WGU D518 - PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Shared data record.
Answer: A popular and effective model for a PHR that is maintained by the
patient and provider, health plan, or employer
◍ Consumer-mediated exchange.
Answer: A type of HIE that is controlled by patients who want to control the
use and access of their health information
◍ Data quality measure.
Answer: Mechanism to assign a quantitative figure to quality of care by
comparison to a criterion. Quality measurements typically focus on
structures or processes of care that have a demonstrated relationship to
positive health outcomes
◍ HIM Reimagined (HIMR).
Answer: A vision of the future of HIM, created by AHIMA, that has four
recommendations; increasing the number of AHIMA members holding
graduate degrees, increasing the research related to HIM and health
informatics, increasing opportunities for specialization in HIM, and revising
the RHIT certification to become RHIT (+Specialty)
◍ Audit log.
Answer: Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that occurred in
a particular file in an information system or that were performed by a
specific individual
◍ Site preparation.
Answer: Making any needed changes to the physical location where the
, computer, workstations, printers, or other hardware will be installed
◍ Revenue cycle management.
Answer: The management of the accounts receivable and the accounts
payable on a daily basis by the healthcare facility
◍ equity.
Answer: individuals reach optimal health status regardless of social
conditions
◍ Human resources information system (HRIS).
Answer: A system that tracks employees within the organization. This
tracking includes promotions, transfers, terminations, performance appraisal
due dates, and absenteeism
◍ community owned approach.
Answer: community members are in control of decisions to address issues
facing the community; addresses upstream determinants of health, many of
which fall into the "neighborhoods and built environments" category
◍ Cluster, combination, and complex.
Answer: The types of mapping relations between source and target codes
that exist in both forward and reverse directions
◍ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Answer: A classification system of mental disorders used by mental health
providers. It is published by the American Psychiatric Association. The
current fifth edition is known as DSM-5. The purpose of DSM-5 system is
to assist physicians in properly
◍ Identity management.
Answer: Ensures that the individual who has been identified is who they say
they are, that they have the authority to do what they want to do, and that
their actions are tracked Glossary 321
◍ Patient registration systems.
Answer: Collects information on patients receiving treatment
,◍ Protected health information (PHI).
Answer: Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or
maintained in any form or format by an organization subject to HIPAA
◍ Speech recognition.
Answer: Also known as voice recognition, a technology that translates
speech to text. The text must be edited, as speech recognition software may
misunderstand words and therefore translate speech into text incorrectly
◍ BATHE.
Answer: background, affect, troubles, handling, empathetic remark
◍ Dumb terminals.
Answer: All of the processing is performed at the server or mainframe, used
to input patient data, capturing various patient or clinical data for reporting
purposes
◍ Laboratory information system (LIS).
Answer: A system that collects, stores, and manages laboratory tests and
their respective results; can speed up access to test results through improved
efficiency from various locations, including anywhere in the hospital, the
physician's office, or even the clinician's home
◍ Data flow diagrams (DFDs).
Answer: A diagram that shows how data moves (input, storage, output)
within the database. It is a way to show management and other nontechnical
users the system design
◍ Degaussing.
Answer: Application of a magnetic field to the media to render the data on it
useless; it renders data impossible to recover and is not reversible
◍ Information system trainer.
Answer: Individual who is responsible for the development and
implementation of the training plan
◍ Data mapping.
, Answer: Allows for connections between two systems
◍ Administrative information system.
Answer: A system that manages the business of healthcare; is the first
information systems to be used in healthcare. The data collected in this
system are mainly financial or business-oriented in nature, rather than
clinical
◍ Target code.
Answer: The destination map or the data set in which one attempts to find
equivalence or establish the code relationship
◍ Chronic Illness.
Answer: irreversible illness that causes permanent physical impairment and
requires long-term health care
◍ Setting configuration.
Answer: The entry of the desired behaviors of the IS into tables or setting
fields
◍ MEDCIN.
Answer: A nomenclature and knowledge-based system developed by Peter
S. Goltra and is now controlled by Medicomp Systems, Inc. It is the most
comprehensive vocabulary for signs and symptoms
◍ Trauma registry software.
Answer: An information system that tracks patients with traumatic injuries
from initial trauma treatment to death
◍ Reference Information Model (RIM).
Answer: A model of information, or data objects, that is shared and reused
between domains of care, such as clinical encounters, laboratory testing,
prescriptions, billing, public health reporting, and research
◍ Annotation.
Answer: The ability to add to the image in some way; because the image
may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Shared data record.
Answer: A popular and effective model for a PHR that is maintained by the
patient and provider, health plan, or employer
◍ Consumer-mediated exchange.
Answer: A type of HIE that is controlled by patients who want to control the
use and access of their health information
◍ Data quality measure.
Answer: Mechanism to assign a quantitative figure to quality of care by
comparison to a criterion. Quality measurements typically focus on
structures or processes of care that have a demonstrated relationship to
positive health outcomes
◍ HIM Reimagined (HIMR).
Answer: A vision of the future of HIM, created by AHIMA, that has four
recommendations; increasing the number of AHIMA members holding
graduate degrees, increasing the research related to HIM and health
informatics, increasing opportunities for specialization in HIM, and revising
the RHIT certification to become RHIT (+Specialty)
◍ Audit log.
Answer: Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that occurred in
a particular file in an information system or that were performed by a
specific individual
◍ Site preparation.
Answer: Making any needed changes to the physical location where the
, computer, workstations, printers, or other hardware will be installed
◍ Revenue cycle management.
Answer: The management of the accounts receivable and the accounts
payable on a daily basis by the healthcare facility
◍ equity.
Answer: individuals reach optimal health status regardless of social
conditions
◍ Human resources information system (HRIS).
Answer: A system that tracks employees within the organization. This
tracking includes promotions, transfers, terminations, performance appraisal
due dates, and absenteeism
◍ community owned approach.
Answer: community members are in control of decisions to address issues
facing the community; addresses upstream determinants of health, many of
which fall into the "neighborhoods and built environments" category
◍ Cluster, combination, and complex.
Answer: The types of mapping relations between source and target codes
that exist in both forward and reverse directions
◍ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Answer: A classification system of mental disorders used by mental health
providers. It is published by the American Psychiatric Association. The
current fifth edition is known as DSM-5. The purpose of DSM-5 system is
to assist physicians in properly
◍ Identity management.
Answer: Ensures that the individual who has been identified is who they say
they are, that they have the authority to do what they want to do, and that
their actions are tracked Glossary 321
◍ Patient registration systems.
Answer: Collects information on patients receiving treatment
,◍ Protected health information (PHI).
Answer: Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or
maintained in any form or format by an organization subject to HIPAA
◍ Speech recognition.
Answer: Also known as voice recognition, a technology that translates
speech to text. The text must be edited, as speech recognition software may
misunderstand words and therefore translate speech into text incorrectly
◍ BATHE.
Answer: background, affect, troubles, handling, empathetic remark
◍ Dumb terminals.
Answer: All of the processing is performed at the server or mainframe, used
to input patient data, capturing various patient or clinical data for reporting
purposes
◍ Laboratory information system (LIS).
Answer: A system that collects, stores, and manages laboratory tests and
their respective results; can speed up access to test results through improved
efficiency from various locations, including anywhere in the hospital, the
physician's office, or even the clinician's home
◍ Data flow diagrams (DFDs).
Answer: A diagram that shows how data moves (input, storage, output)
within the database. It is a way to show management and other nontechnical
users the system design
◍ Degaussing.
Answer: Application of a magnetic field to the media to render the data on it
useless; it renders data impossible to recover and is not reversible
◍ Information system trainer.
Answer: Individual who is responsible for the development and
implementation of the training plan
◍ Data mapping.
, Answer: Allows for connections between two systems
◍ Administrative information system.
Answer: A system that manages the business of healthcare; is the first
information systems to be used in healthcare. The data collected in this
system are mainly financial or business-oriented in nature, rather than
clinical
◍ Target code.
Answer: The destination map or the data set in which one attempts to find
equivalence or establish the code relationship
◍ Chronic Illness.
Answer: irreversible illness that causes permanent physical impairment and
requires long-term health care
◍ Setting configuration.
Answer: The entry of the desired behaviors of the IS into tables or setting
fields
◍ MEDCIN.
Answer: A nomenclature and knowledge-based system developed by Peter
S. Goltra and is now controlled by Medicomp Systems, Inc. It is the most
comprehensive vocabulary for signs and symptoms
◍ Trauma registry software.
Answer: An information system that tracks patients with traumatic injuries
from initial trauma treatment to death
◍ Reference Information Model (RIM).
Answer: A model of information, or data objects, that is shared and reused
between domains of care, such as clinical encounters, laboratory testing,
prescriptions, billing, public health reporting, and research
◍ Annotation.
Answer: The ability to add to the image in some way; because the image
may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an
