WGU D220 NURSING INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | 100% PASS |
NEW UPDATE 2026/2027 | ALREADY GRADED A+
What aspect of computerized record management is most responsible for
the fact that keeping patient records confidential is a difficult task? -
ANSWER--Ease of inappropriate access to multiple patient records
What criminal act was the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) originally designed to minimize? -
ANSWER--Medical fraud
Which organization founded in 1987 has a stated mission to provide a
"comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange,
sharing and retrieval of electronic health care information"? - ANSWER-
-Health Level Seven (HL7)
Which international organization is responsible for the codes that focus
on social and environmental factors impacting the health of people? -
ANSWER--World Health Organization (WHO
,Which acronym is used to identify a standardized patient classification
system developed in the early 1980s for the purpose of reviewing the use
of hospital resources? - ANSWER--DRG (diagnosis-related groups
On which area of privacy is the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) focused? - ANSWER--Patient privacy
What is PHR an abbreviation for? - ANSWER--Personal health record
What is an electronic health record (EHR) composed of? - ANSWER--
Several EMRs and the PHR
What is the key difference between an electronic medical record (EMR)
and a personal health record (PHR)? - ANSWER--Who manages the
records
To define an effective EHR, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has
identified eight functions to improve quality care, chronic disease
management, efficiency, and feasibility. - ANSWER--True
What type of interoperability is intended to coordinate work processes? -
ANSWER--Structural
, When considering system interoperability, what is a standard? -
ANSWER--An agreement to the use of specific methods of achieving
interoperability
When considering health information technology (HIT), what does the
term interoperability mean? - ANSWER--Two or more health-related
service providers can access and share information.
Which situation is an example of how a hospital's interoperability
electronic health records systems support nursing care? - ANSWER--
The nurse determines that a patient is likely to be discharged after
reviewing daily laboratory results.
Which of these is an information subsystem that contributes data to a
patient's global EHR? - ANSWER--Computerized provider order entry
(CPOE)
Interoperability means that you can trade out one subsystem for another;
it does not matter which one you use as long as you pick at least one. -
ANSWER--False
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | 100% PASS |
NEW UPDATE 2026/2027 | ALREADY GRADED A+
What aspect of computerized record management is most responsible for
the fact that keeping patient records confidential is a difficult task? -
ANSWER--Ease of inappropriate access to multiple patient records
What criminal act was the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) originally designed to minimize? -
ANSWER--Medical fraud
Which organization founded in 1987 has a stated mission to provide a
"comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange,
sharing and retrieval of electronic health care information"? - ANSWER-
-Health Level Seven (HL7)
Which international organization is responsible for the codes that focus
on social and environmental factors impacting the health of people? -
ANSWER--World Health Organization (WHO
,Which acronym is used to identify a standardized patient classification
system developed in the early 1980s for the purpose of reviewing the use
of hospital resources? - ANSWER--DRG (diagnosis-related groups
On which area of privacy is the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) focused? - ANSWER--Patient privacy
What is PHR an abbreviation for? - ANSWER--Personal health record
What is an electronic health record (EHR) composed of? - ANSWER--
Several EMRs and the PHR
What is the key difference between an electronic medical record (EMR)
and a personal health record (PHR)? - ANSWER--Who manages the
records
To define an effective EHR, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has
identified eight functions to improve quality care, chronic disease
management, efficiency, and feasibility. - ANSWER--True
What type of interoperability is intended to coordinate work processes? -
ANSWER--Structural
, When considering system interoperability, what is a standard? -
ANSWER--An agreement to the use of specific methods of achieving
interoperability
When considering health information technology (HIT), what does the
term interoperability mean? - ANSWER--Two or more health-related
service providers can access and share information.
Which situation is an example of how a hospital's interoperability
electronic health records systems support nursing care? - ANSWER--
The nurse determines that a patient is likely to be discharged after
reviewing daily laboratory results.
Which of these is an information subsystem that contributes data to a
patient's global EHR? - ANSWER--Computerized provider order entry
(CPOE)
Interoperability means that you can trade out one subsystem for another;
it does not matter which one you use as long as you pick at least one. -
ANSWER--False
