WGU C810 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT OA QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ GURANTEED A+

WGU C810 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
FINAL NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| C810 FOUNDATIONS IN
HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
OA QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A+ GURANTEED A+

1. A physician dictates a lengthy narrative summary of a patient's
hospital stay, which is then transcribed and placed in the EHR. This
type of data is best described as:

 A) Structured data
 B) Unstructured data
 C) Aggregate data
 D) Coded data
 Correct answer: B (Free-text narrative is unstructured because it lacks a
predefined format or data model.)

2. When correcting an error in a paper-based medical record, what is
the proper procedure?

 A) Erase the error and write the correction above it
 B) Use white-out to cover the error and write over it
 C) Draw a single line through the error, write "error," initial, and date it
 D) Remove the page and rewrite it entirely
 Correct answer: C (The original entry must remain legible, so a single line
is drawn, and the correction is initialed and dated.)

, 3. Which principle of information governance ensures that an
organization is open and clear about its data handling policies?

 A) Integrity
 B) Transparency
 C) Protection
 D) Accountability
 Correct answer: B (Transparency involves communicating data practices
clearly to stakeholders.)

4. A hospital implements a rule that requires all users to log in with a
unique ID and password to access the EHR. This is an example of which
information governance principle?

 A) Availability
 B) Integrity
 C) Protection
 D) Retention
 Correct answer: C (Access controls like unique logins are security measures
that fall under the Protection principle.)

5. Which data quality characteristic is present when all required data
fields in a patient record are completed?

 A) Precision
 B) Granularity
 C) Comprehensiveness
 D) Timeliness
 Correct answer: C (Comprehensiveness means all required data elements
are present.)

6. A data steward notices that the gender field in the EHR sometimes
shows "M," "Male," and "1" for the same meaning. To fix this, they
implement a dropdown menu with only "Male" and "Female." This
action primarily improves:

, A) Granularity
 B) Consistency
 C) Relevancy
 D) Precision
 Correct answer: B (Ensuring data is uniform and doesn't conflict across
systems is Consistency.)

7. Which federal program uses Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to
identify improper Medicare payments?

 A) The Joint Commission
 B) CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
 C) ONC (Office of the National Coordinator)
 D) NPDB (National Practitioner Data Bank)

Answer: B (CMS oversees the RAC program to detect and correct improper payments.)

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8. A medical staff coordinator must report a malpractice payment
made on behalf of a physician. To which database must this be
reported?

 A) The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Database
 B) CMS's OASIS database
 C) The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
 D) The state's immunization registry
 Correct answer: C (Medical malpractice payments and adverse actions
must be reported to the NPDB.)

9. In a federated Health Information Exchange (HIE) model, patient
data is:

 A) Stored in a single, centralized repository
 B) Pushed directly from one provider to another via encrypted email
 C) Kept at the original source institution, with a record locator service to
find it

,  D) Aggregated and anonymized for research purposes only
 Correct answer: C (In the federated model, data stays at the source; the
HIE directs users to where it is stored.)

10. A home health agency is required to submit patient assessment
data electronically to CMS. Which specific data set is used for this
purpose?

 A) MDS (Minimum Data Set)
 B) OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set)
 C) UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set)
 D) HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set)
 Correct answer: B (OASIS is the mandated assessment instrument for
home health agencies.)

11. Within what timeframe must a History and Physical (H&P) typically
be completed following a patient's admission to an acute care
hospital?

 A) 8 hours
 B) 12 hours
 C) 24 hours
 D) 48 hours
 Correct answer: C (CMS and The Joint Commission generally require the
H&P to be completed within 24 hours of admission.)

12. A hospital's EHR system crashes and is expected to be down for
three hours. Which plan should be activated to maintain patient care
operations during this short-term outage?

 A) Disaster Recovery Plan
 B) Business Continuity Plan
 C) Data Security Plan
 D) Retention Schedule
 Correct answer: B (A Business Continuity Plan addresses short-term
interruptions to keep operations running.)