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WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA
MANAGEMENT ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK|NEW
AND REVISED
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Closed-record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM) professional
follow for documentation of both paper and electronic records? -
..(ANSWER)...Original documents should be maintained in the health record.
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note an example of? -
..(ANSWER)...Unstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a patient's
discharge. Which type of data is described in this scenario? -
..(ANSWER)...Unstructured
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Disposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve data security
methodologies within the hospital's electronic health record (EHR). The chief
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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? -
..(ANSWER)...Protection
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system identify? -
..(ANSWER)...Needs of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions? -
..(ANSWER)...National 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? -
..(ANSWER)...RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ..(ANSWER)...OASIS
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To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ..(ANSWER)...The 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? - ..(ANSWER)...Federated
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Centralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is unaffected when used across all
applications and systems? - ..(ANSWER)...Consistency
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Execute 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? - ..(ANSWER)...Red Flags Rule
WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA
MANAGEMENT ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK|NEW
AND REVISED
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Closed-record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM) professional
follow for documentation of both paper and electronic records? -
..(ANSWER)...Original documents should be maintained in the health record.
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note an example of? -
..(ANSWER)...Unstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a patient's
discharge. Which type of data is described in this scenario? -
..(ANSWER)...Unstructured
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Disposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve data security
methodologies within the hospital's electronic health record (EHR). The chief
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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? -
..(ANSWER)...Protection
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system identify? -
..(ANSWER)...Needs of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice payments, federal
licensure and certification actions, and adverse clinical privileges actions? -
..(ANSWER)...National 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? -
..(ANSWER)...RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all home health
agencies to electronically report? - ..(ANSWER)...OASIS
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To which organization must a sentinel event be reported? - ..(ANSWER)...The 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? - ..(ANSWER)...Federated
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Centralized
Which quality characteristic describes data that is unaffected when used across all
applications and systems? - ..(ANSWER)...Consistency
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? - ..(ANSWER)...Execute 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? - ..(ANSWER)...Red Flags Rule
