D220 INFORMATICS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.

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CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 s s s




American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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**Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals fo r
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adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
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The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote econo mic
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recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments ne eded
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to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health.
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(4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will pro
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vide long-
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term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimi ze
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and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increase s.
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AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
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Asynchoronous Applications - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s




No contact with patient for data collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologi es
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to share health metrics and data w/ providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
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Administrative Information System - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s s




can include registration and scheduling; tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; pa
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tient acuity and staff scheduling; financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and
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human resources; quality assurance; and contract management functions.
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Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s s




law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, im
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prove the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the numbe r
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of insured persons.
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,Alarm Fatique - CORRECT ANSWER -s s s s s




Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to the ala rm.
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ANA (American Nurses Association) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and educa
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tion
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Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s




A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory a nd
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predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions.
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Audit trail - CORRECT ANSWER -
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a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when information was accessed,
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and whether any information was changed
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Authentication - CORRECT ANSWER -A method for confirming users' identities s s s s s s s s s




Authorization - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s




The process of giving someone permission to do or have something
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Barcode Scanning Technology - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Scans drug and patients wristband to verify medication order, inventory control, + pt identificat
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ion, correct med admin
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Big Data - CORRECT ANSWER -
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a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data, which can
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not be analyzed without the use of information technology
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,Bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s




application of mathematics and computer science to store, retrieve, and analyze biological dat a
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Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s




the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, vo ice,
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or handwriting
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Business Continuity Plan - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s s




A plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted criti cal
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function(s) within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
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Business Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s




Information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partner s,
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and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
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Change Control Board (CCB) - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s s s




A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either approves or reject s
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the proposed change.
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Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experie
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nce) responsible for administering patient care services
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Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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"Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nu
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rsing Interventions and Actions, that provide a standardized framework for documenting patien t
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care in hospitals, home health agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare setting s"
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, CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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An order entry and decision support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared
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w/ others
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Change Management - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s




The process, tools and techniques that help people implement changes to achieve a desired ou
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tcome. (Supports the adoption of a medication Administration System)
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Change Control - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s




Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system standards are upheld.
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Connected health - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s




a model of health care delivery using technology to provide services including information and
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education.
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Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving either asynchro
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nous or synchronous exchange.
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Consumer Health Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER - s s s s s s




Use of electronic info & communication to improve medical outcomes & healthcare decision m aking
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from pt perspective.
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Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own care.
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Clinical Research Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Discovery and management of new knowledge pertinent to health and disease from clinical tri als
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via secondary data use.
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C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Allows interoperability of health information exchange between to hospitals.
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