WGU C816 ZQM1 : EHR IMPLEMENTATION
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ If the CFO wanted to evaluate the supply shipping schedule, storage costs
forsupplies and equipment, timeframes for ordering supplies, and the
distributionof equipment and supplies to the correct departments, which
informationsystem would facilitate this process?.
Answer: materials management
◍ In hospitals today, the EHR is largely a:.
Answer: set of components
◍ Change continuums.
Answer: three basic continuums: technology, processes, and people.
◍ How is health information accessed?.
Answer: Isolated legacy systems are being replaced by more efficient and
interconnected business-oriented systems like supply chain management
(SCM), customer relationship management (CRM), and enterprise resource
planning (ERP).
◍ Identify the type of malicious software that denies an organization access to
itsown information system..
Answer: ransomware
◍ The type of testing that ensures that the information system can handle a
largenumber of transactions at the same time is known as ______________..
Answer: volume testing
◍ Health Information Portability and Protection Act(HIPAA).
Answer: Enacted on August 21, 1996, by the U.S. Congress to accelerate the
, development of data standards to improve the privacy, confidentiality,
integrity, and security aspects of personal health information and to simplify
the movement of individual patients' protected health information (PHI)
between healthcare professionals and othercovered entities that require the
information,such as insurance companies
◍ Which of the following is a method to determine how bad the cancer is
byestablishing the size of the tumor, the number of lymph nodes involved,
andwhether it has spread to other organs?.
Answer: tnm
◍ Messaging standards are the same as.
Answer: Interoperability standards
◍ SNOMED is an example of a.
Answer: nomenclature
◍ The term electronic "health" record is preferred over other terms in order to
add which of the following to the traditional concept of the medical record:.
Answer: promotion of health and wellness
◍ Telehealth.
Answer: The use of information and communication technologies to transfer
healthcare information for the delivery of clinical, administrative and
educational services
◍ To enter the number of units of blood that a patient received during a
recenthospitalization, one would use the ______________..
Answer: healthcare quality indicator
◍ What is the MOST important area of expertise in information technology
that a practicemanager should possess?.
Answer: The ability to identify the current and future needs.
◍ Data statistics.
Answer: used to make conclusions about a population
◍ Patient-Centric Management Systems Benefits.
, Answer: Allow direct sourcing and capturing of patient data -Direct patient
careContinuing patient careFollow-up treatment protocolsMedical education
(for nurses and resident physicians)ResearchImprove legal complianceCut
costsImprove patient safetyDecision support capabilities
◍ a database model the concept of patient is an example of a(n).
Answer: entity
◍ According to the Health and Human Services guidelines on the Health
Insurance Portabilityand Accountability Act, which of the following would
NOT be relevant to medical recordprocedures?.
Answer: Maximum allowable charge to copy records for an attorney's
office.
◍ Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC).
Answer: a classification system used for identifyinglaboratory results and
clinical observations
◍ 75% of poor data quality is likely caused by.
Answer: human data-entry errors.It is a healthcare manager's responsibility
to ensure that employees understand the system andare provided with the
manager's support to expedite problem mitigation and support a culture
ofmindfulness over production, with a shared goal of correct data entry.
◍ IS A's health record number field allows 8 characters. The same field in IS
Ballows 12 characters. How is this handled?.
Answer: data conversion
◍ Installing an update to the information is performed in which SDLC stage?.
Answer: support and evalution
◍ PODC method.
Answer: provides a framework to identify and define specific actions aimed
at meeting the organizational goals and aligning an HMISstrategy. The
healthcare organization's business strategies are guided by higher-level
planning. Additionally, a health management strategicinformation system
plan (HMSISP) is intended to clearly define concrete and measurable
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ If the CFO wanted to evaluate the supply shipping schedule, storage costs
forsupplies and equipment, timeframes for ordering supplies, and the
distributionof equipment and supplies to the correct departments, which
informationsystem would facilitate this process?.
Answer: materials management
◍ In hospitals today, the EHR is largely a:.
Answer: set of components
◍ Change continuums.
Answer: three basic continuums: technology, processes, and people.
◍ How is health information accessed?.
Answer: Isolated legacy systems are being replaced by more efficient and
interconnected business-oriented systems like supply chain management
(SCM), customer relationship management (CRM), and enterprise resource
planning (ERP).
◍ Identify the type of malicious software that denies an organization access to
itsown information system..
Answer: ransomware
◍ The type of testing that ensures that the information system can handle a
largenumber of transactions at the same time is known as ______________..
Answer: volume testing
◍ Health Information Portability and Protection Act(HIPAA).
Answer: Enacted on August 21, 1996, by the U.S. Congress to accelerate the
, development of data standards to improve the privacy, confidentiality,
integrity, and security aspects of personal health information and to simplify
the movement of individual patients' protected health information (PHI)
between healthcare professionals and othercovered entities that require the
information,such as insurance companies
◍ Which of the following is a method to determine how bad the cancer is
byestablishing the size of the tumor, the number of lymph nodes involved,
andwhether it has spread to other organs?.
Answer: tnm
◍ Messaging standards are the same as.
Answer: Interoperability standards
◍ SNOMED is an example of a.
Answer: nomenclature
◍ The term electronic "health" record is preferred over other terms in order to
add which of the following to the traditional concept of the medical record:.
Answer: promotion of health and wellness
◍ Telehealth.
Answer: The use of information and communication technologies to transfer
healthcare information for the delivery of clinical, administrative and
educational services
◍ To enter the number of units of blood that a patient received during a
recenthospitalization, one would use the ______________..
Answer: healthcare quality indicator
◍ What is the MOST important area of expertise in information technology
that a practicemanager should possess?.
Answer: The ability to identify the current and future needs.
◍ Data statistics.
Answer: used to make conclusions about a population
◍ Patient-Centric Management Systems Benefits.
, Answer: Allow direct sourcing and capturing of patient data -Direct patient
careContinuing patient careFollow-up treatment protocolsMedical education
(for nurses and resident physicians)ResearchImprove legal complianceCut
costsImprove patient safetyDecision support capabilities
◍ a database model the concept of patient is an example of a(n).
Answer: entity
◍ According to the Health and Human Services guidelines on the Health
Insurance Portabilityand Accountability Act, which of the following would
NOT be relevant to medical recordprocedures?.
Answer: Maximum allowable charge to copy records for an attorney's
office.
◍ Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC).
Answer: a classification system used for identifyinglaboratory results and
clinical observations
◍ 75% of poor data quality is likely caused by.
Answer: human data-entry errors.It is a healthcare manager's responsibility
to ensure that employees understand the system andare provided with the
manager's support to expedite problem mitigation and support a culture
ofmindfulness over production, with a shared goal of correct data entry.
◍ IS A's health record number field allows 8 characters. The same field in IS
Ballows 12 characters. How is this handled?.
Answer: data conversion
◍ Installing an update to the information is performed in which SDLC stage?.
Answer: support and evalution
◍ PODC method.
Answer: provides a framework to identify and define specific actions aimed
at meeting the organizational goals and aligning an HMISstrategy. The
healthcare organization's business strategies are guided by higher-level
planning. Additionally, a health management strategicinformation system
plan (HMSISP) is intended to clearly define concrete and measurable
