WGU D220 Informatics Exam with
correct Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER-**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare
professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information
Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs
and promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the
recession. (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic
efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure
that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and
local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in
essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWER-Produced
evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWER-No contact with patient for data
collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share
health metrics and data w/ providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - ANSWER-can include registration and
scheduling; tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient
acuity and staff scheduling; financial or accounting systems; risk
management; payroll and human resources; quality assurance; and
contract management functions.
Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-law passed in 2010 to expand access to
insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of
healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the number
of insured persons.
Alarm Fatique - ANSWER-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or delaying their response to the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER-Professional organization for
all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - ANSWER-A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical
and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-
based management to drive decisions and actions.
Audit trail - ANSWER-a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and whether any information
,was changed
,Authentication - ANSWER-A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - ANSWER-The process of giving someone permission to do or
have something
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWER-Scans drug and patients wristband
to verify medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct
med admin
Big Data - ANSWER-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the
use of information technology
Bioinformatics - ANSWER-application of mathematics and computer science
to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWER-A plan for how an organization will
recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s)
within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWER-Information collected from multiple sources
such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that
analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - ANSWER-A committee that evaluates the
worthiness of a proposed change and either approves or rejects the
proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWER-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience)
responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWER-"Two interrelated taxonomies, the
CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing
Interventions and Actions, that provide a standardized framework for
documenting patient care in hospitals, home health agencies, ambulatory
care clinics, and other healthcare settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWER-An order entry and
decision support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately
shared w/ others
Change Management - ANSWER-The process, tools and techniques that help
people implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the
adoption of a medication Administration System)
Change Control - ANSWER-Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures
, system standards are upheld.
correct Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER-**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare
professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information
Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs
and promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the
recession. (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic
efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure
that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and
local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in
essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWER-Produced
evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWER-No contact with patient for data
collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share
health metrics and data w/ providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - ANSWER-can include registration and
scheduling; tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient
acuity and staff scheduling; financial or accounting systems; risk
management; payroll and human resources; quality assurance; and
contract management functions.
Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-law passed in 2010 to expand access to
insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of
healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the number
of insured persons.
Alarm Fatique - ANSWER-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or delaying their response to the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER-Professional organization for
all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - ANSWER-A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical
and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-
based management to drive decisions and actions.
Audit trail - ANSWER-a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and whether any information
,was changed
,Authentication - ANSWER-A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - ANSWER-The process of giving someone permission to do or
have something
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWER-Scans drug and patients wristband
to verify medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct
med admin
Big Data - ANSWER-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the
use of information technology
Bioinformatics - ANSWER-application of mathematics and computer science
to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWER-A plan for how an organization will
recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s)
within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWER-Information collected from multiple sources
such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that
analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - ANSWER-A committee that evaluates the
worthiness of a proposed change and either approves or rejects the
proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWER-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience)
responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWER-"Two interrelated taxonomies, the
CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing
Interventions and Actions, that provide a standardized framework for
documenting patient care in hospitals, home health agencies, ambulatory
care clinics, and other healthcare settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWER-An order entry and
decision support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately
shared w/ others
Change Management - ANSWER-The process, tools and techniques that help
people implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the
adoption of a medication Administration System)
Change Control - ANSWER-Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures
, system standards are upheld.
