WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN
HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Which form of review is conducted after a patient is discharged from an acute care
facility in order to obtain information about trends and patterns of documentation? -
ANSWERClosed-record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM) professional follow
for documentation of both paper and electronic records? - ANSWEROriginal
documents should be maintained in the health record.
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note an example of? -
ANSWERUnstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a patient's discharge.
Which type of data is described in this scenario? - ANSWERUnstructured
A health information manager is responsible for properly destroying records after the
retention period has passed. Which principle for information governance is described
in this scenario? - ANSWERDisposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve data security
methodologies within the hospital's electronic health record (EHR). The chief
information officer enlists the help of the hospital's health information management
(HIM) director to help design and enforce the new data security policies, which
include the utilization of a new token system to access the EHR.Which information
governance principle is described in this scenario? - ANSWERProtection
A new HIM professional is looking for an HIE organization that has the most
advantages in terms of availability and integrity.
Which HIE model would be the best choice? - ANSWERHybrid
What includes an example of patient-identifiable data and an example of aggregate
data? - ANSWERMPI and cancer registry annual reporting data
The federally mandated resident assessment instrument used in long-term care
facilities consists of three basic components. Two of these components are the new
care area assessment and utilization guidelines.
What is the third basic component in the resident assessment instrument? -
ANSWERMinimum Data Set (MDS)
In a healthcare facility that still uses paper records, a physician is requesting a
record to complete a discharge summary that is now 28 days past due. The record
, tracker states that the record has been sent to storage.Which record-keeping
principle applies to this scenario? - ANSWERAvailability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system identify? -
ANSWERNeeds of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions? -
ANSWERNational Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) external
audit program that works to reduce Medicare improper payments? - ANSWERRACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ANSWEROASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ANSWERThe Joint
Commission
Which model describes the information that flows to more than one regional clinical
data repository (CDR) and requested records sent from one regional authority? -
ANSWERFederated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health agency all participate
in a health information exchange (HIE). The data is pushed from their facilities into
one repository where they all have access to retrieve data when needed.Which
model is described in this scenario? - ANSWERCentralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is unaffected when used across all
applications and systems? - ANSWERConsistency
During a storm, the operation of information systems and data preservation are
threatened, triggering a disaster protocol.Which disaster recovery planning process
step should be taken in this situation? - ANSWERExecute the continuity plan
An acute care facility is concerned with identity theft and wants to update policies to
detect identity theft in day-to-day operations, take steps to prevent the crime, and
mitigate its damage. Which prevention program element should the facility update? -
ANSWERRed Flags Rule
Which method of disposal would cause compliance issues for records that have met
their required retention? - ANSWERRecords that are trashed once reaching their
retention
A hospital's chief executive officer (CEO) notices a spike in complaints about a
certain unit and wants to know the average number of patients admitted to that unit
in order to monitor staff need. Where should the CEO look for this data? -
ANSWERDaily census report
HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Which form of review is conducted after a patient is discharged from an acute care
facility in order to obtain information about trends and patterns of documentation? -
ANSWERClosed-record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM) professional follow
for documentation of both paper and electronic records? - ANSWEROriginal
documents should be maintained in the health record.
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note an example of? -
ANSWERUnstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a patient's discharge.
Which type of data is described in this scenario? - ANSWERUnstructured
A health information manager is responsible for properly destroying records after the
retention period has passed. Which principle for information governance is described
in this scenario? - ANSWERDisposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve data security
methodologies within the hospital's electronic health record (EHR). The chief
information officer enlists the help of the hospital's health information management
(HIM) director to help design and enforce the new data security policies, which
include the utilization of a new token system to access the EHR.Which information
governance principle is described in this scenario? - ANSWERProtection
A new HIM professional is looking for an HIE organization that has the most
advantages in terms of availability and integrity.
Which HIE model would be the best choice? - ANSWERHybrid
What includes an example of patient-identifiable data and an example of aggregate
data? - ANSWERMPI and cancer registry annual reporting data
The federally mandated resident assessment instrument used in long-term care
facilities consists of three basic components. Two of these components are the new
care area assessment and utilization guidelines.
What is the third basic component in the resident assessment instrument? -
ANSWERMinimum Data Set (MDS)
In a healthcare facility that still uses paper records, a physician is requesting a
record to complete a discharge summary that is now 28 days past due. The record
, tracker states that the record has been sent to storage.Which record-keeping
principle applies to this scenario? - ANSWERAvailability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system identify? -
ANSWERNeeds of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions? -
ANSWERNational Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) external
audit program that works to reduce Medicare improper payments? - ANSWERRACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ANSWEROASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ANSWERThe Joint
Commission
Which model describes the information that flows to more than one regional clinical
data repository (CDR) and requested records sent from one regional authority? -
ANSWERFederated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health agency all participate
in a health information exchange (HIE). The data is pushed from their facilities into
one repository where they all have access to retrieve data when needed.Which
model is described in this scenario? - ANSWERCentralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is unaffected when used across all
applications and systems? - ANSWERConsistency
During a storm, the operation of information systems and data preservation are
threatened, triggering a disaster protocol.Which disaster recovery planning process
step should be taken in this situation? - ANSWERExecute the continuity plan
An acute care facility is concerned with identity theft and wants to update policies to
detect identity theft in day-to-day operations, take steps to prevent the crime, and
mitigate its damage. Which prevention program element should the facility update? -
ANSWERRed Flags Rule
Which method of disposal would cause compliance issues for records that have met
their required retention? - ANSWERRecords that are trashed once reaching their
retention
A hospital's chief executive officer (CEO) notices a spike in complaints about a
certain unit and wants to know the average number of patients admitted to that unit
in order to monitor staff need. Where should the CEO look for this data? -
ANSWERDaily census report
