WGU C810 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA
MANAGEMENT EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY ANALYZED
ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM) ALREADY GRADED A+
LATEST 2025 – 2026
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 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
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
Which method of disposal would cause compliance issues for records that have met their
required retention? - 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? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER Data definition
A report is needed from a disease registry, but patients' names must be de-identified.Which
category of key principles and practices applies to this scenario? - ANSWER Responsibility of
health data steward
MANAGEMENT EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY ANALYZED
ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM) ALREADY GRADED A+
LATEST 2025 – 2026
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 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
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
Which method of disposal would cause compliance issues for records that have met their
required retention? - 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? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER Data definition
A report is needed from a disease registry, but patients' names must be de-identified.Which
category of key principles and practices applies to this scenario? - ANSWER Responsibility of
health data steward
