Established more detailed provisions and strengthened the
requirements included I the hipaa privacy and security rules.
,Continuity of care record (CCR)- - Answer>>> core data set of the most relevant administrative,
demographic, and clinical info about a patient's healthcare, covering one or more healthcare
encounters
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? - Answer>>> 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? - Answer>>>
Electronic health record (EHR)
What is the best definition of a care path? - Answer>>> Protocol for the process of care
What are the standards related to archiving images? - Answer>>> Digital Imaging and
Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
How often are national morbidity data reported? - Answer>>> Weekly
Which reimbursement methodology is typically used for government-sponsored healthcare
programs such as Medicare? - Answer>>> Prospective payment system (PPS)
When patients have more than one insurance policy, which process ensures that there is no
duplication of benefits paid? - Answer>>> Coordination of benefits
Which exchange methodology uses email pushes? - Answer>>> DIRECT exchange
Which HIE architecture has all data stored in a shared data repository? - Answer>>> Centralized
In which healthcare setting does CMS require specific documentation by the attending physician
and an update to the patient's plan of care? - Answer>>> Home healthcare
For which healthcare setting is the patient's history and physical exam a required part of the
health record? - Answer>>> Acute care and behavioral health
A report contains evidence of a review of a patient's record, the examination of the patient,
pertinent findings, and recommendations.
, In which type of report would this information be found? - Answer>>> Consultation
Why is a patient's history and physical (H and P) used in an inpatient hospitalization? -
Answer>>> To document surgical findings
Regarding continuity of care, which documentation are ambulatory care providers more likely
than acute care providers to rely upon? - Answer>>> Problem list
In addition to the typical management processes of planning, organizing, and directing, what is
included in the development of a governance program? - Answer>>> Controlling
Which data item would be recorded in an ER record but probably not in an acute care record? -
Answer>>> Time and means of arrival
correct
Data governance focuses primarily on managing data as it is being created within a healthcare
system.
What does information governance mainly focus on managing? - Answer>>> The output of
healthcare systems
A large healthcare organization holds quarterly meetings of a committee composing its
compliance officer, privacy officer, information security officer, chief information officer, and
vice president of HIM. These meetings review recent breaches, the need for new policies, and
compliance with requirements for employee training and education related to information
management.
Which generally accepted recordkeeping principle (GARP) is this an example of? - Answer>>>
Accountability
What are some examples of discrete, unstructured data? - Answer>>> Transcribed radiology
reports, itemized bills, uniformed billing forms
