WGU C259Answers and Detailed Explanations Latest 2026-2027 Edition
WGU C259 Study Guide Exam-Ready
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A qual i f i ed person or f aci l i ty that provi des heal thcare to pati ents; f or exampl e, a
heal thcare provi der
doctor, a nurse, or hospi tal .
T he personnel , equi pment, and procedures that provi de and support the computer
H eal thcare I T (H I T )
systems used i n the heal thcare envi ronment.
An act of the U.S. congress enacted as part of the Ameri can Recovery and
Rei nvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. I ts purpose i s to promote the meani ngf ul use of
H eal th I nf ormati on T echnol ogy f or E conomi c and Cl i ni cal H eal th (H I T E CH ) Act
technol ogy i n heal thcare so that technol ogy ul ti matel y resul ts i n i mproved
heal thcare f or the pati ent.
I nf ormati on about a pati ent’s care and heal th col l ected f rom al l vi si ts at one
el ectroni c medi cal record (E MR)
hospi tal and stored el ectroni cal l y.
I nf ormati on about a pati ent’s care and heal th col l ected and stored
el ectroni c heal th record (E H R) el ectroni cal l y. T hi s record i s not l i mi ted to the vi si ts at onl y one hospi tal but i s
a col l ecti on of al l vi si ts at al l hospi tal s.
T he act regul ates how H I T i nteracts wi th thi rd parti es and requi res heal thcare
I mportance of H I T E CH Act f aci l i ti es to move toward el ectroni c sol uti ons to store pati ent data and to no
l onger use paper f orms and charts f or retai ni ng pati ent records.
E xami nati on of a bl ood sampl e to test f or certai n di seases, medi cati ons, or other
bl ood work
data.
1. Acute care f aci l i ti es
T ypes of H eal thcare f aci l i ti es
2. Long-term f aci l i ti es
WGU C259 Study Guide Exam-Ready
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/wgu-c259-6220521
A qual i f i ed person or f aci l i ty that provi des heal thcare to pati ents; f or exampl e, a
heal thcare provi der
doctor, a nurse, or hospi tal .
T he personnel , equi pment, and procedures that provi de and support the computer
H eal thcare I T (H I T )
systems used i n the heal thcare envi ronment.
An act of the U.S. congress enacted as part of the Ameri can Recovery and
Rei nvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. I ts purpose i s to promote the meani ngf ul use of
H eal th I nf ormati on T echnol ogy f or E conomi c and Cl i ni cal H eal th (H I T E CH ) Act
technol ogy i n heal thcare so that technol ogy ul ti matel y resul ts i n i mproved
heal thcare f or the pati ent.
I nf ormati on about a pati ent’s care and heal th col l ected f rom al l vi si ts at one
el ectroni c medi cal record (E MR)
hospi tal and stored el ectroni cal l y.
I nf ormati on about a pati ent’s care and heal th col l ected and stored
el ectroni c heal th record (E H R) el ectroni cal l y. T hi s record i s not l i mi ted to the vi si ts at onl y one hospi tal but i s
a col l ecti on of al l vi si ts at al l hospi tal s.
T he act regul ates how H I T i nteracts wi th thi rd parti es and requi res heal thcare
I mportance of H I T E CH Act f aci l i ti es to move toward el ectroni c sol uti ons to store pati ent data and to no
l onger use paper f orms and charts f or retai ni ng pati ent records.
E xami nati on of a bl ood sampl e to test f or certai n di seases, medi cati ons, or other
bl ood work
data.
1. Acute care f aci l i ti es
T ypes of H eal thcare f aci l i ti es
2. Long-term f aci l i ti es
