WGU C810 Foundations in Healthcare Data
Management Practice QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026 | A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED
• primary data source . Answer: The health record is considered a
________________________ because it contains information about a
patient that has been documented by the professionals who provided
care or services to that patient.
• secondary data source . Answer: Data taken from the primary health
record and entered into registries and databases are considered a
_____________________.
• patient-identifiable data . Answer: The health record consists entirely
of _____________________. In other words, every fact recorded in the
record relates to a particular patient.
• Registries . Answer: ______________ are an example of patient-
identifiable data on groups of patients.
• Aggregate data . Answer: Include data on groups of people or patients
without identifying any particular patient individually. Secondary data
are considered ________________.
• statistics on the average length of stay (ALOS) . Answer: Examples of
aggregate data are _________________________ for patients
discharged within a particular diagnosis-related group (DRG).
• -facility-specific indexes
-registries, either facility or population based
,-other healthcare databases . Answer: Secondary data sources consist of
?
• disease-oriented databases . Answer: Data extracted from health
records and entered into _______________ can, for example, help
researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment methods,
as well as, demonstrate survival rates at different stages of disease.
• Internal users of secondary data . Answer: ___________________ are
individuals located within the healthcare facility including medical staff
and administrative and management staff.
• identify patterns and trends . Answer: Secondary data enable these
internal users to __________________that are helpful in patient care,
long-range planning, budgeting, and bench-marking with other facilities.
• External users . Answer: ________________ of patient data are
individuals and institutions outside the facility like state data banks and
federal agencies.
• aggregate data and not patient-identifiable . Answer: The secondary
data provided to external users is generally ______________ and not
_________________ data.
• indexes . Answer: The secondary data sources that have been in
existence the longest are the ____________ that have been developed
within facilities to meet their individual needs.
• report from a database . Answer: An index is simply a
______________________ that enables health records to be located by
diagnosis, procedure, or physician.
• handwritten data . Answer: Prior to extensive computerization in
healthcare, these indexes were kept on cards with ________________.
, • master patient index (MPI) . Answer: The ______________________,
which is sometimes called the master person index, contains patient-
identifiable data such as name, address, date of birth, dates of
hospitalizations or encounters, name of attending physician, and health
record number.
• quickly retrieve health information . Answer: The MPI is an important
source of patient health record numbers. These numbers enable the
facility to __________________________ for specific patients.
• admission, pre-admission, or registration . Answer: Most of the
information in the MPI is entered into the facility data-base at the time
of the _________, _______________, or ___________ process.
• disease index . Answer: In an acute care setting, the _____________ is
a listing in diagnosis code number order for patients discharged from the
facility during a particular time period. It is considered patient-
identifiable data.
• patient's health record number | diagnosis codes . Answer: The index
always includes the ________________ as well as the
__________________ so that records can be retrieved by diagnosis.
• non-acute settings . Answer: In ________________, the disease index
might be generated to reflect patients currently receiving services in the
facility.
• operation index . Answer: The ______________ is similar to the
disease index except that it is arranged in numerical order by the
patient's procedure code(s), usually using ICD or Current Procedural
Terminology (CPT) codes, and the surgeon may be listed in addition to,
or instead of, the attending physician.
• query the health information system . Answer: In many cases, facilities
no longer have an actual listing for the diagnosis and operation indexes.
Management Practice QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026 | A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED
• primary data source . Answer: The health record is considered a
________________________ because it contains information about a
patient that has been documented by the professionals who provided
care or services to that patient.
• secondary data source . Answer: Data taken from the primary health
record and entered into registries and databases are considered a
_____________________.
• patient-identifiable data . Answer: The health record consists entirely
of _____________________. In other words, every fact recorded in the
record relates to a particular patient.
• Registries . Answer: ______________ are an example of patient-
identifiable data on groups of patients.
• Aggregate data . Answer: Include data on groups of people or patients
without identifying any particular patient individually. Secondary data
are considered ________________.
• statistics on the average length of stay (ALOS) . Answer: Examples of
aggregate data are _________________________ for patients
discharged within a particular diagnosis-related group (DRG).
• -facility-specific indexes
-registries, either facility or population based
,-other healthcare databases . Answer: Secondary data sources consist of
?
• disease-oriented databases . Answer: Data extracted from health
records and entered into _______________ can, for example, help
researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment methods,
as well as, demonstrate survival rates at different stages of disease.
• Internal users of secondary data . Answer: ___________________ are
individuals located within the healthcare facility including medical staff
and administrative and management staff.
• identify patterns and trends . Answer: Secondary data enable these
internal users to __________________that are helpful in patient care,
long-range planning, budgeting, and bench-marking with other facilities.
• External users . Answer: ________________ of patient data are
individuals and institutions outside the facility like state data banks and
federal agencies.
• aggregate data and not patient-identifiable . Answer: The secondary
data provided to external users is generally ______________ and not
_________________ data.
• indexes . Answer: The secondary data sources that have been in
existence the longest are the ____________ that have been developed
within facilities to meet their individual needs.
• report from a database . Answer: An index is simply a
______________________ that enables health records to be located by
diagnosis, procedure, or physician.
• handwritten data . Answer: Prior to extensive computerization in
healthcare, these indexes were kept on cards with ________________.
, • master patient index (MPI) . Answer: The ______________________,
which is sometimes called the master person index, contains patient-
identifiable data such as name, address, date of birth, dates of
hospitalizations or encounters, name of attending physician, and health
record number.
• quickly retrieve health information . Answer: The MPI is an important
source of patient health record numbers. These numbers enable the
facility to __________________________ for specific patients.
• admission, pre-admission, or registration . Answer: Most of the
information in the MPI is entered into the facility data-base at the time
of the _________, _______________, or ___________ process.
• disease index . Answer: In an acute care setting, the _____________ is
a listing in diagnosis code number order for patients discharged from the
facility during a particular time period. It is considered patient-
identifiable data.
• patient's health record number | diagnosis codes . Answer: The index
always includes the ________________ as well as the
__________________ so that records can be retrieved by diagnosis.
• non-acute settings . Answer: In ________________, the disease index
might be generated to reflect patients currently receiving services in the
facility.
• operation index . Answer: The ______________ is similar to the
disease index except that it is arranged in numerical order by the
patient's procedure code(s), usually using ICD or Current Procedural
Terminology (CPT) codes, and the surgeon may be listed in addition to,
or instead of, the attending physician.
• query the health information system . Answer: In many cases, facilities
no longer have an actual listing for the diagnosis and operation indexes.
