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WGU D033 Healthcare Information Systems Management Terms | Complete Terminology Study Guide, Definitions & Exam Review

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Master WGU D033: Healthcare Information Systems Management terminology with this comprehensive study guide featuring essential terms, definitions, key concepts, and exam-focused review materials. Designed for Western Governors University students, this resource helps simplify complex healthcare information systems vocabulary and supports effective Objective Assessment (OA) preparation. This guide covers important D033 terminology including healthcare informatics, health information systems, electronic health records (EHRs), health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, clinical decision support systems (CDSS), healthcare data management, data governance, healthcare analytics, privacy and security concepts, HIPAA compliance, information lifecycle management, healthcare technology, patient safety, quality improvement, and healthcare information management principles.

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1. What are 3 of the 3 issues are:
issues with tech- 1. errors in software
nology from a pa- 2. issues w/ usability of an information system
tient safety per- 3. wrong medications ordered (or recorded)
spective?

2. What is a trigger? This is an audit control/flag notification in the system that notifies the CE of a
possible security issue that needs further investigation.

3. What are Facility These limit physical access to the data center and software to only authorized
Access Controls? information system staff.

4. What is the med- This is the collection of medical devices and applications that connect to healthcare
ical Internet of information technology systems through online computer networks.
Things?

5. What is a clinical a tool designed to coordinate multidisciplinary care planning for specific diag-
pathway? noses and TXs

6. What is A type of healthcare services based on clinical methods that have been thoroughly
evidence-based tested through controlled, peer-reviewed biomedical studies.
medicine?
It uses data analysis from the EHR and other ISs to determine which treatment(s)
worked the best.

7. What are Clinical These guidelines provide a step-by-step guide used by MDs to make knowl-
Practice Guide- edge-based decisions related to pt care.
lines
They are issued by an authoritative organization such as a medical society.

8. Certified Health This certification covers business needs assessments, data acquisition and man-
Data Analyst agement, data analysis, data interpretation and reporting, and data givernance
(CHDA) Certifica- (sponsored by AHIMA)
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9. What are the The 4 categories are:
4 categories of 1. Descriptive Analytics
data analytics? - what happened

2. Diagnostic Analytics
- why it happened

3. Predictive Analytics
- what will happen

4. Prescriptive Analytics
- how to handle what will happen

10. What does CIS Clinical information system abbr is?
stand for?

11. What is a Clinical A system that collects & stores medical, nursing, clinical ancillary areas (such as
Information Sys- radiology & laboratory), and therapy department information related to patient
tem (CIS)? care and is used to manage patient care.

• data is protected by HIPAA

12. What are the 5 The purposes of these systems is to include:
purposes of CDS? > the right info
> to the right people
> through the right channels (systems)
> in the right [intervention] formats (alerts, dashboards, etc)
> at the right time in workflow (for decision making/action)

13. What does CDS Clinical decision support abbr is?
stand for?

14. Positive impact


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Is AI having a
positive or neg-
ative impact on
HIS?

15. What does DMS Document management system abbr
stand for?

16. What is a doc- This is an electronic method of capturing & managing documents
ument manage-
ment system? - digitizes & stores scanned documents for secure access but lacks same function-
ality of EHRs
- cannot create, edit, or search health data without Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) (method of making analog paper readable by computers)
- compliments EHRs by managing the non-digital records.

17. What is an EHR? A digital system that manages structured, interoperable health data & supports
clinical decision-making

18. What is the differ- This is a system designed to store, organize, and manage various types of docu-
ence between ments, including both electronic and paper-based files
DMS (top) and
EHR (bottom)? This is a digital system specifically used to store and manage a patient's medical
information, including their health history, diagnoses, medications, and test re-
sults, focusing solely on clinical data related to their healthcare

19. What are the 5 5 components:
components of 1. Scanner
DMS? 2. Scanning Workstation
3. Storage
4. Printers
5. Annotation tools

20.


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What is the scan- This component of a DMS converts paper documents into digital images, with
ner component capabilities ranging from high-speed, high-volume scanners to flatbed scanners.
of a DMS? May adjust for contrast & density automatically using barcodes (target sheets)

21. What is the Scan- This component of a DMS is a desktop computer or tablet that controls the scan-
ning Workstation ner, indexes files with patient data, ensures image quality, & uploads documents
component of a to storage.
DMS?

22. What is the Stor- This component of a DMS utilizes local or cloud based Storage Area Networks
age component (SANs) to manage & retrieve large volumes of data. Cloud computing provides
of a DMS? cost savings, scalability, and reliability.

23. What is the Print- This component of a DMS is used to print reports from the DMS, with printing
er component of permissions, print servers with queue management, print tracking log for security
a DMS? purposes (shows who printed, from where, date/time, what forms, & anything
else wanted by facility)

24. What is the Anno- This component of a DMS allows users to add non-destructive overlays to images,
tation Tools com- such as notes, highlights, drawings, or to zoom, rotate, & reduction tool for
ponent of a DMS? enhanced viewing

25. What is the fu- - Imaging documents will continue to be essential for some time as paper
ture of DMS? documents from patients & external sources still need to be scanned into the EHRs

26. What does RIS Radiology Information System abbr
stand for?

27. What are the 2 1) Professional Services given to a patient through an interactive telecommunica-
aspects of tele- tions system by a practitioner at a distant site
health? 2) A telecommunications system that links healthcare organizations & patients
from diverse geographic locations & transmits text & images for (medical) con-
sultation & treatment

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