WGU D220 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Ans: 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) Ans: Supports research designed
to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications Ans: No contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication examples Ans: Remote pt monitoring, Using health
technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps (ex:
photos)
Administrative Information System Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized to patient care
alarms and missing or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence Ans: Use of algorithms and other technologies to mimic human
cognition and predict outcomes
, Audit trail Ans: a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when
information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) Ans: *Mandated by the FDA* Real-time,
automated documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A pharmacy system,
& an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking Ans: 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 Ans: the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a
fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Checklists Ans: 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) Ans: The senior manager (usually a registered nurse
with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for administering
patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System Ans: Supports healthcare practitioners in making
patient care decisions by integrating patient data with current clinical knowledge.
Connected health Ans: a model of health care delivery using technology to provide
services including information and education.
configurability Ans: Refers to the extent that a given software product can be adapted
or changed to meet a user's preference
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Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Ans: 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) Ans: Supports research designed
to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications Ans: No contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication examples Ans: Remote pt monitoring, Using health
technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps (ex:
photos)
Administrative Information System Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized to patient care
alarms and missing or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence Ans: Use of algorithms and other technologies to mimic human
cognition and predict outcomes
, Audit trail Ans: a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when
information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) Ans: *Mandated by the FDA* Real-time,
automated documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A pharmacy system,
& an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking Ans: 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 Ans: the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a
fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Checklists Ans: 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) Ans: The senior manager (usually a registered nurse
with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for administering
patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System Ans: Supports healthcare practitioners in making
patient care decisions by integrating patient data with current clinical knowledge.
Connected health Ans: a model of health care delivery using technology to provide
services including information and education.
configurability Ans: Refers to the extent that a given software product can be adapted
or changed to meet a user's preference
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