WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
DATA MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026 (GRADED A+)
DETAILED ANSWERS!!
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? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Closed-record |review
Which |guideline |should |an |health |information |management |(HIM) |professional |follow |for |
documentation |of |both |paper |and |electronic |records? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Original |
documents |should |be |maintained |in |the |health |record.
Which |data |type |is |a |cardiac |catheterization |examination |note |an |example |of? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |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 |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? |- |
CORRECT |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? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Availability
What |does |a |stakeholder |analysis |of |a |data |governance |system |identify? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RACs
Which |assessment |do |the |Conditions |of |Participation |require |all |home |health |agencies |to |
electronically |report? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OASIS
To |which |organization |must |a |sentinel |event |be |reported? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Centralized
Which |quality |characteristic |describes |data |that |is |unaffected |when |used |across |all |
applications |and |systems? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Red |Flags |Rule
Which |method |of |disposal |would |cause |compliance |issues |for |records |that |have |met |their |
required |retention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Records |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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Daily |census |report
When |an |entry |is |made |to |a |disease |registry, |an |automatic |format |check |ensures |the |data |field
|for |"Present |on |Admission" |(POA) |is |completed.Which |principle |of |data |stewardship |is |this |an |
example |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Establishing |controls
A |health |information |management |(HIM) |director |is |writing |a |data |dictionary |for |a |new |
disease |registry.For |which |area |is |this |HIM |director |being |a |data |steward? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Data |definition
DATA MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026 (GRADED A+)
DETAILED ANSWERS!!
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? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Closed-record |review
Which |guideline |should |an |health |information |management |(HIM) |professional |follow |for |
documentation |of |both |paper |and |electronic |records? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Original |
documents |should |be |maintained |in |the |health |record.
Which |data |type |is |a |cardiac |catheterization |examination |note |an |example |of? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |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 |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? |- |
CORRECT |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? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Availability
What |does |a |stakeholder |analysis |of |a |data |governance |system |identify? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RACs
Which |assessment |do |the |Conditions |of |Participation |require |all |home |health |agencies |to |
electronically |report? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OASIS
To |which |organization |must |a |sentinel |event |be |reported? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Centralized
Which |quality |characteristic |describes |data |that |is |unaffected |when |used |across |all |
applications |and |systems? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |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? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Red |Flags |Rule
Which |method |of |disposal |would |cause |compliance |issues |for |records |that |have |met |their |
required |retention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Records |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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Daily |census |report
When |an |entry |is |made |to |a |disease |registry, |an |automatic |format |check |ensures |the |data |field
|for |"Present |on |Admission" |(POA) |is |completed.Which |principle |of |data |stewardship |is |this |an |
example |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Establishing |controls
A |health |information |management |(HIM) |director |is |writing |a |data |dictionary |for |a |new |
disease |registry.For |which |area |is |this |HIM |director |being |a |data |steward? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Data |definition
