WGU D220- Information Technology in Nursing Practice Exam 100% Complete Graded with A+

WGU D220- Information Technology in Nursing Practice Exam 100% Complete Graded with A+ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Enacted to revitalize nations economy and create jobs. A significant portion 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 Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Supports research designed to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare. Asynchronous Applications No contact with the patient for data collection. Asynchronous communication examples Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps (ex: photos) Administrative Information System includes registration and scheduling, tracking through admission, transfer and discharge, patient acuity and staff scheduling, financial or accounting systems, risk management, payroll, and hr, quality assurance and contract management functions Affordable Care Act law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights Alarm fatigue The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to the alarm artificial intelligence Use of algorithms and other technologies to mimic human cognition and predict outcomes Audit trail a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when information was accessed, and whether any information was changed Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) *Mandated by the FDA* Real-time, automated documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A pharmacy system, & an EMAR system to function. Benchmarking A process of continuously measuring system results, comparing those results to optimal system performance (benchmark values), and identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance Biometrics the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting Checklists another simple way of gathering data in order to organize facts in an easy way so an issue or problem can be reviewed in more detail. *Some of the most common examples are checklists for FREQUENCIES of an EVENT or CONSEQUENCES of using a particular PROCESS. Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for administering patient care services Clinical Decision Support System Supports healthcare practitioners in making patient care decisions by integrating patient data with current clinical knowledge. Connected health a model of health care delivery using technology to provide services including information and education. configurability Refers to the extent that a given software product can be adapted or changed to meet a user's preference Criminal penalties A person who knowingly obtains or discloses individually identifiable health information in violation of the Privacy Rule may face a criminal penalty of up to: $50,000 and up to one-year imprisonment. $100,000 and up to five years imprisonment if thewrongful conduct involves false pretenses, and to $250,000 and up to 10 years imprisonment if the wrongful conduct involves the intent to sell, transfer, or use identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm. Data Integrity The correctness of data after processing, storage or transmission. Can store, retrieve, correct and complete data available to authorized users Data mining technique that looks for hidden patterns and relationships in large groups of data using software. DIKW theory Data; pt monitoring, labs, diagnostic systems (CT scans) Information; Clinical Info systems, & DSS (alerts/reminders) Knowledge; Lg databases (med articles) & Artificial Intelligence