WGU D220 Final Exam2025/2026: The Ultimate
Study Guide with Verified Questions, Answers, and
Rationales to Guarantee a First-Try Pass.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - 100
correct answer as-Enacted to revitalize nations economy and
create jobs. A significant portion 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
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - 100
correct answer as-Supports research designed to improve
outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications - 100 correct answer as-No
contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication examples - 100 correct
answer as-Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to
share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps
(ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - 100 correct answer as-
includes registration and scheduling, tracking through admission,
transfer and discharge, patient acuity and staff scheduling,
financial or accounting systems, risk management, payroll, and
hr, quality assurance and contract management functions
,Affordable Care Act - 100 correct answer as-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
Alarm fatigue - 100 correct answer as-The phenomenon of
nurses becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing
or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence - 100 correct answer as-Use of
algorithms and other technologies to mimic human cognition and
predict outcomes
Audit trail - 100 correct answer as-a report that traces who
has accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) - 100 correct
answer as-**Mandated by the FDA** Real-time, automated
documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A pharmacy
system, & an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking - 100 correct answer as-A process of
continuously measuring system results, comparing those results
to optimal system performance (benchmark values), and
identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance
Biometrics - 100 correct answer as-the identification of a
user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris,
face, voice, or handwriting
,Checklists - 100 correct answer as-another simple way of
gathering data in order to organize facts in an easy way so an
issue or problem can be reviewed in more detail.
*Some of the most common examples are checklists for
FREQUENCIES of an EVENT or CONSEQUENCES of using a
particular PROCESS.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - 100 correct answer as-The
senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced
education and extensive experience) responsible for
administering patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System - 100 correct answer as-
Supports healthcare practitioners in making patient care decisions
by integrating patient data with current clinical knowledge.
Connected health - 100 correct answer as-a model of health
care delivery using technology to provide services including
information and education.
configurability - 100 correct answer as-Refers to the extent
that a given software product can be adapted or changed to meet
a user's preference
Criminal penalties - 100 correct answer as-A person who
knowingly obtains or discloses individually identifiable health
information in violation of the Privacy Rule may face a criminal
penalty of up to:
$50,000 and up to one-year imprisonment.
$100,000 and up to five years imprisonment if thewrongful
conduct involves false pretenses,
and to $250,000 and up to 10 years imprisonment
, if the wrongful conduct involves the intent to sell, transfer, or use
identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal
gain or malicious harm.
Data Integrity - 100 correct answer as-The correctness of
data after processing, storage or transmission. Can store,
retrieve, correct and complete data available to authorized users
Data mining - 100 correct answer as-technique that looks for
hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of data using
software.
DIKW theory - 100 correct answer as-Data; pt monitoring,
labs, diagnostic systems (CT scans)
Information; Clinical Info systems, & DSS (alerts/reminders)
Knowledge; Lg databases (med articles) & Artificial Intelligence
Wisdom; (data is most discrete)
EHR system - 100 correct answer as-a record of one
episode of care, source data for EHR, Brings together diagnostic
& tx info in a specific healthcare setting.
EHR functions - 100 correct answer as-Point of care access
by practitioners
Support for multiple users to view data on same patient at the
same time.
Results review (laboratory, pathology, imaging, notes, etc.)
Quality metrics
Dashboards/Documentation
Electronic communication
Order management
Patient monitoring in real time, summary displays and support
MAR
Study Guide with Verified Questions, Answers, and
Rationales to Guarantee a First-Try Pass.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - 100
correct answer as-Enacted to revitalize nations economy and
create jobs. A significant portion 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
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - 100
correct answer as-Supports research designed to improve
outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications - 100 correct answer as-No
contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication examples - 100 correct
answer as-Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to
share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps
(ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - 100 correct answer as-
includes registration and scheduling, tracking through admission,
transfer and discharge, patient acuity and staff scheduling,
financial or accounting systems, risk management, payroll, and
hr, quality assurance and contract management functions
,Affordable Care Act - 100 correct answer as-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
Alarm fatigue - 100 correct answer as-The phenomenon of
nurses becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing
or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence - 100 correct answer as-Use of
algorithms and other technologies to mimic human cognition and
predict outcomes
Audit trail - 100 correct answer as-a report that traces who
has accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) - 100 correct
answer as-**Mandated by the FDA** Real-time, automated
documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A pharmacy
system, & an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking - 100 correct answer as-A process of
continuously measuring system results, comparing those results
to optimal system performance (benchmark values), and
identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance
Biometrics - 100 correct answer as-the identification of a
user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris,
face, voice, or handwriting
,Checklists - 100 correct answer as-another simple way of
gathering data in order to organize facts in an easy way so an
issue or problem can be reviewed in more detail.
*Some of the most common examples are checklists for
FREQUENCIES of an EVENT or CONSEQUENCES of using a
particular PROCESS.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - 100 correct answer as-The
senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced
education and extensive experience) responsible for
administering patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System - 100 correct answer as-
Supports healthcare practitioners in making patient care decisions
by integrating patient data with current clinical knowledge.
Connected health - 100 correct answer as-a model of health
care delivery using technology to provide services including
information and education.
configurability - 100 correct answer as-Refers to the extent
that a given software product can be adapted or changed to meet
a user's preference
Criminal penalties - 100 correct answer as-A person who
knowingly obtains or discloses individually identifiable health
information in violation of the Privacy Rule may face a criminal
penalty of up to:
$50,000 and up to one-year imprisonment.
$100,000 and up to five years imprisonment if thewrongful
conduct involves false pretenses,
and to $250,000 and up to 10 years imprisonment
, if the wrongful conduct involves the intent to sell, transfer, or use
identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal
gain or malicious harm.
Data Integrity - 100 correct answer as-The correctness of
data after processing, storage or transmission. Can store,
retrieve, correct and complete data available to authorized users
Data mining - 100 correct answer as-technique that looks for
hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of data using
software.
DIKW theory - 100 correct answer as-Data; pt monitoring,
labs, diagnostic systems (CT scans)
Information; Clinical Info systems, & DSS (alerts/reminders)
Knowledge; Lg databases (med articles) & Artificial Intelligence
Wisdom; (data is most discrete)
EHR system - 100 correct answer as-a record of one
episode of care, source data for EHR, Brings together diagnostic
& tx info in a specific healthcare setting.
EHR functions - 100 correct answer as-Point of care access
by practitioners
Support for multiple users to view data on same patient at the
same time.
Results review (laboratory, pathology, imaging, notes, etc.)
Quality metrics
Dashboards/Documentation
Electronic communication
Order management
Patient monitoring in real time, summary displays and support
MAR
