WGU D033 "Health Information Systems
Management" Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Acceptance testing - Correct answer-A type of testing that occurs after the go-live
date
Access controls - Correct answer-A computer software program designed to
prevent unauthorized use of an information resource
Addressable standards - Correct answer-Must be evaluated by the entity to
determine whether or not the standard is reasonable and appropriate
Administrative information system - Correct answer-A system that manages the
business of healthcare; is the first information systems to be used in healthcare.
The data collected in this system are mainly financial or business-oriented in
nature, rather than clinical
Administrative safeguards - Correct answer-Administrative actions, and policies
and procedures, to manage the selection, development, implementation, and
maintenance of security measure to protect electronic-protected health information
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,and to manage the conduct of the covered entity's workforce in relation to the
protection of that information. (45 CFR 160, 162, and 164)
Administrative simplification - Correct answer-Improves the efficiency and
effectiveness of the business processes of healthcare by standardizing the EDI of
administrative and financial transactions and protects the privacy and security of
protected health information (PHI) that is transmitted from one point to another
Alpha site - Correct answer-The first healthcare facility to implement the
information system American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The SDO for
the United States and a representative to the ISO
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct answer-Enacted to
stimulate the US economy during a recession that started in 2007. A significant
portion of ARRA was dedicated to expanding the use of HIT to improve the
business efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while increasing patient safety and
positive health outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program known as
Meaningful Use
Anesthesia information system - Correct answer-A system that collects information
on preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical
information. This system follows the patient through the surgical process
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,Annotation - Correct answer-The ability to add to the image in some way; because
the image may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an
overlay to the document will show the annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N) - Correct answer-
Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share information needed for
health insurance administrative transactions
Audit controls - Correct answer-The mechanisms that record and examine activity
in information systems
Audit log - Correct answer-Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that
occurred in a particular file in an information system or that were performed by a
specific individual
Audit trails - Correct answer-The record of information system activities, such as
log-in, log-out, unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other actions
Audit-reduction tools - Correct answer-Tools that review the audit trail and
compare it to criteria specified by the CE, which eliminates routine entries such as
the periodic backups
Authorship - Correct answer-The origination or creation of recorded information
attributed to a specific individual or entity acting at a particular time
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, Automated codebook encoder - Correct answer-An encoder that lists diagnoses and
procedures in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
Back-end speech recognition (BESR) - Correct answer-A speech recognition
technology in which the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor
listens to the audio and reviews the document created
Backscanning - Correct answer-The process of scanning past health records into
the DMS so there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS
valuable to the user from the first day of implementation
Backward map - Correct answer-A map that links the two coding systems in the
opposite direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) - Correct answer-See
Electronic medication administration record (EMAR)
Best of breed - Correct answer-Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than
by vendor 313 314 Glossary
Best of fit - Correct answer-The decision to purchase software from a single
vendor
Beta sites - Correct answer-The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement
the information system
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Management" Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Acceptance testing - Correct answer-A type of testing that occurs after the go-live
date
Access controls - Correct answer-A computer software program designed to
prevent unauthorized use of an information resource
Addressable standards - Correct answer-Must be evaluated by the entity to
determine whether or not the standard is reasonable and appropriate
Administrative information system - Correct answer-A system that manages the
business of healthcare; is the first information systems to be used in healthcare.
The data collected in this system are mainly financial or business-oriented in
nature, rather than clinical
Administrative safeguards - Correct answer-Administrative actions, and policies
and procedures, to manage the selection, development, implementation, and
maintenance of security measure to protect electronic-protected health information
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,and to manage the conduct of the covered entity's workforce in relation to the
protection of that information. (45 CFR 160, 162, and 164)
Administrative simplification - Correct answer-Improves the efficiency and
effectiveness of the business processes of healthcare by standardizing the EDI of
administrative and financial transactions and protects the privacy and security of
protected health information (PHI) that is transmitted from one point to another
Alpha site - Correct answer-The first healthcare facility to implement the
information system American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The SDO for
the United States and a representative to the ISO
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct answer-Enacted to
stimulate the US economy during a recession that started in 2007. A significant
portion of ARRA was dedicated to expanding the use of HIT to improve the
business efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while increasing patient safety and
positive health outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program known as
Meaningful Use
Anesthesia information system - Correct answer-A system that collects information
on preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical
information. This system follows the patient through the surgical process
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,Annotation - Correct answer-The ability to add to the image in some way; because
the image may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an
overlay to the document will show the annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N) - Correct answer-
Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share information needed for
health insurance administrative transactions
Audit controls - Correct answer-The mechanisms that record and examine activity
in information systems
Audit log - Correct answer-Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that
occurred in a particular file in an information system or that were performed by a
specific individual
Audit trails - Correct answer-The record of information system activities, such as
log-in, log-out, unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other actions
Audit-reduction tools - Correct answer-Tools that review the audit trail and
compare it to criteria specified by the CE, which eliminates routine entries such as
the periodic backups
Authorship - Correct answer-The origination or creation of recorded information
attributed to a specific individual or entity acting at a particular time
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, Automated codebook encoder - Correct answer-An encoder that lists diagnoses and
procedures in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
Back-end speech recognition (BESR) - Correct answer-A speech recognition
technology in which the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor
listens to the audio and reviews the document created
Backscanning - Correct answer-The process of scanning past health records into
the DMS so there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS
valuable to the user from the first day of implementation
Backward map - Correct answer-A map that links the two coding systems in the
opposite direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) - Correct answer-See
Electronic medication administration record (EMAR)
Best of breed - Correct answer-Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than
by vendor 313 314 Glossary
Best of fit - Correct answer-The decision to purchase software from a single
vendor
Beta sites - Correct answer-The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement
the information system
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