WGU C810 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,A) Implant
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Birth defects
D) Trauma
C) Birth defects Answer: Case definition is important for all types of registries. Age will
certainly be an important criterion for accessing a case in a __________________ registry
A) Completeness
B) Consistency
C) Clarity
D) Precision
D) Precision Answer: A coder came across a medical record where a sputum culture indicated
bacterial pneumonia but the diagnosis did not indicate the cause of the pneumonia.
Documentation in the patient's record failed to meet which one of the following criteria:
A) National Practitioner Data Bank
B) RxNorm
C) Vital statistics
D) MEDPAR
D) MEDPAR Answer: You need to analyze data on the types of care provided to Medicare
patients in your geographic area by DRG. Which of the following would be most helpful?
A) Validity
B) Timeliness
C) Reliability
D) Completeness
D) Completeness Answer: The coding supervisor notices that the coders are routinely failing to
code all possible diagnoses and procedures for a patient encounter. This indicates to the
supervisor that there is a problem with
A) Aggregate data
B) MPI data
C) Protocol data
D) Patient - identifiable data
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, A) Aggregate data Answer: You are looking at statistics for your facility that include average
length of stay and discharge data by DRG/ What type of data are you reviewing?
A) Timeliness
B) Completeness
C) Validity
D) Reliability
D) Reliability Answer: In regard to quality of coding, the degree to which the same results
(same codes) are obtained by different coders or on multiple attempts by the same coders refers
to
A) Emergency record
B) Medical consultation
C) Pharmacy consultation
D) Physical exam
C) Pharmacy consultation Answer: Determine which of the following is a form or view that is
typically seen in the health record of a long term care patient but is rarely seen in records of
acute care patients
A) The quality of follow up care
B) Whether a postoperative infection occurred and how it was treated
C) Whether the severity of illness and intensity of service warranted acute level care
D) The presence or absence of such items as preoperative and postoperative diagnosis,
description of findings, and specimens removed
D) The presence or absence of such items as preoperative and postoperative diagnosis,
description of findings, and specimens removed Answer: The health care providers at your
hospital do a very thorough job of periodic open record review to ensure the completeness of
record documentation. A qualitative review or surgical records would likely include checking
for documentation regarding:
A) UHDDS
B) Glossary of healthcare terms
C) MDS
D) Facility data dictionary
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(LATEST) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| EVERY
QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,A) Implant
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Birth defects
D) Trauma
C) Birth defects Answer: Case definition is important for all types of registries. Age will
certainly be an important criterion for accessing a case in a __________________ registry
A) Completeness
B) Consistency
C) Clarity
D) Precision
D) Precision Answer: A coder came across a medical record where a sputum culture indicated
bacterial pneumonia but the diagnosis did not indicate the cause of the pneumonia.
Documentation in the patient's record failed to meet which one of the following criteria:
A) National Practitioner Data Bank
B) RxNorm
C) Vital statistics
D) MEDPAR
D) MEDPAR Answer: You need to analyze data on the types of care provided to Medicare
patients in your geographic area by DRG. Which of the following would be most helpful?
A) Validity
B) Timeliness
C) Reliability
D) Completeness
D) Completeness Answer: The coding supervisor notices that the coders are routinely failing to
code all possible diagnoses and procedures for a patient encounter. This indicates to the
supervisor that there is a problem with
A) Aggregate data
B) MPI data
C) Protocol data
D) Patient - identifiable data
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, A) Aggregate data Answer: You are looking at statistics for your facility that include average
length of stay and discharge data by DRG/ What type of data are you reviewing?
A) Timeliness
B) Completeness
C) Validity
D) Reliability
D) Reliability Answer: In regard to quality of coding, the degree to which the same results
(same codes) are obtained by different coders or on multiple attempts by the same coders refers
to
A) Emergency record
B) Medical consultation
C) Pharmacy consultation
D) Physical exam
C) Pharmacy consultation Answer: Determine which of the following is a form or view that is
typically seen in the health record of a long term care patient but is rarely seen in records of
acute care patients
A) The quality of follow up care
B) Whether a postoperative infection occurred and how it was treated
C) Whether the severity of illness and intensity of service warranted acute level care
D) The presence or absence of such items as preoperative and postoperative diagnosis,
description of findings, and specimens removed
D) The presence or absence of such items as preoperative and postoperative diagnosis,
description of findings, and specimens removed Answer: The health care providers at your
hospital do a very thorough job of periodic open record review to ensure the completeness of
record documentation. A qualitative review or surgical records would likely include checking
for documentation regarding:
A) UHDDS
B) Glossary of healthcare terms
C) MDS
D) Facility data dictionary
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