WGU C810 Compentacies 3 and 4 Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: .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
Question 2: .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=
Question 3: 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%
Question 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
Question 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
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,Question 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%
Question 7: If there are 8 cardiologists at Northwest Clinic and 12 family practitioners, the ratio
of family
practice physicians to cardiologists is _____.
Answer: 3:2
Question 8: 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
Question 9: Continuous speech input systems are limited _____.
Answer: By the words that are know by or
taught to the system
Question 10: Autocoding relies on _____.
Answer: Natural Language processing
Question 11: Bar coding technology is an example of _____.
Answer: Automatic recognition technology
Question 12: The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills
directly to
third party payers) is _____.
Answer: Electronic data interchange
Question 13: The process of integrating the health IT systems within a healthcare facility
requires the creation
of _____.
Answer: Enterprise master patient index
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, Question 14: 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
Question 15: A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _____.
Answer: Decision Support system
Question 16: Interoperability between healthcare information systems is challenging to achieve
because of the
following.
Answer: Flexibility in standards deployment enables a high level of customization
within an organization
Question 17: Which of the following best defines the HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD)?
Answer: A
more interoperable version of ASTM's CCR and HL7's CDA standards
Question 18: Which one of the following types of care is not covered by Medicare Part A?
Answer: Outpatient
services
Question 19: _____ covers prescribed preventive benefits and is subject to an annual deductible.
Answer: Medicare Part B
Question 20: The amount charged for a medical insurance policy is called the ______.
Answer: Premium
Question 21: What is the name of the federally funded program that pays the medical bills of
the spouses and
dependents of persons on active duty in the uniformed services?
Answer: Tricare
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: .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
Question 2: .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=
Question 3: 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%
Question 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
Question 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
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,Question 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%
Question 7: If there are 8 cardiologists at Northwest Clinic and 12 family practitioners, the ratio
of family
practice physicians to cardiologists is _____.
Answer: 3:2
Question 8: 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
Question 9: Continuous speech input systems are limited _____.
Answer: By the words that are know by or
taught to the system
Question 10: Autocoding relies on _____.
Answer: Natural Language processing
Question 11: Bar coding technology is an example of _____.
Answer: Automatic recognition technology
Question 12: The technology commonly utilized for automated claims processing (sending bills
directly to
third party payers) is _____.
Answer: Electronic data interchange
Question 13: The process of integrating the health IT systems within a healthcare facility
requires the creation
of _____.
Answer: Enterprise master patient index
Page 2
, Question 14: 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
Question 15: A drug interaction alert would be a typical function of a _____.
Answer: Decision Support system
Question 16: Interoperability between healthcare information systems is challenging to achieve
because of the
following.
Answer: Flexibility in standards deployment enables a high level of customization
within an organization
Question 17: Which of the following best defines the HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD)?
Answer: A
more interoperable version of ASTM's CCR and HL7's CDA standards
Question 18: Which one of the following types of care is not covered by Medicare Part A?
Answer: Outpatient
services
Question 19: _____ covers prescribed preventive benefits and is subject to an annual deductible.
Answer: Medicare Part B
Question 20: The amount charged for a medical insurance policy is called the ______.
Answer: Premium
Question 21: What is the name of the federally funded program that pays the medical bills of
the spouses and
dependents of persons on active duty in the uniformed services?
Answer: Tricare
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