WGU C810 Foundations in HC Data
Management - (Set 1)
____________ is an information governance framework specific to the healthcare industry
which establishes a foundation of best practices for IG programs in the form
...
WGU C810 Foundations in HC Data
Management - (Set 1)
____________ is an information governance framework specific to the healthcare industry
which establishes a foundation of best practices for IG programs in the form of eight principles:
✔✔IGPHC
An organization-wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle and
supporting the organization's strategy, operations, regulatory, legal, risk, and environmental
requirements. ✔✔IG
What are the eight principles included in the Information Governance Principles for Healthcare
(IGPHC)? ✔✔Accountability
Transparency
Integrity
Protection
Compliance
Availability
Retention
Disposition
An accountable member of senior leadership, or a person of comparable authority, shall oversee
the information governance program and delegate program responsibility for information
management to appropriate individuals. The organization should adopt policies and procedures
to guide its workforce and agents and ensure that its program can be audited. ✔✔Principle of
Accountability
An organization's processes and activities relating to information governance should be
documented in an open and verifiable manner. Documentation shall be available to the
organization's workforce and other appropriate interested parties within any legal or regulatory
limitations and consistent with the organization's business needs ✔✔Principle of Transparency
An information governance program shall be constructed so the information generated by,
managed for, or provided to the organization has a reasonable and suitable guarantee of
authenticity and reliability. ✔✔Principle of Integrity
An information governance program must ensure that the appropriate levels of protection from
breach, corruption, and loss are provided for information that is private, confidential, secret,
classified, essential to business continuity, or otherwise requires protection. ✔✔Principle of
Protection
An information governance program shall be constructed to comply with applicable laws,
regulations, standards, and organizational policies. ✔✔Principle of Compliance
An organization shall maintain information in a manner that ensures timely, accurate, and
efficient retrieval. ✔✔Principle of Availability
An organization shall maintain its information for an appropriate time, taking into account its
legal, regulatory, fiscal, operational, and historical requirements. ✔✔Principle of Retention
An organization shall provide secure and appropriate disposition for information no longer
required to be maintained by applicable laws and the organization's policies. ✔✔Principle of
Disposition
What are the five "Vs" of data? ✔✔volume
variety
veracity
velocity
value
Electronic data require not only a bottom-up approach to information management, but also a
_______________________ approach using information governance. ✔✔top-down
________________ is strategic, is top-down and answers "what needs to happen,", and sets
organizational goals, direction, and limitations. ✔✔Governance
_____________ is tactical, is bottom-up and addresses "how to get it done.", and oversees the
day-to-day operations of the organization. ✔✔Management
AHIMA set out to establish a set of comprehensive IG principles to guide organizations that
interact with and manage healthcare information.
Some examples of these organizations include. ✔✔healthcare service providers in all settings
and
non-providers such as information exchanges, claims administrators, payers, and researchers
The data that need to be governed encompasses all the information of a given organization, both
clinical and non-clinical, and in all formats, both
_______________ and ____________. ✔✔electronic and analog
AHIMA developed the IGPHC specifically for a broad range of healthcare organizations—
regardless of ___________, _____________, or _____________ to govern information across all
functions of the organization. ✔✔type, location, or size
Developing IGPHC Required a _____________________. ✔✔Balance of Priorities
AHIMA gathered together healthcare industry leaders and IG experts from other industries to
adapt the IGPHC from ARMA International's ______________________________.
✔✔Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles.
The IGPHC Taskforce developed the principles, and afterward two groups vetted them
independently: Which are the___________________ and the _________________. ✔✔IG
Advisory Group and AHIMA-appointed review group.
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