WGU D033 GLOSSARY TERMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Acceptance testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A type of testing that occurs after the go-live date
Access controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A computer software program designed to prevent
unauthorized use of an information resource
Addressable standards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Must be evaluated by the entity to determine whether
or not the standard is reasonable and appropriate
Administrative information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that manages the business of
healthcare; is the first information systems to be used in healthcare. The data collected in this system
are mainly financial or business-oriented in nature, rather than clinical
Administrative safeguards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administrative actions, and policies and procedures,
to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measure to
protect electronic-protected health information and to manage the conduct of the covered entity's
workforce in relation to the protection of that information. (45 CFR 160, 162, and 164)
Administrative simplification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the
business processes of healthcare by standardizing the EDI of administrative and financial transactions
and protects the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) that is transmitted from one
point to another
Alpha site - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first healthcare facility to implement the information system
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The SDO for the United States and a representative to the
ISO - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The SDO for the United States and a representative to the ISO
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Enacted to stimulate the US
economy during a recession that started in 2007. A significant portion of ARRA 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
Anesthesia information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that collects information on
preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical information. This system follows
the patient through the surgical process
Annotation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability to add to the image in some way; because the image
may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an overlay to the document will
show the annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Responsible for
developing the EDI standards used to share information needed for health insurance administrative
transactions
Audit controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The mechanisms that record and examine activity in information
systems
Audit log - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that occurred in a
particular file in an information system or that were performed by a specific individual
Audit trails - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The record of information system activities, such as log-in, log-out,
unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other actions
Audit-reduction tools - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tools that review the audit trail and compare it to criteria
specified by the CE, which eliminates routine entries such as the periodic backups
Authorship - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The origination or creation of recorded information attributed to a
specific individual or entity acting at a particular time
Automated codebook encoder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An encoder that lists diagnoses and procedures
in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
,Back-end speech recognition (BESR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A speech recognition technology in which
the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor listens to the audio and reviews the
document created
Backscanning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process of scanning past health records into the DMS so
there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS valuable to the user from the first
day of implementation
Backward map - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A map that links the two coding systems in the opposite
direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅See Electronic medication
administration record (EMAR)
Best of breed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than by vendor
Best of fit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The decision to purchase software from a single vendor
Beta sites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement the
information system
Bidder's conference - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A meeting for vendors to come to the healthcare facility to
ask questions about the request for proposal, the healthcare facility, and other important points
Biomedical device - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An article, instrument, apparatus, or machine that is used in
the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of illness or disease, or for detecting, measuring, restoring,
correcting, or modifying the structure or function of the body for some health purpose
Birth certificate information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A state-approved system in which the birth
certificate data are entered, after the HIM staff interviews the mother or other parents or guardians and
reviews the health record. This software reports births occurring in the healthcare facility to the state
health agency
, Blue Button - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A campaign that was established by The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). It is a consumer-motivated method to improve healthcare by having
the patient or caretaker actively involved in decisions and planning by having direct access to personal
health information
Bots - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Perform automated tasks, such as gathering information and instant
messaging, thus relieving a person the responsibility of doing it
Bring your own device (BYOD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Healthcare practitioners using their personal
smartphones or other devices rather than devices provided by the HCO, the personal device must meet
specific encryption and other security protocols to protect PHI as required by the HCO
Cancer registry information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An information system that tracks
information (including very detailed information regarding diagnosis and treatment) about the patient's
cancer from the time of diagnosis to the patient's death
Certified EHR technology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An EHR that has been evaluated by a member of the
Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs) and verified that it meets
the criteria set by the MU incentive programs
Certified health data analyst (CHDA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advanced certification sponsored by
AHIMA that covers data management, data analytics, and data reporting
Certified in healthcare privacy and security (CHPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Credential that
demonstrates advanced privacy and security skills. These advanced privacy and security skills exceed
those in the RHIA or RHIT examinations. It is sponsored by AHIMA
Certified information security manager (CISM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sponsored by ISACA; an
international examination that is designed for leaders in security who oversee the security programs of
organizations
Certified information systems security professional (CISSP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certification
sponsored by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. It is a generic
security certification and therefore is not healthcare specific
ANSWERS
Acceptance testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A type of testing that occurs after the go-live date
Access controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A computer software program designed to prevent
unauthorized use of an information resource
Addressable standards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Must be evaluated by the entity to determine whether
or not the standard is reasonable and appropriate
Administrative information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that manages the business of
healthcare; is the first information systems to be used in healthcare. The data collected in this system
are mainly financial or business-oriented in nature, rather than clinical
Administrative safeguards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administrative actions, and policies and procedures,
to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measure to
protect electronic-protected health information and to manage the conduct of the covered entity's
workforce in relation to the protection of that information. (45 CFR 160, 162, and 164)
Administrative simplification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the
business processes of healthcare by standardizing the EDI of administrative and financial transactions
and protects the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) that is transmitted from one
point to another
Alpha site - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first healthcare facility to implement the information system
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The SDO for the United States and a representative to the
ISO - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The SDO for the United States and a representative to the ISO
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Enacted to stimulate the US
economy during a recession that started in 2007. A significant portion of ARRA 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
Anesthesia information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that collects information on
preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical information. This system follows
the patient through the surgical process
Annotation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability to add to the image in some way; because the image
may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an overlay to the document will
show the annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Responsible for
developing the EDI standards used to share information needed for health insurance administrative
transactions
Audit controls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The mechanisms that record and examine activity in information
systems
Audit log - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that occurred in a
particular file in an information system or that were performed by a specific individual
Audit trails - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The record of information system activities, such as log-in, log-out,
unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other actions
Audit-reduction tools - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tools that review the audit trail and compare it to criteria
specified by the CE, which eliminates routine entries such as the periodic backups
Authorship - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The origination or creation of recorded information attributed to a
specific individual or entity acting at a particular time
Automated codebook encoder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An encoder that lists diagnoses and procedures
in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
,Back-end speech recognition (BESR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A speech recognition technology in which
the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor listens to the audio and reviews the
document created
Backscanning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process of scanning past health records into the DMS so
there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS valuable to the user from the first
day of implementation
Backward map - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A map that links the two coding systems in the opposite
direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅See Electronic medication
administration record (EMAR)
Best of breed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than by vendor
Best of fit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The decision to purchase software from a single vendor
Beta sites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement the
information system
Bidder's conference - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A meeting for vendors to come to the healthcare facility to
ask questions about the request for proposal, the healthcare facility, and other important points
Biomedical device - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An article, instrument, apparatus, or machine that is used in
the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of illness or disease, or for detecting, measuring, restoring,
correcting, or modifying the structure or function of the body for some health purpose
Birth certificate information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A state-approved system in which the birth
certificate data are entered, after the HIM staff interviews the mother or other parents or guardians and
reviews the health record. This software reports births occurring in the healthcare facility to the state
health agency
, Blue Button - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A campaign that was established by The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). It is a consumer-motivated method to improve healthcare by having
the patient or caretaker actively involved in decisions and planning by having direct access to personal
health information
Bots - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Perform automated tasks, such as gathering information and instant
messaging, thus relieving a person the responsibility of doing it
Bring your own device (BYOD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Healthcare practitioners using their personal
smartphones or other devices rather than devices provided by the HCO, the personal device must meet
specific encryption and other security protocols to protect PHI as required by the HCO
Cancer registry information system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An information system that tracks
information (including very detailed information regarding diagnosis and treatment) about the patient's
cancer from the time of diagnosis to the patient's death
Certified EHR technology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An EHR that has been evaluated by a member of the
Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs) and verified that it meets
the criteria set by the MU incentive programs
Certified health data analyst (CHDA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Advanced certification sponsored by
AHIMA that covers data management, data analytics, and data reporting
Certified in healthcare privacy and security (CHPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Credential that
demonstrates advanced privacy and security skills. These advanced privacy and security skills exceed
those in the RHIA or RHIT examinations. It is sponsored by AHIMA
Certified information security manager (CISM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sponsored by ISACA; an
international examination that is designed for leaders in security who oversee the security programs of
organizations
Certified information systems security professional (CISSP) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certification
sponsored by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. It is a generic
security certification and therefore is not healthcare specific
