WGU Nursing Informatics questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade
Mutlidisciplinary Team Terminology
- correct answer (SNOMED-CT) Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine Clinical
Terms- clinical terms covering nurisng, medicine, & allied health
Standardized Terminology Supports
- correct answer Data Mining
PHR - Private Health Record
- correct answer Lifetime health record, supplied by ind., healthcare providers, pharmacies, therapist,
lab test, - Controlled by the consumer,
E-Sign
- correct answer Same legal status as a hand written signature
MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act provides
- correct answer financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers
HIPPA provides
- correct answer legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect. data interchange of
claims data, named specific code sets for use in Medicare related transactions, & Privacy
ARRA provides
- correct answer provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for every individual to
receive and electronic copy of EHR
HITECH provides
- correct answer strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides financial incentive for the
user of EHR
, EMR -electronic medical record provides
- correct answer Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building block of EHR,
EHR- Electronic Health Record is
- correct answer Longitudinal record that includes client data, demographics, clinician notes,
medications, diagnostics.
- Major driver for US Adoption are "Meaningful Use" financial incentives from HITECH part of ARRA
Affordable Care Act provides
- correct answer guarantee access to healthcare, encourage PCP,
Data is
- correct answer collection of #, characters, or facts (body weight- 128lb), little meaning alone
Information is
- correct answer Collection of data examined for patterns or structure that can be interpreted. ex notes
prior BP and informs doc
Knowledge is
- correct answer Synthesis of info from several sources to produce a single concept or idea, ex read a
journal about BP
Computer Technology is
- correct answer collection of data for analysis, which can be used to justify the efficacy of particular
interventions & improve quality of care
HIS HEalthcare Information System is
- correct answer Administrative System + Clinical Information System,
Clinical Systems include: order entry, radiology, pharmacy, physician management system
Adm system : non clinical, demographics, scheduling, risk mgmt, decision support,
2024\2025 A+ Grade
Mutlidisciplinary Team Terminology
- correct answer (SNOMED-CT) Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine Clinical
Terms- clinical terms covering nurisng, medicine, & allied health
Standardized Terminology Supports
- correct answer Data Mining
PHR - Private Health Record
- correct answer Lifetime health record, supplied by ind., healthcare providers, pharmacies, therapist,
lab test, - Controlled by the consumer,
E-Sign
- correct answer Same legal status as a hand written signature
MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act provides
- correct answer financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers
HIPPA provides
- correct answer legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect. data interchange of
claims data, named specific code sets for use in Medicare related transactions, & Privacy
ARRA provides
- correct answer provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for every individual to
receive and electronic copy of EHR
HITECH provides
- correct answer strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides financial incentive for the
user of EHR
, EMR -electronic medical record provides
- correct answer Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building block of EHR,
EHR- Electronic Health Record is
- correct answer Longitudinal record that includes client data, demographics, clinician notes,
medications, diagnostics.
- Major driver for US Adoption are "Meaningful Use" financial incentives from HITECH part of ARRA
Affordable Care Act provides
- correct answer guarantee access to healthcare, encourage PCP,
Data is
- correct answer collection of #, characters, or facts (body weight- 128lb), little meaning alone
Information is
- correct answer Collection of data examined for patterns or structure that can be interpreted. ex notes
prior BP and informs doc
Knowledge is
- correct answer Synthesis of info from several sources to produce a single concept or idea, ex read a
journal about BP
Computer Technology is
- correct answer collection of data for analysis, which can be used to justify the efficacy of particular
interventions & improve quality of care
HIS HEalthcare Information System is
- correct answer Administrative System + Clinical Information System,
Clinical Systems include: order entry, radiology, pharmacy, physician management system
Adm system : non clinical, demographics, scheduling, risk mgmt, decision support,
