WGU C468 Information Management and Application of
Technology 2024
System security involves protection against
A) poor system design
B) noncompliant users
C) deliberate attacks, errors, omissions, disasters, and viruses
D) vendor breech of support contract
C) deliberate attacks, errors, omissions, disasters, and viruses
Which of the following is a mechanism that logs a user off the system after a
specified period of inactivity on the terminal or computer?
A) automatic sign-off
B) remote access
C) automatic access
D) automatic password protection
A) automatic sign-off
The sharing of private information in a situation in which a relationship has
been established for the purpose of treatment, or delivery of services, with the
understanding that this information will remain protected is ?
A) information privacy
B) privacy
C) confidentiality
D) information system security
C) confidentiality
is a combination of hardware and software that forms a barrier
between systems, or different parts of a single system to protect those
systems from unauthorized access.
A) Antivirus software
B) Firewall
C) Physical security
D) Application security
B) Firewall
The ability to use a health enterprise's information system from outside
locations such as a physician's office is known as .
A) remote access
B) automatic access
C) system connectivity
D) auto connectivity
A) remote access
What are the driving forces behind the Health Information Exchange (HIE)
movement?
A) provider demands for cost containment
B) international demands
C) healthcare insurance reform
D) federal legislation, and demands for safer, more efficient healthcare
,D) federal legislation, and demands for safer, more efficient healthcare
How do Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) impact healthcare delivery?
A) HIEs have the capacity to improve the quality of care delivered by
decreasing access to records
B) HIEs have limited impact at this time
C) HIEs increase the efficiency and potentially the quality of the
healthcare delivery system
D) HIEs have not been shown to impact the safety of care delivered
C) HIEs increase the efficiency and potentially the quality of the healthcare
delivery system
Information and data privacy
A) provide protection for healthcare information only
B) includes the right to choose the conditions and extent to which information
is shared
C) are best maintained through paper backups
D) only applies when a HIPAA release form is signed
B) includes the right to choose the conditions and extent to which
information is shared The Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH) is known for all of the following except:
A) Including a privacy rule establishing national standards for protecting
health information
B) Funded workforce training, and new technology research and development
in HIT
C) Ensured the collection of aggregate data that could be used to improve
policy decisions relative to allocation of services and population health
D) Provided funds and incentives to increase the adoption of EHRs by providers
A) Including a privacy rule establishing national standards for protecting
health information
The SWOT analysis is conducted in what phase of information system life cycle?
A) evaluation phase
B) monitoring and control phase
C) implementation phase
D) strategic planning phase
D) strategic planning phase
Training documents are developed and user training occurs in which phase of the
project management life cycle (PMLC)?
A) evaluation phase
B) design/plan phase
C) implementation phase
D) monitoring and control phase
C) implementation phase
Maintenance of an information system includes all of the following except
.
A) problem solving and debugging
B) training end users
,C) performing file-backup procedures
D) updating security protections
B) training end users
Who determines the project implementation strategy?
A) the system analyst
B) the vendor
C) the implementation committee
D) the board of directors and CEO
C) the implementation committee
The first task of the project implementation committee is to .
A) gather data
B) develop a timeline
C) recruit key stakeholders
D) establish subcommittees
B) develop a timeline
An advantage to using super users for system training is that .
A) super users leave after the initial training is complete
B) super users have extensive preparation in learning theory
C) super users have a specialized knowledge of both the system and
clinical areas
D) super users have in-depth knowledge of system code
C) super users have a specialized knowledge of both the system and clinical
areas What is the most important factor in maintaining the proper use of an
information system?
A) revenue and resources
B) planning
C) education
D) implementation
C) education
Training class content should address the following area(s):
A) how class trainers were selected
B) basic computer literacy, workflow, policies, and human factors
C) computer-related positions in the facility
D) how to lodge complaints on the information system that was selected
B) basic computer literacy, workflow, policies, and human factors
Personal Health Record (PHR) use for management of chronic conditions is felt to
hold great promise for which of the following reasons?
A) PHRs reduce physician case loads
B) PHRs have conclusively been shown to decrease the number of face-to-
face visits and phone calls
C) PHRs may serve to heighten client disparities
D) PHRs may help health systems achieve greater efficiency through
facilitating prescription refills, communication, and improved coordination of
chronic conditions as well as quality of care
, D) PHRs may help health systems achieve greater efficiency through
facilitating prescription refills, communication, and improved coordination of
chronic conditions as well as quality of care
Client engagement is considered to be critical to achieving healthcare reform.
Fully functional PHRs support which of the following principles that engage
clients in their own care?
A) Client control, individualized care based upon client needs and values,
and shared knowledge with easy flow of information
B) Informed provider choice for out-of-network participants
C) Provider option to participate with email access only
D) To decrease the number of face-to-face visits and phone calls
A) Client control, individualized care based upon client needs and values, and
shared knowledge with easy flow of information
Benefits associated with PHRs include the following:
A) Improved client satisfaction, outcomes and communication with
fewer telephone calls and outpatient visits
B) Improved payer satisfaction and data collection
C) Reduced revenue cycle
D) Reduced coordination of care
A) Improved client satisfaction, outcomes and communication with fewer
telephone calls and outpatient visits
What is the basic premise underlying value-based reimbursement?
A) Physician payment is based on volume of services
B) Client will play a less active role in this payment method
C) Providers are rewarded financially for good results
D) Payment is based on the value of tests and treatments to patient
and organizational outcomes
D) Payment is based on the value of tests and treatments to patient and
organizational outcomes
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects what the
Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) needs to know when working with end users
to purchase or design an information system relative to reimbursement of
services?
A) Can the current system, or the system under consideration, support
reimbursement requirements? Compliance deadlines? Automatic capture
of charges?
B) The INS must be able to manually update the system to ensure
compliance with changes in regulation and reimbursement
C) Hardware preferences drive software selection
D) How much do they want to spend?
A) Can the current system, or the system under consideration, support
reimbursement requirements? Compliance deadlines? Automatic capture of
charges?
Which of the following actions on the part of the informatics nurse best
exemplifies strengthening the Meaningful Use of EHR systems?
A) ensuring that the information system staff understand Meaningful
Use requirements
Technology 2024
System security involves protection against
A) poor system design
B) noncompliant users
C) deliberate attacks, errors, omissions, disasters, and viruses
D) vendor breech of support contract
C) deliberate attacks, errors, omissions, disasters, and viruses
Which of the following is a mechanism that logs a user off the system after a
specified period of inactivity on the terminal or computer?
A) automatic sign-off
B) remote access
C) automatic access
D) automatic password protection
A) automatic sign-off
The sharing of private information in a situation in which a relationship has
been established for the purpose of treatment, or delivery of services, with the
understanding that this information will remain protected is ?
A) information privacy
B) privacy
C) confidentiality
D) information system security
C) confidentiality
is a combination of hardware and software that forms a barrier
between systems, or different parts of a single system to protect those
systems from unauthorized access.
A) Antivirus software
B) Firewall
C) Physical security
D) Application security
B) Firewall
The ability to use a health enterprise's information system from outside
locations such as a physician's office is known as .
A) remote access
B) automatic access
C) system connectivity
D) auto connectivity
A) remote access
What are the driving forces behind the Health Information Exchange (HIE)
movement?
A) provider demands for cost containment
B) international demands
C) healthcare insurance reform
D) federal legislation, and demands for safer, more efficient healthcare
,D) federal legislation, and demands for safer, more efficient healthcare
How do Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) impact healthcare delivery?
A) HIEs have the capacity to improve the quality of care delivered by
decreasing access to records
B) HIEs have limited impact at this time
C) HIEs increase the efficiency and potentially the quality of the
healthcare delivery system
D) HIEs have not been shown to impact the safety of care delivered
C) HIEs increase the efficiency and potentially the quality of the healthcare
delivery system
Information and data privacy
A) provide protection for healthcare information only
B) includes the right to choose the conditions and extent to which information
is shared
C) are best maintained through paper backups
D) only applies when a HIPAA release form is signed
B) includes the right to choose the conditions and extent to which
information is shared The Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH) is known for all of the following except:
A) Including a privacy rule establishing national standards for protecting
health information
B) Funded workforce training, and new technology research and development
in HIT
C) Ensured the collection of aggregate data that could be used to improve
policy decisions relative to allocation of services and population health
D) Provided funds and incentives to increase the adoption of EHRs by providers
A) Including a privacy rule establishing national standards for protecting
health information
The SWOT analysis is conducted in what phase of information system life cycle?
A) evaluation phase
B) monitoring and control phase
C) implementation phase
D) strategic planning phase
D) strategic planning phase
Training documents are developed and user training occurs in which phase of the
project management life cycle (PMLC)?
A) evaluation phase
B) design/plan phase
C) implementation phase
D) monitoring and control phase
C) implementation phase
Maintenance of an information system includes all of the following except
.
A) problem solving and debugging
B) training end users
,C) performing file-backup procedures
D) updating security protections
B) training end users
Who determines the project implementation strategy?
A) the system analyst
B) the vendor
C) the implementation committee
D) the board of directors and CEO
C) the implementation committee
The first task of the project implementation committee is to .
A) gather data
B) develop a timeline
C) recruit key stakeholders
D) establish subcommittees
B) develop a timeline
An advantage to using super users for system training is that .
A) super users leave after the initial training is complete
B) super users have extensive preparation in learning theory
C) super users have a specialized knowledge of both the system and
clinical areas
D) super users have in-depth knowledge of system code
C) super users have a specialized knowledge of both the system and clinical
areas What is the most important factor in maintaining the proper use of an
information system?
A) revenue and resources
B) planning
C) education
D) implementation
C) education
Training class content should address the following area(s):
A) how class trainers were selected
B) basic computer literacy, workflow, policies, and human factors
C) computer-related positions in the facility
D) how to lodge complaints on the information system that was selected
B) basic computer literacy, workflow, policies, and human factors
Personal Health Record (PHR) use for management of chronic conditions is felt to
hold great promise for which of the following reasons?
A) PHRs reduce physician case loads
B) PHRs have conclusively been shown to decrease the number of face-to-
face visits and phone calls
C) PHRs may serve to heighten client disparities
D) PHRs may help health systems achieve greater efficiency through
facilitating prescription refills, communication, and improved coordination of
chronic conditions as well as quality of care
, D) PHRs may help health systems achieve greater efficiency through
facilitating prescription refills, communication, and improved coordination of
chronic conditions as well as quality of care
Client engagement is considered to be critical to achieving healthcare reform.
Fully functional PHRs support which of the following principles that engage
clients in their own care?
A) Client control, individualized care based upon client needs and values,
and shared knowledge with easy flow of information
B) Informed provider choice for out-of-network participants
C) Provider option to participate with email access only
D) To decrease the number of face-to-face visits and phone calls
A) Client control, individualized care based upon client needs and values, and
shared knowledge with easy flow of information
Benefits associated with PHRs include the following:
A) Improved client satisfaction, outcomes and communication with
fewer telephone calls and outpatient visits
B) Improved payer satisfaction and data collection
C) Reduced revenue cycle
D) Reduced coordination of care
A) Improved client satisfaction, outcomes and communication with fewer
telephone calls and outpatient visits
What is the basic premise underlying value-based reimbursement?
A) Physician payment is based on volume of services
B) Client will play a less active role in this payment method
C) Providers are rewarded financially for good results
D) Payment is based on the value of tests and treatments to patient
and organizational outcomes
D) Payment is based on the value of tests and treatments to patient and
organizational outcomes
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects what the
Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) needs to know when working with end users
to purchase or design an information system relative to reimbursement of
services?
A) Can the current system, or the system under consideration, support
reimbursement requirements? Compliance deadlines? Automatic capture
of charges?
B) The INS must be able to manually update the system to ensure
compliance with changes in regulation and reimbursement
C) Hardware preferences drive software selection
D) How much do they want to spend?
A) Can the current system, or the system under consideration, support
reimbursement requirements? Compliance deadlines? Automatic capture of
charges?
Which of the following actions on the part of the informatics nurse best
exemplifies strengthening the Meaningful Use of EHR systems?
A) ensuring that the information system staff understand Meaningful
Use requirements
