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C 810 DATA MANAGEMENT WGU EXAM LATEST UPDATES -
2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Data extracted from health records and entered into _______________ can, for
example, help researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment
methods, as well as, demonstrate survival rates at different stages of disease.
disease-oriented databases
___________________ are individuals located within the healthcare facility
including medical staff and administrative and management staff.
Internal users of secondary data
The health record consists entirely of _____________________. In other words,
every fact recorded in the record relates to a particular patient.
patient-identifiable data
______________ are an example of patient-identifiable data on groups of
patients.
Registries
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Include data on groups of people or patients without identifying any particular
patient individually. Secondary data are considered ________________.
Aggregate data
Examples of aggregate data are _________________________ for patients
discharged within a particular diagnosis-related group (DRG).
statistics on the average length of stay (ALOS)
Secondary data sources consist of ?
-facility-specific indexes
-registries, either facility or population based
-other healthcare databases
Secondary data enable these internal users to __________________that are
helpful in patient care, long-range planning, budgeting, and bench-marking with
other facilities.
identify patterns and trends
________________ of patient data are individuals and institutions outside the
facility like state data banks and federal agencies.
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External users
The secondary data provided to external users is generally ______________ and
not _________________ data.
aggregate data and not patient-identifiable
The secondary data sources that have been in existence the longest are the
____________ that have been developed within facilities to meet their individual
needs.
indexes
An index is simply a ______________________ that enables health records to be
located by diagnosis, procedure, or physician.
report from a database
Prior to extensive computerization in healthcare, these indexes were kept on
cards with ________________.
handwritten data
The ______________________, which is sometimes called the master person
index, contains patient-identifiable data such as name, address, date of birth,
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dates of hospitalizations or encounters, name of attending physician, and health
record number.
master patient index (MPI)
The MPI is an important source of patient health record numbers. These numbers
enable the facility to __________________________ for specific patients.
quickly retrieve health information
Most of the information in the MPI is entered into the facility data-base at the
time of the _________, _______________, or ___________ process.
admission, pre-admission, or registration
In an acute care setting, the _____________ is a listing in diagnosis code number
order for patients discharged from the facility during a particular time period. It is
considered patient-identifiable data.
disease index
The index always includes the ________________ as well as the
__________________ so that records can be retrieved by diagnosis.
patient's health record number | diagnosis codes
C 810 DATA MANAGEMENT WGU EXAM LATEST UPDATES -
2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Data extracted from health records and entered into _______________ can, for
example, help researchers determine the effectiveness of alternate treatment
methods, as well as, demonstrate survival rates at different stages of disease.
disease-oriented databases
___________________ are individuals located within the healthcare facility
including medical staff and administrative and management staff.
Internal users of secondary data
The health record consists entirely of _____________________. In other words,
every fact recorded in the record relates to a particular patient.
patient-identifiable data
______________ are an example of patient-identifiable data on groups of
patients.
Registries
, 2
Include data on groups of people or patients without identifying any particular
patient individually. Secondary data are considered ________________.
Aggregate data
Examples of aggregate data are _________________________ for patients
discharged within a particular diagnosis-related group (DRG).
statistics on the average length of stay (ALOS)
Secondary data sources consist of ?
-facility-specific indexes
-registries, either facility or population based
-other healthcare databases
Secondary data enable these internal users to __________________that are
helpful in patient care, long-range planning, budgeting, and bench-marking with
other facilities.
identify patterns and trends
________________ of patient data are individuals and institutions outside the
facility like state data banks and federal agencies.
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External users
The secondary data provided to external users is generally ______________ and
not _________________ data.
aggregate data and not patient-identifiable
The secondary data sources that have been in existence the longest are the
____________ that have been developed within facilities to meet their individual
needs.
indexes
An index is simply a ______________________ that enables health records to be
located by diagnosis, procedure, or physician.
report from a database
Prior to extensive computerization in healthcare, these indexes were kept on
cards with ________________.
handwritten data
The ______________________, which is sometimes called the master person
index, contains patient-identifiable data such as name, address, date of birth,
, 4
dates of hospitalizations or encounters, name of attending physician, and health
record number.
master patient index (MPI)
The MPI is an important source of patient health record numbers. These numbers
enable the facility to __________________________ for specific patients.
quickly retrieve health information
Most of the information in the MPI is entered into the facility data-base at the
time of the _________, _______________, or ___________ process.
admission, pre-admission, or registration
In an acute care setting, the _____________ is a listing in diagnosis code number
order for patients discharged from the facility during a particular time period. It is
considered patient-identifiable data.
disease index
The index always includes the ________________ as well as the
__________________ so that records can be retrieved by diagnosis.
patient's health record number | diagnosis codes
