WGU D220 Informatics Study Guide 2023 with complete
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
**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)
Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Asynchoronous Applications
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
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
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
Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to
the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association)
Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining
and education
Analytics
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
a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication
A method for confirming users' identities
,Authorization
The process of giving someone permission to do or have something
Barcode Scanning Technology
Scans drug and patients wristband to verify medication order, inventory control, + pt
identification, correct med admin
Big Data
a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data,
which cannot be analyzed without the use of information technology
Bioinformatics
application of mathematics and computer science to store, retrieve, and analyze
biological data
Biometrics
the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris,
face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan
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
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)
A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either approves
or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education and extensive
experience) responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC)
"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)
An order entry and decision support system that allows direct entry of orders and
immediately shared w/ others
Change Management
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
Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system standards are upheld.
Connected health
a model of health care delivery using technology to provide services including
information and education.
, Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving either
asynchronous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics
Use of electronic info & communication to improve medical outcomes & healthcare
decision making from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own
care.
Clinical Research Informatics
Discovery and management of new knowledge pertinent to health and disease from
clinical trials via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture)
Allows interoperability of health information exchange between to hospitals.
21st Century Cures Act
designed to help accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations
and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC (responsible
for implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of electronic health
info.
5 rights of clinical decision support
Right information
Right person
Right intervention format
Right channel
Right time in workflow
Clinical Informatics
concentration on the delivery of timely, safe, effective , EB and pt centered care.
C
Clinical Decision Support System
A special subcategory of clinical information systems that is designed to help healthcare
providers make knowledge-based clinical decisions
Ex: Alerts for abnormal VS, labs results, med contraindications, screenings, standing
orders, reminders in EHR ect...
Clinical Information Systems
Ex: May be specific to certain departments. Lab, radiology, pharm(Both), or particular pt
population.
Functions may include order entry, results reporting, scheduling and documentation.
Lg computerized database used to access the pt data that are needed to plan,
implement and evaluate care.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice who engages in research and helps
direct practice change.
clinical terminology
standardized terms and their synonyms used to record pt data with sufficient detail to
support clinical care, decision support, outcomes research, and quality improvement,
flow sheets, vital signs, assessments and nursing notes.
solution
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
**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)
Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Asynchoronous Applications
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
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
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
Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to
the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association)
Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining
and education
Analytics
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
a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication
A method for confirming users' identities
,Authorization
The process of giving someone permission to do or have something
Barcode Scanning Technology
Scans drug and patients wristband to verify medication order, inventory control, + pt
identification, correct med admin
Big Data
a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data,
which cannot be analyzed without the use of information technology
Bioinformatics
application of mathematics and computer science to store, retrieve, and analyze
biological data
Biometrics
the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris,
face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan
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
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)
A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either approves
or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education and extensive
experience) responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC)
"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)
An order entry and decision support system that allows direct entry of orders and
immediately shared w/ others
Change Management
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
Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system standards are upheld.
Connected health
a model of health care delivery using technology to provide services including
information and education.
, Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving either
asynchronous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics
Use of electronic info & communication to improve medical outcomes & healthcare
decision making from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own
care.
Clinical Research Informatics
Discovery and management of new knowledge pertinent to health and disease from
clinical trials via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture)
Allows interoperability of health information exchange between to hospitals.
21st Century Cures Act
designed to help accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations
and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC (responsible
for implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of electronic health
info.
5 rights of clinical decision support
Right information
Right person
Right intervention format
Right channel
Right time in workflow
Clinical Informatics
concentration on the delivery of timely, safe, effective , EB and pt centered care.
C
Clinical Decision Support System
A special subcategory of clinical information systems that is designed to help healthcare
providers make knowledge-based clinical decisions
Ex: Alerts for abnormal VS, labs results, med contraindications, screenings, standing
orders, reminders in EHR ect...
Clinical Information Systems
Ex: May be specific to certain departments. Lab, radiology, pharm(Both), or particular pt
population.
Functions may include order entry, results reporting, scheduling and documentation.
Lg computerized database used to access the pt data that are needed to plan,
implement and evaluate care.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice who engages in research and helps
direct practice change.
clinical terminology
standardized terms and their synonyms used to record pt data with sufficient detail to
support clinical care, decision support, outcomes research, and quality improvement,
flow sheets, vital signs, assessments and nursing notes.
