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WGU Nursing Informatics Questions and
Answers
Mutlidisciplinary Team Terminology
Ans: (SNOMED-CT) Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary
Medicine Clinical Terms- clinical terms covering nurisng, medicine, &
allied health
Standardized Terminology Supports
Ans: Data Mining
PHR - Private Health Record
Ans: Lifetime health record, supplied by ind., healthcare providers,
pharmacies, therapist, lab test, - Controlled by the consumer,
E-Sign
Ans: Same legal status as a hand written signature
MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act
provides
Ans: financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers
HIPPA provides
Ans: legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect.
data interchange of claims data, named specific code sets for use in
Medicare related transactions, & Privacy
ARRA provides
Ans: provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for
every individual to receive and electronic copy of EHR
HITECH provides
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Ans: strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides
financial incentive for the user of EHR
EMR -electronic medical record provides
Ans: Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building
block of EHR,
EHR- Electronic Health Record is
Ans: Longitudinal record that includes client data, demographics,
clinician notes, medications, diagnostics.
- Major driver for US Adoption are "Meaningful Use" financial incentives
from HITECH part of ARRA
Affordable Care Act provides
Ans: guarantee access to healthcare, encourage PCP,
Data is
Ans: collection of #, characters, or facts (body weight- 128lb), little
meaning alone
Information is
Ans: Collection of data examined for patterns or structure that can be
interpreted. ex notes prior BP and informs doc
Knowledge is
Ans: Synthesis of info from several sources to produce a single concept
or idea, ex read a journal about BP
Computer Technology is
Ans: collection of data for analysis, which can be used to justify the
efficacy of particular interventions & improve quality of care
HIS HEalthcare Information System is
© 2025 All rights reserved
WGU Nursing Informatics Questions and
Answers
Mutlidisciplinary Team Terminology
Ans: (SNOMED-CT) Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary
Medicine Clinical Terms- clinical terms covering nurisng, medicine, &
allied health
Standardized Terminology Supports
Ans: Data Mining
PHR - Private Health Record
Ans: Lifetime health record, supplied by ind., healthcare providers,
pharmacies, therapist, lab test, - Controlled by the consumer,
E-Sign
Ans: Same legal status as a hand written signature
MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act
provides
Ans: financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers
HIPPA provides
Ans: legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect.
data interchange of claims data, named specific code sets for use in
Medicare related transactions, & Privacy
ARRA provides
Ans: provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for
every individual to receive and electronic copy of EHR
HITECH provides
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 2 | Page
Ans: strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides
financial incentive for the user of EHR
EMR -electronic medical record provides
Ans: Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building
block of EHR,
EHR- Electronic Health Record is
Ans: Longitudinal record that includes client data, demographics,
clinician notes, medications, diagnostics.
- Major driver for US Adoption are "Meaningful Use" financial incentives
from HITECH part of ARRA
Affordable Care Act provides
Ans: guarantee access to healthcare, encourage PCP,
Data is
Ans: collection of #, characters, or facts (body weight- 128lb), little
meaning alone
Information is
Ans: Collection of data examined for patterns or structure that can be
interpreted. ex notes prior BP and informs doc
Knowledge is
Ans: Synthesis of info from several sources to produce a single concept
or idea, ex read a journal about BP
Computer Technology is
Ans: collection of data for analysis, which can be used to justify the
efficacy of particular interventions & improve quality of care
HIS HEalthcare Information System is
© 2025 All rights reserved
