age 1 of 43
WGU C204 Management Communication OA ACTUAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
Which form of review is conducted after a patient is discharged
from an acute care facility in order to obtain information about
trends and patterns of documentation? .....Answer.....Closed-
record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM)
professional follow for documentation of both paper and
electronic records? .....Answer.....Original documents should be
maintained in the health record.
,age 2 of 43
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note
an example of? .....Answer.....Unstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a
patient's discharge. Which type of data is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Unstructured
A health information manager is responsible for properly
destroying records after the retention period has passed. Which
principle for information governance is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Disposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve
data security methodologies within the hospital's electronic
health record (EHR). The chief information officer enlists the help
of the hospital's health information management (HIM) director
to help design and enforce the new data security policies, which
,age 3 of 43
include the utilization of a new token system to access the
EHR.Which information governance principle is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Protection
In a healthcare facility that still uses paper records, a physician
is requesting a record to complete a discharge summary that is
now 28 days past due. The record tracker states that the record
has been sent to storage.Which record-keeping principle
applies to this scenario? .....Answer.....Availability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system
identify? .....Answer.....Needs of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice
payments, federal licensure and certification actions, and
adverse clinical privileges actions? .....Answer.....National
Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
, age 4 of 43
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) external audit program that works to reduce
Medicare improper payments? .....Answer.....RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all
home health agencies to electronically report?
.....Answer.....OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported?
.....Answer.....The Joint Commission
Which model describes the information that flows to more than
one regional clinical data repository (CDR) and requested
records sent from one regional authority?
.....Answer.....Federated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health
agency all participate in a health information exchange (HIE).
WGU C204 Management Communication OA ACTUAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
Which form of review is conducted after a patient is discharged
from an acute care facility in order to obtain information about
trends and patterns of documentation? .....Answer.....Closed-
record review
Which guideline should an health information management (HIM)
professional follow for documentation of both paper and
electronic records? .....Answer.....Original documents should be
maintained in the health record.
,age 2 of 43
Which data type is a cardiac catheterization examination note
an example of? .....Answer.....Unstructured data
A paragraph in a physician's order specifies information about a
patient's discharge. Which type of data is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Unstructured
A health information manager is responsible for properly
destroying records after the retention period has passed. Which
principle for information governance is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Disposition
A chief information officer at a hospital is working to improve
data security methodologies within the hospital's electronic
health record (EHR). The chief information officer enlists the help
of the hospital's health information management (HIM) director
to help design and enforce the new data security policies, which
,age 3 of 43
include the utilization of a new token system to access the
EHR.Which information governance principle is described in this
scenario? .....Answer.....Protection
In a healthcare facility that still uses paper records, a physician
is requesting a record to complete a discharge summary that is
now 28 days past due. The record tracker states that the record
has been sent to storage.Which record-keeping principle
applies to this scenario? .....Answer.....Availability
What does a stakeholder analysis of a data governance system
identify? .....Answer.....Needs of those interested in the data
Which organization requires reporting of medical malpractice
payments, federal licensure and certification actions, and
adverse clinical privileges actions? .....Answer.....National
Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
, age 4 of 43
What is the name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) external audit program that works to reduce
Medicare improper payments? .....Answer.....RACs
Which assessment do the Conditions of Participation require all
home health agencies to electronically report?
.....Answer.....OASIS
To which organization must a sentinel event be reported?
.....Answer.....The Joint Commission
Which model describes the information that flows to more than
one regional clinical data repository (CDR) and requested
records sent from one regional authority?
.....Answer.....Federated
A local skilled nursing facility (SNF), hospital, and public health
agency all participate in a health information exchange (HIE).
