WGU C810 Compentacies 3 and
4- Questions with Correct
Answers (VERIFIED)
.Midwest Hospital admitted 780 patients for cancer diagnosis procedures in 2019. 430 of
those patients were diagnosed with cancer. What is the rate of cancer diagnosis for this
group of admissions?—ANSWER--55.12% 430/780*100
.On October 3 there were 25 patients discharged and a total of 146 discharge days. What
was the average length of stay—ANSWER--5.84 146/25=
County Hospital reported 62 deaths in May. Sixteen of those bodies were autopsied. Nine of
the 62 bodies were removed from the hospital for examination by the medical examiner.
What is the gross autopsy rate?—ANSWER--25.80%
4.Community Hospital admitted 1,056 patients for cardiac procedures in 2019. Nine of those
patients developed a postoperative infection. What is the postoperative infection rate for
this group of admissions?—ANSWER--.85% 9/1056*100
5.Dr. Brown's office tracked the number of flu patients for eight weeks. The first week he
saw 10 patients with the flu; the second week he saw 18; the third week he saw 22; the
fourth week he saw 19;the fifth week he saw 25; the sixth week he saw 9; the seventh week
, he saw 12; and the eighth week he saw 6. What is the mean number of flu cases for the
eight weeks?—ANSWER--15 Add all /8 = 15.125
6.City Hospital admitted 1,522 patients for abdominal procedures in 2019. 49 of those
patients developed a postoperative infection. What is the postoperative infection rate for
this group of admissions?—ANSWER--3.21%
If there are 8 cardiologists at Northwest Clinic and 12 family practitioners, the ratio of family
practice physicians to cardiologists is _____ .—ANSWER--3:2
In order for information technology to be fully embraced and supported by healthcare
organizations, the most critical result that it must produce is _____—ANSWER--Improved
quality of care
Continuous speech input systems are limited _____ .—ANSWER--By the words that are know
by or taught to the system
Autocoding relies on _____ .—ANSWER--Natural Language processing
Bar coding technology is an example of _____ .—ANSWER--Automatic recognition
technology
The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills directly to
third party payers) is _____ .—ANSWER--Electronic data interchange
The process of integrating the health IT systems within a healthcare facility requires the
creation of _____ .—ANSWER--Enterprise master patient index
A(n) _____ is an internal link that allows only the employees of a particular organization to
navigate and communicate in a web-based environment.—ANSWER--Intranet
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4- Questions with Correct
Answers (VERIFIED)
.Midwest Hospital admitted 780 patients for cancer diagnosis procedures in 2019. 430 of
those patients were diagnosed with cancer. What is the rate of cancer diagnosis for this
group of admissions?—ANSWER--55.12% 430/780*100
.On October 3 there were 25 patients discharged and a total of 146 discharge days. What
was the average length of stay—ANSWER--5.84 146/25=
County Hospital reported 62 deaths in May. Sixteen of those bodies were autopsied. Nine of
the 62 bodies were removed from the hospital for examination by the medical examiner.
What is the gross autopsy rate?—ANSWER--25.80%
4.Community Hospital admitted 1,056 patients for cardiac procedures in 2019. Nine of those
patients developed a postoperative infection. What is the postoperative infection rate for
this group of admissions?—ANSWER--.85% 9/1056*100
5.Dr. Brown's office tracked the number of flu patients for eight weeks. The first week he
saw 10 patients with the flu; the second week he saw 18; the third week he saw 22; the
fourth week he saw 19;the fifth week he saw 25; the sixth week he saw 9; the seventh week
, he saw 12; and the eighth week he saw 6. What is the mean number of flu cases for the
eight weeks?—ANSWER--15 Add all /8 = 15.125
6.City Hospital admitted 1,522 patients for abdominal procedures in 2019. 49 of those
patients developed a postoperative infection. What is the postoperative infection rate for
this group of admissions?—ANSWER--3.21%
If there are 8 cardiologists at Northwest Clinic and 12 family practitioners, the ratio of family
practice physicians to cardiologists is _____ .—ANSWER--3:2
In order for information technology to be fully embraced and supported by healthcare
organizations, the most critical result that it must produce is _____—ANSWER--Improved
quality of care
Continuous speech input systems are limited _____ .—ANSWER--By the words that are know
by or taught to the system
Autocoding relies on _____ .—ANSWER--Natural Language processing
Bar coding technology is an example of _____ .—ANSWER--Automatic recognition
technology
The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills directly to
third party payers) is _____ .—ANSWER--Electronic data interchange
The process of integrating the health IT systems within a healthcare facility requires the
creation of _____ .—ANSWER--Enterprise master patient index
A(n) _____ is an internal link that allows only the employees of a particular organization to
navigate and communicate in a web-based environment.—ANSWER--Intranet
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
