WGU C427 - Technology Applications in
Healthcare Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions
1. A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a
report from the operating room nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the
receiving nurse wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous
nurse. The leadership has not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet. Which point of care system
software will improve communication?
A: laboratory information system, computerized provider order entry, picture archiving
communication system, electronic medication administration record ✔✔Computerized Provider
Order Entry
2. A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical
facility objective is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will
be necessary to communicate with patients through a patient portal. What will be needed for this
implementation?
A: open source software, local area network, interoperability protocols, clinical workflow analysis
✔✔Interoperability Protocols
3. Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system
without performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one
week and the implementation was unsuccessful. What is the primary issue that contributed to the
implementation's failure?
, A: lack of communication from management, failure to select an appropriate vendor, failure to
incorporate legacy data, lack of a physician champion ✔✔Lack of communication from
management
4. A healthcare organization implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-
house server. From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow and
was unusable when a lot of users were entering data at the same time. The information technology
department has determined the issue to be an infrastructure problem. What should have been the
foreseeable cause of the system performance problem?
A: The user access privileges are inadequate, the network cable runs are too long, the server room
is too hot, the server was configured incorrectly ✔✔The server was configured incorrectly
5. A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS). Which documentation format will ensure accurate and
timely data is presented to the physician?
A: HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal, Data sent to the
HMIS form a wearable device that tracks in real time, Manual logging of data in a logbook for
entry into the HMIS, Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to
HMIS ✔✔Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
6. A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In
response, they want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet
the needs of the majority of the patients. Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should
be the focus to meet these goals?
A: Speed and accuracy, Immediate use of emerging platforms, designed for use on specific
devices, security and ease of use ✔✔Security and ease of use
Healthcare Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions
1. A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a
report from the operating room nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the
receiving nurse wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous
nurse. The leadership has not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet. Which point of care system
software will improve communication?
A: laboratory information system, computerized provider order entry, picture archiving
communication system, electronic medication administration record ✔✔Computerized Provider
Order Entry
2. A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical
facility objective is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will
be necessary to communicate with patients through a patient portal. What will be needed for this
implementation?
A: open source software, local area network, interoperability protocols, clinical workflow analysis
✔✔Interoperability Protocols
3. Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system
without performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one
week and the implementation was unsuccessful. What is the primary issue that contributed to the
implementation's failure?
, A: lack of communication from management, failure to select an appropriate vendor, failure to
incorporate legacy data, lack of a physician champion ✔✔Lack of communication from
management
4. A healthcare organization implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-
house server. From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow and
was unusable when a lot of users were entering data at the same time. The information technology
department has determined the issue to be an infrastructure problem. What should have been the
foreseeable cause of the system performance problem?
A: The user access privileges are inadequate, the network cable runs are too long, the server room
is too hot, the server was configured incorrectly ✔✔The server was configured incorrectly
5. A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS). Which documentation format will ensure accurate and
timely data is presented to the physician?
A: HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal, Data sent to the
HMIS form a wearable device that tracks in real time, Manual logging of data in a logbook for
entry into the HMIS, Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to
HMIS ✔✔Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
6. A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In
response, they want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet
the needs of the majority of the patients. Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should
be the focus to meet these goals?
A: Speed and accuracy, Immediate use of emerging platforms, designed for use on specific
devices, security and ease of use ✔✔Security and ease of use
