WGU C427 | TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN
HEALTHCARE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Electronic medication administration record Answer - A patient presents to the
inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great
discomfort, and the receiving nurse wishes to see the documentation for any
pain medication given by the previous nurse. The leadership has not achieved
meaningful use stage 2 yet.
Which point of care system software will improve communication?
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record
Interoperability protocols Answer - A medical facility meaningful use objective
is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility objective is to improve
patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be
necessary to communicate with patients through a patient portal.
What will be needed for this implementation?
,Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis
Lack of communication from management Answer - Leadership at a healthcare
organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system without
performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system
within one week and the implementation was unsuccessful.
What is the primary issue that contributed to the implementation's failure?
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management
The server was configured incorrectly. Answer - A healthcare organization
implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-house server.
From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow
and was unusable when a lot of users were entering data at the same time. The
information technology department has determined the issue to be an
infrastructure problem.
What should have been the foreseeable cause of the system performance
problem?
The server room is too hot.
, The network cable runs are too long.
The server was configured incorrectly.
The user access privileges are inadequate.
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time Answer -
A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about
adherence to the recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The
physician is on an integrated hospital management information system (HMIS).
Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data is presented
to the physician?
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to
HMIS
Security and ease of use Answer - A hospital realizes patients are expecting
access to personal health records on demand. In response, they want to build a
mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the needs of
the majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to
meet these goals?
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
HEALTHCARE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Electronic medication administration record Answer - A patient presents to the
inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great
discomfort, and the receiving nurse wishes to see the documentation for any
pain medication given by the previous nurse. The leadership has not achieved
meaningful use stage 2 yet.
Which point of care system software will improve communication?
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record
Interoperability protocols Answer - A medical facility meaningful use objective
is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility objective is to improve
patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be
necessary to communicate with patients through a patient portal.
What will be needed for this implementation?
,Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis
Lack of communication from management Answer - Leadership at a healthcare
organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system without
performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system
within one week and the implementation was unsuccessful.
What is the primary issue that contributed to the implementation's failure?
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management
The server was configured incorrectly. Answer - A healthcare organization
implemented a new electronic health records system using an in-house server.
From the first week of go-live, users complained that the system was too slow
and was unusable when a lot of users were entering data at the same time. The
information technology department has determined the issue to be an
infrastructure problem.
What should have been the foreseeable cause of the system performance
problem?
The server room is too hot.
, The network cable runs are too long.
The server was configured incorrectly.
The user access privileges are inadequate.
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time Answer -
A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about
adherence to the recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The
physician is on an integrated hospital management information system (HMIS).
Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data is presented
to the physician?
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed to
HMIS
Security and ease of use Answer - A hospital realizes patients are expecting
access to personal health records on demand. In response, they want to build a
mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the needs of
the majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to
meet these goals?
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
