WGU C985 HEALTH CARE
ANALYTICS OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <NEWEST
VERSION>
Linear regression - ANSWER In conversations with her patients, a
physical therapist notices that patients who are on Workman's
Compensation and have supportive supervisors, eager for them to return
to work, have more positive outcomes in rehabilitation than those patients
whose supervisors have a negative attitude toward their employee's injury:
insisting they not return to work until they are at 100% because if
anything less they are "useless to the job".
What type of test could the therapist use to see if these two factors have a
measurable relationship?
Regression analysis - ANSWER Data analysts at a large metropolitan
hospital need to determine risk factors associated with readmission within
30 days via the hospital's emergency room among patients with COPD.
The variables of interest include age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance
status, and family support. Which statistical technique should be used?
ANOVA - ANSWER Several community health centers across a rural
state are gathering data on their pre-diabetic patients and using A1c levels
as a baseline measurement to include patients in a research project. Three
different interventions will be applied.
,One group of patients will receive a special diet to follow; the second
group will work with physical therapists on a regular exercise program;
the third group will follow the diet and engage in the exercise.
Which statistical test will be appropriate to use to determine which
treatment is most effective in controlling pre-diabetes?
time series - ANSWER A hospital CFO is analyzing the cost benefits of
using the patient reminder system, which was implemented over a year
ago, to see if the automated system results in less missed appointments
("no-shows").
She is comparing quarterly reports from this past year on volume of
patients who did not show up to their appointments, to the volume of
patients of the previous year, who did not show up to their appointments,
to see if the automated system has proven effective. She is considering
other variables as she reviews the data, but is primarily analyzing the
number of "no-show" patients from last year's quarterly reports to this
year's.
Cross-sectional - ANSWER There are two standard treatments for
children with ADHD who display a specific set of characteristics. One
treatment is a cognitive behavioral intervention, and the other is a dietary
and biomedical intervention. Both treatments have equally strong clinical
evidence supporting their efficacy. A researcher proposes a comparison
of the two interventions to determine which is preferable. The children
will be randomized to one of two groups: half of the children will receive
the cognitive behavioral intervention and the other half of the children
will receive the dietary and biomedical intervention. Which test is
appropriate to determining the preferable treatment?
The mean (average) length of stay and
The mean number of providers seeing each patient each day - ANSWER
The vice president, CMO, and Operations Team collected data on
resources used by patients who have undergone coronary bypass and the
length of stays for a defined population of patients who received CABG
surgery. Since the raw data is complex to discuss and evaluate, the team
will use descriptive statistics to analyze the data to support their decisions
for recommendations.
Which of the following descriptive statistics could prove the most useful?
, National Healthcare Survey - ANSWER Operates through CDC; the
National Health Care Surveys are designed to answer key questions of
interest to health care policy makers, public health professionals, and
researchers.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - ANSWER Operates
through the CDC: data on birth, death, marriages, divorces, and fetal
deaths.
Public Health Databases - ANSWER Incidence and prevalence of
diseases, survival statistics, high-risk populations, trends over time. Data
gathered from medical records, surveys, interviews. NCHS has
responsibility for these databases.
Statistical modeling - ANSWER A hospital CFO in California is
examining reimbursement data from their five-hospital system to
compare which hospital is incurring debt from healthcare services to
patients using Medicaid and CHIPS.
Predictive modeling - ANSWER A hospital in Colorado is launching an
initiative to decrease the use of their emergency department by the
homeless population who uses Medicaid for their healthcare, by sending
mobile healthcare units into certain sections of their community. They are
forecasting this will save them over a million dollars in healthcare
expenditures over the next few years.
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - ANSWER This database is
queried as part of the physician credentialing process when applying for
medical staff privileges and every two years afterward. It contains data on
medical malpractice, adverse licensure actions, suspensions, certain
professional review actions, such as denial of medical staff privileges.
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) - ANSWER Acute
care and skilled nursing facility claims data. Demographics on patient,
information on provider, on Medicare coverage for the claim, total
charges, charges broken down, codes and diagnostic related group (DRG)
data. Only contains data on Medicare patients.
Surveillance records - ANSWER Medical screening and medical
_______________ are two fundamental strategies for optimizing
employee health. Medical screening is only one component of a
comprehensive medical _____________ program. The fundamental
, purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment of the individual
and thus has a clinical focus.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - ANSWER A part of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical
research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and
save lives.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - ANSWER Is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers,
and employers across the United States.
Health Payment Systems Data - ANSWER Data mined from billing/
coding departments, many organizations use software or services to
facilitate their process.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - ANSWER Is
an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
primary Federal agency for improving health care to people who are
geographically isolated, or economically or medically vulnerable.
Accounts Receivable and cost data - ANSWER Financial health is
critical to any organization. Managing financial data ensures adequate
resources for long and short term goals, and sound financial planning.
CAUTI - ANSWER Catheter associated urinary tract infection is an
infection involving any part of the urinary system, including urethra,
bladder, ureters, and kidney
Post-op infection rate - ANSWER Medical complications due to
infection impact patient recovery, often resulting in thousands of dollars
in additional cost; data also beneficial for improvement in infection
control processes.
CLABSI - ANSWER Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection
HCAHPS - ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
Readmissions - ANSWER The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a
section to the Social Security Act establishing the Hospital Program. It
requires CMS to reduce payments to hospitals with excessive
________________. This was implemented back in 2012.
ANALYTICS OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <NEWEST
VERSION>
Linear regression - ANSWER In conversations with her patients, a
physical therapist notices that patients who are on Workman's
Compensation and have supportive supervisors, eager for them to return
to work, have more positive outcomes in rehabilitation than those patients
whose supervisors have a negative attitude toward their employee's injury:
insisting they not return to work until they are at 100% because if
anything less they are "useless to the job".
What type of test could the therapist use to see if these two factors have a
measurable relationship?
Regression analysis - ANSWER Data analysts at a large metropolitan
hospital need to determine risk factors associated with readmission within
30 days via the hospital's emergency room among patients with COPD.
The variables of interest include age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance
status, and family support. Which statistical technique should be used?
ANOVA - ANSWER Several community health centers across a rural
state are gathering data on their pre-diabetic patients and using A1c levels
as a baseline measurement to include patients in a research project. Three
different interventions will be applied.
,One group of patients will receive a special diet to follow; the second
group will work with physical therapists on a regular exercise program;
the third group will follow the diet and engage in the exercise.
Which statistical test will be appropriate to use to determine which
treatment is most effective in controlling pre-diabetes?
time series - ANSWER A hospital CFO is analyzing the cost benefits of
using the patient reminder system, which was implemented over a year
ago, to see if the automated system results in less missed appointments
("no-shows").
She is comparing quarterly reports from this past year on volume of
patients who did not show up to their appointments, to the volume of
patients of the previous year, who did not show up to their appointments,
to see if the automated system has proven effective. She is considering
other variables as she reviews the data, but is primarily analyzing the
number of "no-show" patients from last year's quarterly reports to this
year's.
Cross-sectional - ANSWER There are two standard treatments for
children with ADHD who display a specific set of characteristics. One
treatment is a cognitive behavioral intervention, and the other is a dietary
and biomedical intervention. Both treatments have equally strong clinical
evidence supporting their efficacy. A researcher proposes a comparison
of the two interventions to determine which is preferable. The children
will be randomized to one of two groups: half of the children will receive
the cognitive behavioral intervention and the other half of the children
will receive the dietary and biomedical intervention. Which test is
appropriate to determining the preferable treatment?
The mean (average) length of stay and
The mean number of providers seeing each patient each day - ANSWER
The vice president, CMO, and Operations Team collected data on
resources used by patients who have undergone coronary bypass and the
length of stays for a defined population of patients who received CABG
surgery. Since the raw data is complex to discuss and evaluate, the team
will use descriptive statistics to analyze the data to support their decisions
for recommendations.
Which of the following descriptive statistics could prove the most useful?
, National Healthcare Survey - ANSWER Operates through CDC; the
National Health Care Surveys are designed to answer key questions of
interest to health care policy makers, public health professionals, and
researchers.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - ANSWER Operates
through the CDC: data on birth, death, marriages, divorces, and fetal
deaths.
Public Health Databases - ANSWER Incidence and prevalence of
diseases, survival statistics, high-risk populations, trends over time. Data
gathered from medical records, surveys, interviews. NCHS has
responsibility for these databases.
Statistical modeling - ANSWER A hospital CFO in California is
examining reimbursement data from their five-hospital system to
compare which hospital is incurring debt from healthcare services to
patients using Medicaid and CHIPS.
Predictive modeling - ANSWER A hospital in Colorado is launching an
initiative to decrease the use of their emergency department by the
homeless population who uses Medicaid for their healthcare, by sending
mobile healthcare units into certain sections of their community. They are
forecasting this will save them over a million dollars in healthcare
expenditures over the next few years.
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - ANSWER This database is
queried as part of the physician credentialing process when applying for
medical staff privileges and every two years afterward. It contains data on
medical malpractice, adverse licensure actions, suspensions, certain
professional review actions, such as denial of medical staff privileges.
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) - ANSWER Acute
care and skilled nursing facility claims data. Demographics on patient,
information on provider, on Medicare coverage for the claim, total
charges, charges broken down, codes and diagnostic related group (DRG)
data. Only contains data on Medicare patients.
Surveillance records - ANSWER Medical screening and medical
_______________ are two fundamental strategies for optimizing
employee health. Medical screening is only one component of a
comprehensive medical _____________ program. The fundamental
, purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment of the individual
and thus has a clinical focus.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - ANSWER A part of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical
research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and
save lives.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - ANSWER Is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers,
and employers across the United States.
Health Payment Systems Data - ANSWER Data mined from billing/
coding departments, many organizations use software or services to
facilitate their process.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - ANSWER Is
an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
primary Federal agency for improving health care to people who are
geographically isolated, or economically or medically vulnerable.
Accounts Receivable and cost data - ANSWER Financial health is
critical to any organization. Managing financial data ensures adequate
resources for long and short term goals, and sound financial planning.
CAUTI - ANSWER Catheter associated urinary tract infection is an
infection involving any part of the urinary system, including urethra,
bladder, ureters, and kidney
Post-op infection rate - ANSWER Medical complications due to
infection impact patient recovery, often resulting in thousands of dollars
in additional cost; data also beneficial for improvement in infection
control processes.
CLABSI - ANSWER Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection
HCAHPS - ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
Readmissions - ANSWER The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added a
section to the Social Security Act establishing the Hospital Program. It
requires CMS to reduce payments to hospitals with excessive
________________. This was implemented back in 2012.
