WGU D033 HEALTH INFORMATION 2026 EXAM
MAIN CORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Context-based authentication - ✔✔Controls access not only by the role that the
employee has in the CE but also by the individual data elements and the context in
which the user is working
✔✔Contingency plan - ✔✔Plan that is made up of policies and procedures that identify
how a CE will react in the event of an information system emergency such as power
failure, natural disaster, or a system failure
✔✔Continuity of Care Document (CCD) - ✔✔An implementation guide for sharing
continuity of care record (CCR) patient summary data
✔✔Continuity of care record (CCR) - ✔✔A core data set, which is the most relevant
administrative, demographic, and clinical information about a patient's healthcare,
covering one or more healthcare encounters
✔✔Core data set - ✔✔A data set that contains the most relevant administrative,
demographic, and clinical information about a patient's healthcare
,✔✔Covered entity (CE) - ✔✔A health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or healthcare
provider that transmits any health information in electronic form for one of the covered
transactions
✔✔Critical path - ✔✔The sequence of stages that takes the longest amount of time to
complete the project
✔✔Current Dental Terminology (CDT) - ✔✔The system used to code dental procedures
such as tooth extractions, tooth implants, and such
✔✔Dashboards - ✔✔Reports of process measures to help leaders follow progress to
assist with strategic planning. The dashboard provides the status on key measures
✔✔Data accessibility - ✔✔Data items can be easily obtainable by authorized users
✔✔Data accuracy - ✔✔Data that are free of identifiable errors
✔✔Data analyst - ✔✔Individual who applies his or her skills to manage, analyze,
interpret, and transform health data into accurate, consistent, and timely information
✔✔Data analytics - ✔✔The science of examining raw data with the purpose of drawing
conclusions about that information. This information can then be used to make business
decisions concerning which services to provide and how to improve patient care
✔✔Data capture - ✔✔The process of recording healthcare-related data in a health
record system or clinical database
✔✔Data cleansing - ✔✔The process of checking internal consistency and duplication as
well as identifying outliers and missing data. In other words, it means looking for errors
or problems with the data, such as duplicate patients
✔✔Data comprehensiveness - ✔✔The patient's health record must be complete and all
required data must be included
✔✔Data consistency - ✔✔Ensures that like data are the same on each document or
computer screen
✔✔Data content standards - ✔✔Clear guidelines for the acceptable values for specified
data fields. These standards make it possible to exchange health information using
electronic networks, and they identify the structure and content of data elements to be
collected by the EHR
✔✔Data currency - ✔✔Ensures that data are up to date
, ✔✔Data definition language (DDL) - ✔✔A special type of software used to create the
tables within a relational database. It translates how data are stored in the computer
from the physical view (physical structure of the database) to the logical view (one that
is understandable by the user)
✔✔Data field - ✔✔A predefined area within a database in which the same type of
information is usually recorded such as the data of birth
✔✔Data flow diagrams (DFDs) - ✔✔A diagram that shows how data moves (input,
storage, output) within the database. It is a way to show management and other
nontechnical users the system design
✔✔Data granularity - ✔✔The level of detail at which the attributes and values of
healthcare data are defined
✔✔Data integrity - ✔✔The extent to which healthcare data are complete, accurate,
consistent, and timely
✔✔Data integrity analyst - ✔✔Individual who is responsible for ensuring the quality of
the data in HIM information systems. Data integrity analysts must be able to apply data
and content standards to data collection and data storage. They must be able to
maintain the information systems, ensure compliance with legal and accreditation
requirements, and be able to analyze data
✔✔Data manipulation language (DML) - ✔✔A special type of software used to retrieve,
update, and edit data in a relational database. The DML accesses, makes changes to,
and retrieves data from the database
✔✔Data manipulation - ✔✔Allowing the user to add and delete rows in a table and to
sort, find, and compare. Another function of the data manipulation component is to
update data
✔✔Data mapping - ✔✔Allows for connections between two systems
✔✔Data mart - ✔✔A subset of the data warehouse designed for a single purpose or
specialized use
✔✔Data mining - ✔✔The process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data
from a database for the purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle
relationships that would be unnoticed without the analysis
✔✔Data modelling - ✔✔The design of the database needed for the organization. The
model should be based on the organization's strategic plan and should identify the data
elements to be collected and the relationship between them
MAIN CORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Context-based authentication - ✔✔Controls access not only by the role that the
employee has in the CE but also by the individual data elements and the context in
which the user is working
✔✔Contingency plan - ✔✔Plan that is made up of policies and procedures that identify
how a CE will react in the event of an information system emergency such as power
failure, natural disaster, or a system failure
✔✔Continuity of Care Document (CCD) - ✔✔An implementation guide for sharing
continuity of care record (CCR) patient summary data
✔✔Continuity of care record (CCR) - ✔✔A core data set, which is the most relevant
administrative, demographic, and clinical information about a patient's healthcare,
covering one or more healthcare encounters
✔✔Core data set - ✔✔A data set that contains the most relevant administrative,
demographic, and clinical information about a patient's healthcare
,✔✔Covered entity (CE) - ✔✔A health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or healthcare
provider that transmits any health information in electronic form for one of the covered
transactions
✔✔Critical path - ✔✔The sequence of stages that takes the longest amount of time to
complete the project
✔✔Current Dental Terminology (CDT) - ✔✔The system used to code dental procedures
such as tooth extractions, tooth implants, and such
✔✔Dashboards - ✔✔Reports of process measures to help leaders follow progress to
assist with strategic planning. The dashboard provides the status on key measures
✔✔Data accessibility - ✔✔Data items can be easily obtainable by authorized users
✔✔Data accuracy - ✔✔Data that are free of identifiable errors
✔✔Data analyst - ✔✔Individual who applies his or her skills to manage, analyze,
interpret, and transform health data into accurate, consistent, and timely information
✔✔Data analytics - ✔✔The science of examining raw data with the purpose of drawing
conclusions about that information. This information can then be used to make business
decisions concerning which services to provide and how to improve patient care
✔✔Data capture - ✔✔The process of recording healthcare-related data in a health
record system or clinical database
✔✔Data cleansing - ✔✔The process of checking internal consistency and duplication as
well as identifying outliers and missing data. In other words, it means looking for errors
or problems with the data, such as duplicate patients
✔✔Data comprehensiveness - ✔✔The patient's health record must be complete and all
required data must be included
✔✔Data consistency - ✔✔Ensures that like data are the same on each document or
computer screen
✔✔Data content standards - ✔✔Clear guidelines for the acceptable values for specified
data fields. These standards make it possible to exchange health information using
electronic networks, and they identify the structure and content of data elements to be
collected by the EHR
✔✔Data currency - ✔✔Ensures that data are up to date
, ✔✔Data definition language (DDL) - ✔✔A special type of software used to create the
tables within a relational database. It translates how data are stored in the computer
from the physical view (physical structure of the database) to the logical view (one that
is understandable by the user)
✔✔Data field - ✔✔A predefined area within a database in which the same type of
information is usually recorded such as the data of birth
✔✔Data flow diagrams (DFDs) - ✔✔A diagram that shows how data moves (input,
storage, output) within the database. It is a way to show management and other
nontechnical users the system design
✔✔Data granularity - ✔✔The level of detail at which the attributes and values of
healthcare data are defined
✔✔Data integrity - ✔✔The extent to which healthcare data are complete, accurate,
consistent, and timely
✔✔Data integrity analyst - ✔✔Individual who is responsible for ensuring the quality of
the data in HIM information systems. Data integrity analysts must be able to apply data
and content standards to data collection and data storage. They must be able to
maintain the information systems, ensure compliance with legal and accreditation
requirements, and be able to analyze data
✔✔Data manipulation language (DML) - ✔✔A special type of software used to retrieve,
update, and edit data in a relational database. The DML accesses, makes changes to,
and retrieves data from the database
✔✔Data manipulation - ✔✔Allowing the user to add and delete rows in a table and to
sort, find, and compare. Another function of the data manipulation component is to
update data
✔✔Data mapping - ✔✔Allows for connections between two systems
✔✔Data mart - ✔✔A subset of the data warehouse designed for a single purpose or
specialized use
✔✔Data mining - ✔✔The process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data
from a database for the purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle
relationships that would be unnoticed without the analysis
✔✔Data modelling - ✔✔The design of the database needed for the organization. The
model should be based on the organization's strategic plan and should identify the data
elements to be collected and the relationship between them
