WGU D220 Informatics Exam with Correct
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded
A+ | Guaranteed Pass.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER-**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals
for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and
promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3)
To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring
technological advances in science and health. (4) To invest in transportation,
environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term
economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state
and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWER-Produced
evidence
making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Administrative Information System - ANSWER-can include registration and
scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff
scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human
resources;
quality assurance; and contract management
functions.
Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-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, increasing the number of
insured persons.
,Alarm Fatique - ANSWER-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or
delaying their response to the
alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER-Professional organization for all
RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and
education
Analytics - ANSWER-A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and
quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-based
management to drive decisions and actions.
Audit trail - ANSWER-a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information,
when information was accessed, and whether any information was
changed
Authentication - ANSWER-A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - ANSWER-The process of giving someone permission to do
or have
something
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWER-Scans drug and patients wristband
to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct
med admin
Big Data - ANSWER-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of information
technology
Bioinformatics - ANSWER-application of mathematics and computer science
to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological
data
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic,
,such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or
handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWER-A plan for how an organization will recover
and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a
predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWER-Information collected from multiple sources
such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes
patterns,
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWER-No
contact with patient for data collection. EX:
Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data
w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWER-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible
for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWER-"Two interrelated taxonomies, the
CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing Interventions
and Actions, that provide a standardized framework for documenting patient care
in hospitals, home health agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare
settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWER-An order entry and
decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/
others
Change Management - ANSWER-The process, tools and techniques that help
people
implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the adoption of
a
medication Administration
System)
Change Control - ANSWER-Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures
system
, standards are
upheld.
Connected health - ANSWER-a model of health care delivery using
technology to
provide services including information and
education.
Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving
either
asynchronous or synchronous
exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - ANSWER-Use of electronic info &
communication to
improve medical outcomes & healthcare decision making from pt
perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their
own
care.
21st Century Cures Act - ANSWER-designed to help accelerate medical product
development and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them
faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC
(responsible for implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of
electronic health info.
5 rights of clinical decision support - ANSWER-Right information
Right person
Right intervention format
Right channel
Right time in workflow
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded
A+ | Guaranteed Pass.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER-**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals
for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and
promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3)
To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring
technological advances in science and health. (4) To invest in transportation,
environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term
economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state
and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWER-Produced
evidence
making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and
affordability
Administrative Information System - ANSWER-can include registration and
scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff
scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human
resources;
quality assurance; and contract management
functions.
Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-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, increasing the number of
insured persons.
,Alarm Fatique - ANSWER-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or
delaying their response to the
alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWER-Professional organization for all
RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and
education
Analytics - ANSWER-A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and
quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-based
management to drive decisions and actions.
Audit trail - ANSWER-a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information,
when information was accessed, and whether any information was
changed
Authentication - ANSWER-A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - ANSWER-The process of giving someone permission to do
or have
something
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWER-Scans drug and patients wristband
to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct
med admin
Big Data - ANSWER-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of information
technology
Bioinformatics - ANSWER-application of mathematics and computer science
to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological
data
Biometrics - ANSWER-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic,
,such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or
handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWER-A plan for how an organization will recover
and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a
predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWER-Information collected from multiple sources
such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes
patterns,
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWER-No
contact with patient for data collection. EX:
Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data
w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWER-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible
for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWER-"Two interrelated taxonomies, the
CCC of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing Interventions
and Actions, that provide a standardized framework for documenting patient care
in hospitals, home health agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare
settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWER-An order entry and
decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/
others
Change Management - ANSWER-The process, tools and techniques that help
people
implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the adoption of
a
medication Administration
System)
Change Control - ANSWER-Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures
system
, standards are
upheld.
Connected health - ANSWER-a model of health care delivery using
technology to
provide services including information and
education.
Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving
either
asynchronous or synchronous
exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - ANSWER-Use of electronic info &
communication to
improve medical outcomes & healthcare decision making from pt
perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their
own
care.
21st Century Cures Act - ANSWER-designed to help accelerate medical product
development and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them
faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC
(responsible for implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of
electronic health info.
5 rights of clinical decision support - ANSWER-Right information
Right person
Right intervention format
Right channel
Right time in workflow
