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WGU C810 / C810 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / WGU C810
FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
EXAM | GUARANTEED PASS | WGU
Which guideline should an HIM professional use for documentation of
both paper and electronic records? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The original
documents should be maintained in the health record
Which type of information can be found in a physician's order? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Written or verbal requests for treatment, tests,
procedures, and medications
Minimum Data Set (MDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A nurse at a longterm care
facility is documenting a comprehensive assessment into the patient's
medical record. What must the record include to meet CMS
requirements?
MDS Minimum data set - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The federally mandated
resident assessment instrument (RAI) used in long term care facilities
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consists of 3 basic components, including the new care assessment,
utilization guidelines, and the
Rate and mean - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ___________ is when two numbers
are representing different things and ___________ is the average of the
two numbers
8 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Given the numbers below, what is the mode?
4,5,5,6,7,7,8,8,8,9
24 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > How many hours count as an inpatient
service day?
A&D - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hospital census includes patient who are still
admitted by midnight of the same day and _________
DEEDS (Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
As a trauma registrar working in an ER, you want to
begin comparing trauma care services to other hospital based
emergency departments. To ensure that your facility collecting the
same data in other facilities, you review elements from which data set?
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HCPCS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System
-Claim reimbursement
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > You
are developing a complete data dictionary for your facility. Which of the
following resources will be most helpful in providing standard
definitions for data commonly collected in acute care hospitals?
MDS (minimum data set) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In 1987, OBRA helped shift
the focus in long term care to patient outcomes, as a result core
assessment data elements are collected on each SNF resident as
defined in the
Morphology - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Refers to the size of a tumor
FDA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Developed NDC
IHTSDO - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > International Health Terminology
Standards Development Organization
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-Owns SNOMED-CT
Concepts - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Most granular unit in terminology
Mapping - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reuse of data for another purpose
CPT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Current Procedural Terminology
-Outpatient setting
1996 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > What year was HIPAA enacted?
Correcting mistakes - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When a nurse makes a mistake
while writing down information it is corrected by a line across the
incorrect word and signing with a date
Informed consent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Surgical procedure, what kind of
consent?
History and Physical (H&P) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Required 30 days before
admission or 24 hours after admission
WGU C810 / C810 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / WGU C810
FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
EXAM | GUARANTEED PASS | WGU
Which guideline should an HIM professional use for documentation of
both paper and electronic records? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The original
documents should be maintained in the health record
Which type of information can be found in a physician's order? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Written or verbal requests for treatment, tests,
procedures, and medications
Minimum Data Set (MDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A nurse at a longterm care
facility is documenting a comprehensive assessment into the patient's
medical record. What must the record include to meet CMS
requirements?
MDS Minimum data set - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The federally mandated
resident assessment instrument (RAI) used in long term care facilities
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consists of 3 basic components, including the new care assessment,
utilization guidelines, and the
Rate and mean - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ___________ is when two numbers
are representing different things and ___________ is the average of the
two numbers
8 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Given the numbers below, what is the mode?
4,5,5,6,7,7,8,8,8,9
24 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > How many hours count as an inpatient
service day?
A&D - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hospital census includes patient who are still
admitted by midnight of the same day and _________
DEEDS (Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
As a trauma registrar working in an ER, you want to
begin comparing trauma care services to other hospital based
emergency departments. To ensure that your facility collecting the
same data in other facilities, you review elements from which data set?
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HCPCS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System
-Claim reimbursement
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > You
are developing a complete data dictionary for your facility. Which of the
following resources will be most helpful in providing standard
definitions for data commonly collected in acute care hospitals?
MDS (minimum data set) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In 1987, OBRA helped shift
the focus in long term care to patient outcomes, as a result core
assessment data elements are collected on each SNF resident as
defined in the
Morphology - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Refers to the size of a tumor
FDA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Developed NDC
IHTSDO - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > International Health Terminology
Standards Development Organization
, 4
-Owns SNOMED-CT
Concepts - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Most granular unit in terminology
Mapping - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reuse of data for another purpose
CPT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Current Procedural Terminology
-Outpatient setting
1996 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > What year was HIPAA enacted?
Correcting mistakes - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When a nurse makes a mistake
while writing down information it is corrected by a line across the
incorrect word and signing with a date
Informed consent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Surgical procedure, what kind of
consent?
History and Physical (H&P) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Required 30 days before
admission or 24 hours after admission
