WGU D033 ”HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT ‘’EXAM LATEST UPDATE
2025-2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Healthcare quality indicator system - ANSWER-An abstracting system
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that records information about the patient, the care provided to the
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patient, and the healthcare practitioner(s) involved in the care
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delivered
Hierarchical database model - ANSWER-Model that structures the
| | | | | | |
data in a hierarchy very similar to that used for an organizational
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chart
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HIM Reimagined (HIMR) - ANSWER-A vision of the future of HIM,
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created by AHIMA, that has four recommendations; increasing the
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number of AHIMA members holding graduate degrees, increasing the
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research related to HIM and health informatics, increasing
| | | | | | | |
opportunities for specialization in HIM, and revising the RHIT
| | | | | | | | |
certification to become RHIT (+Specialty)
| | | |
,Hospital information system - ANSWER-The major information
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system used by a healthcare facility; is made up of many
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administrative systems, such as the financial information system and | | | | | | | |
the MPI
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Hot spot - ANSWER-Is a type of help message that is triggered when
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the cursor is placed on top of a data field
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Human resources information system (HRIS) - ANSWER-A system that
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tracks employees within the organization. This tracking includes
| | | | | | | |
promotions, transfers, terminations, performance appraisal due | | | | |
dates, and absenteeism
| | |
Alpha site - ANSWER-The first healthcare facility to implement the
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information system American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The
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SDO for the United States and a representative to the ISO
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER-Enacted
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to stimulate the US economy during a recession that started in 2007.
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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 - 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 - ANSWER-The ability to add to the image in some way;
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because the image may be a legal document, the image itself cannot
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be altered; however, an overlay to the document will show the
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annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N) - ANSWER-
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Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share
| | | | | | | |
information needed for health insurance administrative transactions
| | | | | |
Audit controls - ANSWER-The mechanisms that record and examine
| | | | | | | |
activity in information systems
| | | |
Acceptance testing - ANSWER-A type of testing that occurs after the
| | | | | | | | | |
go-live date
| |
Access controls - ANSWER-A computer software program designed to
| | | | | | | |
prevent unauthorized use of an information resource
| | | | | | |
Addressable standards - ANSWER-Must be evaluated by the entity to
| | | | | | | | |
determine whether or not the standard is reasonable and
| | | | | | | | |
appropriate
Administrative information system - 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 - 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 - 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
| | | | | | | |
Audit log - 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 - ANSWER-The record of information system activities,
| | | | | | | |
such as log-in, log-out, unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other
| | | | | | | | | |
actions
|
Audit-reduction tools - 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 - ANSWER-The origination or creation of recorded
| | | | | | |
information attributed to a specific individual or entity acting at a
| | | | | | | | | | |
particular time
| |
MANAGEMENT ‘’EXAM LATEST UPDATE
2025-2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Healthcare quality indicator system - ANSWER-An abstracting system
| | | | | | |
that records information about the patient, the care provided to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient, and the healthcare practitioner(s) involved in the care
| | | | | | | | |
delivered
Hierarchical database model - ANSWER-Model that structures the
| | | | | | |
data in a hierarchy very similar to that used for an organizational
| | | | | | | | | | | |
chart
|
HIM Reimagined (HIMR) - ANSWER-A vision of the future of HIM,
| | | | | | | | | |
created by AHIMA, that has four recommendations; increasing the
| | | | | | | | |
number of AHIMA members holding graduate degrees, increasing the
| | | | | | | |
research related to HIM and health informatics, increasing
| | | | | | | |
opportunities for specialization in HIM, and revising the RHIT
| | | | | | | | |
certification to become RHIT (+Specialty)
| | | |
,Hospital information system - ANSWER-The major information
| | | | | |
system used by a healthcare facility; is made up of many
| | | | | | | | | | |
administrative systems, such as the financial information system and | | | | | | | |
the MPI
| |
Hot spot - ANSWER-Is a type of help message that is triggered when
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the cursor is placed on top of a data field
| | | | | | | | | |
Human resources information system (HRIS) - ANSWER-A system that
| | | | | | | |
tracks employees within the organization. This tracking includes
| | | | | | | |
promotions, transfers, terminations, performance appraisal due | | | | |
dates, and absenteeism
| | |
Alpha site - 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
| | | | | | | | | | |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - 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 - 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 - 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) - ANSWER-
| | | | | | | |
Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share
| | | | | | | |
information needed for health insurance administrative transactions
| | | | | |
Audit controls - ANSWER-The mechanisms that record and examine
| | | | | | | |
activity in information systems
| | | |
Acceptance testing - ANSWER-A type of testing that occurs after the
| | | | | | | | | |
go-live date
| |
Access controls - ANSWER-A computer software program designed to
| | | | | | | |
prevent unauthorized use of an information resource
| | | | | | |
Addressable standards - ANSWER-Must be evaluated by the entity to
| | | | | | | | |
determine whether or not the standard is reasonable and
| | | | | | | | |
appropriate
Administrative information system - 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 - 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 - 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
| | | | | | | |
Audit log - 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 - ANSWER-The record of information system activities,
| | | | | | | |
such as log-in, log-out, unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other
| | | | | | | | | |
actions
|
Audit-reduction tools - 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 - ANSWER-The origination or creation of recorded
| | | | | | |
information attributed to a specific individual or entity acting at a
| | | | | | | | | | |
particular time
| |
