WGU D223 HEALTHCARE POLICY AND
ECONOMICS TASK 1 AND TASK 2 UPDATED
FEBRUARY 2024 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ practice management system. Answer: combines a number of
applications required to manage a physician practice
⩥ materials management system. Answer: manages the supplies and
equipment within the facility
⩥ facilities management system. Answer: allows physical plant
operations to control the automated systems within the facility for
patient safety and comfort—that is, heating and air systems, automated
key control, and preventive maintenance tasks such as testing fire
extinguishers, elevator inspections, and the care of various equipment
used in the healthcare facility
⩥ revenue cycle management (RCM). Answer: management of the
accounts receivable and the accounts payable on a daily basis by the
healthcare facility
,⩥ chargemaster (charge description master [CDM]). Answer: financial
management form or software that contains information about the
healthcare facility's charges for the services it provides to patients
⩥ Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI). Answer: process an
organization undertakes that will improve clinical specificity and
documentation that will allow coding professionals to assign more
concise disease and procedural classification codes
⩥ Executive information system (EIS). Answer: decision support system
that is designed to be used by healthcare administrators. As such, it must
be easy to use and have access to a wide range of data. With the EIS, a
lot of graphs and charts generally are used as part of the results.
⩥ soundex. Answer: Phonetic-based indexing system that is easily
incorporated into computer software for searching surnames that sound
alike but are spelled differently
⩥ Enterprise master patient index (EMPI). Answer: provides access to
multiple repositories of information from overlapping patient
populations that are maintained in separate information systems and
databases. Arrangement of a network of health providers that may
include hospitals, physicians that provide coordinated services along the
continuum of care from ambulatory, acute, and long-term care and may
extend across a geographical region
, ⩥ chief clinical informatics officer. Answer: works with clinical
providers, such as physicians and nurses, to lead them in the use of
technology to improve quality of care, medical education, and healthcare
research. Is a "big picture" role, works to ensure that the technologies
needed by the healthcare providers are identified and ultimately
implemented
⩥ director of clinical informatics. Answer: leader in the implementation
of the EHR as well as the post-implementation services
⩥ mapping specialist. Answer: creates maps between systems such as
vocabularies and classification systems
⩥ clinical informatics coordinator. Answer: requires knowledge of
clinical information systems. They are experts in the data retrieval
needed by healthcare providers while conducting patient care
⩥ Chief Security Officer (CSO). Answer: responsible for protecting data
from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction
⩥ Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Answer: assists in the development
of the healthcare facility's strategic business plan in relation to
information systems and technology. Their goal is to ensure the
healthcare facility operates effectively and that they are competitive with
other healthcare facilities within their community
ECONOMICS TASK 1 AND TASK 2 UPDATED
FEBRUARY 2024 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ practice management system. Answer: combines a number of
applications required to manage a physician practice
⩥ materials management system. Answer: manages the supplies and
equipment within the facility
⩥ facilities management system. Answer: allows physical plant
operations to control the automated systems within the facility for
patient safety and comfort—that is, heating and air systems, automated
key control, and preventive maintenance tasks such as testing fire
extinguishers, elevator inspections, and the care of various equipment
used in the healthcare facility
⩥ revenue cycle management (RCM). Answer: management of the
accounts receivable and the accounts payable on a daily basis by the
healthcare facility
,⩥ chargemaster (charge description master [CDM]). Answer: financial
management form or software that contains information about the
healthcare facility's charges for the services it provides to patients
⩥ Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI). Answer: process an
organization undertakes that will improve clinical specificity and
documentation that will allow coding professionals to assign more
concise disease and procedural classification codes
⩥ Executive information system (EIS). Answer: decision support system
that is designed to be used by healthcare administrators. As such, it must
be easy to use and have access to a wide range of data. With the EIS, a
lot of graphs and charts generally are used as part of the results.
⩥ soundex. Answer: Phonetic-based indexing system that is easily
incorporated into computer software for searching surnames that sound
alike but are spelled differently
⩥ Enterprise master patient index (EMPI). Answer: provides access to
multiple repositories of information from overlapping patient
populations that are maintained in separate information systems and
databases. Arrangement of a network of health providers that may
include hospitals, physicians that provide coordinated services along the
continuum of care from ambulatory, acute, and long-term care and may
extend across a geographical region
, ⩥ chief clinical informatics officer. Answer: works with clinical
providers, such as physicians and nurses, to lead them in the use of
technology to improve quality of care, medical education, and healthcare
research. Is a "big picture" role, works to ensure that the technologies
needed by the healthcare providers are identified and ultimately
implemented
⩥ director of clinical informatics. Answer: leader in the implementation
of the EHR as well as the post-implementation services
⩥ mapping specialist. Answer: creates maps between systems such as
vocabularies and classification systems
⩥ clinical informatics coordinator. Answer: requires knowledge of
clinical information systems. They are experts in the data retrieval
needed by healthcare providers while conducting patient care
⩥ Chief Security Officer (CSO). Answer: responsible for protecting data
from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction
⩥ Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Answer: assists in the development
of the healthcare facility's strategic business plan in relation to
information systems and technology. Their goal is to ensure the
healthcare facility operates effectively and that they are competitive with
other healthcare facilities within their community
