WGU C427 DATA MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OA EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 70
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+
As part of an enterprise implementation of a new electronic health record, a healthcare organization
decides to migrate 10 years of legacy data from the previous system into a cloud.
What are two benefits to this organization by doing this?
Choose 2 ANSWERs
Decreased data storage costs
Quicker learning curve among clinical staff
Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Improved quality assurance testing during implementation phase - ANSWER-Decreased data storage
costs Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Social media has changed the way patients access and share medical information. One of the most active
groups of information seekers is made up of those who suffer from rare or chronic conditions.
What does this new technology offer these patients?
Blogs that are reviewed by medical professionals
Communication with people who have similar conditions
Experimental treatment options that are available for use
Research on conditions that has been validated for accuracy - ANSWER-Communication with people
who have similar conditions
A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the receiving
nurse wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous nurse. The
leadership has not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet.
Which point of care system software will improve communication?
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
,Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record - ANSWER-Electronic medication administration record
A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS).
Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data is presented to the physician?
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to HMIS - ANSWER-Data sent
to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system without
performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one week and the
implementation was unsuccessful.
What is the primary issue that contributed to the implementation's failure?
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management - ANSWER-Lack of communication from management
A healthcare organization implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-house server.
From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow and was unusable when a
lot of users were entering data at the same time. The information technology department has
determined the issue to be an infrastructure problem.
What should have been the foreseeable cause of the system performance problem?
The server room is too hot.
The network cable runs are too long.
The server was configured incorrectly.
, The user access privileges are inadequate. - ANSWER-The server was configured incorrectly.
A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In response, they
want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the needs of the
majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to meet these goals?
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
Immediate use of emerging platforms - ANSWER-Security and ease of use
A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility objective
is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be necessary to
communicate with patients through a patient portal.
What will be needed for this implementation?
Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis - ANSWER-Interoperability protocols
A patient diagnosed with cancer is searching the Internet for more information about the condition.
Which website would be helpful to this patient?
Advertisement about cures using essential oils
Presentation of oncologists and their biographies
Online support group of patients with the same condition
Summary of alternative treatments and their success rates - ANSWER-Online support group of
patients with the same condition
AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 70
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+
As part of an enterprise implementation of a new electronic health record, a healthcare organization
decides to migrate 10 years of legacy data from the previous system into a cloud.
What are two benefits to this organization by doing this?
Choose 2 ANSWERs
Decreased data storage costs
Quicker learning curve among clinical staff
Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Improved quality assurance testing during implementation phase - ANSWER-Decreased data storage
costs Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Social media has changed the way patients access and share medical information. One of the most active
groups of information seekers is made up of those who suffer from rare or chronic conditions.
What does this new technology offer these patients?
Blogs that are reviewed by medical professionals
Communication with people who have similar conditions
Experimental treatment options that are available for use
Research on conditions that has been validated for accuracy - ANSWER-Communication with people
who have similar conditions
A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the receiving
nurse wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous nurse. The
leadership has not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet.
Which point of care system software will improve communication?
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
,Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record - ANSWER-Electronic medication administration record
A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS).
Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data is presented to the physician?
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to HMIS - ANSWER-Data sent
to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system without
performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one week and the
implementation was unsuccessful.
What is the primary issue that contributed to the implementation's failure?
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management - ANSWER-Lack of communication from management
A healthcare organization implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-house server.
From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow and was unusable when a
lot of users were entering data at the same time. The information technology department has
determined the issue to be an infrastructure problem.
What should have been the foreseeable cause of the system performance problem?
The server room is too hot.
The network cable runs are too long.
The server was configured incorrectly.
, The user access privileges are inadequate. - ANSWER-The server was configured incorrectly.
A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In response, they
want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the needs of the
majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to meet these goals?
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
Immediate use of emerging platforms - ANSWER-Security and ease of use
A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility objective
is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be necessary to
communicate with patients through a patient portal.
What will be needed for this implementation?
Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis - ANSWER-Interoperability protocols
A patient diagnosed with cancer is searching the Internet for more information about the condition.
Which website would be helpful to this patient?
Advertisement about cures using essential oils
Presentation of oncologists and their biographies
Online support group of patients with the same condition
Summary of alternative treatments and their success rates - ANSWER-Online support group of
patients with the same condition
