WGU D033 - HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT | GLOSSARY | 2025/26 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
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
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
,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
Automated codebook encoder Answer - An encoder that lists diagnoses and
procedures in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
Back-end speech recognition (BESR) Answer - A speech recognition technology
in which the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor listens
to the audio and reviews the document created
Backscanning Answer - The process of scanning past health records into the
DMS so there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS
valuable to the user from the first day of implementation
Backward map Answer - A map that links the two coding systems in the
opposite direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) Answer - See Electronic
medication administration record (EMAR)
, Best of breed Answer - Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than by
vendor 313 314 Glossary
Best of fit Answer - The decision to purchase software from a single vendor
Beta sites Answer - The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement the
information system
Bidder's conference Answer - A meeting for vendors to come to the healthcare
facility to ask questions about the request for proposal, the healthcare facility,
and other important points
Biomedical device Answer - An article, instrument, apparatus, or machine that
is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of illness or disease, or for
detecting, measuring, restoring, correcting, or modifying the structure or
function of the body for some health purpose
Birth certificate information system Answer - A state-approved system in which
the birth certificate data are entered, after the HIM staff interviews the mother
or other parents or guardians and reviews the health record. This software
reports births occurring in the healthcare facility to the state health agency
Blue Button Answer - A campaign that was established by The Office of the
National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). It is a consumer-motivated method
to improve healthcare by having the patient or caretaker actively involved in
decisions and planning by having direct access to personal health information
Bots Answer - Perform automated tasks, such as gathering information and
instant messaging, thus relieving a person the responsibility of doing it
MANAGEMENT | GLOSSARY | 2025/26 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
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
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
,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
Automated codebook encoder Answer - An encoder that lists diagnoses and
procedures in alphabetic order much like the alphabetic index
Back-end speech recognition (BESR) Answer - A speech recognition technology
in which the physician dictates in the traditional manner and an editor listens
to the audio and reviews the document created
Backscanning Answer - The process of scanning past health records into the
DMS so there is an existing database of patient information, making the DMS
valuable to the user from the first day of implementation
Backward map Answer - A map that links the two coding systems in the
opposite direction, moving from ICD-10 to ICD-9
Barcode medication administration record (BC-MAR) Answer - See Electronic
medication administration record (EMAR)
, Best of breed Answer - Choosing the ISs based on functionality rather than by
vendor 313 314 Glossary
Best of fit Answer - The decision to purchase software from a single vendor
Beta sites Answer - The healthcare facilities who subsequently implement the
information system
Bidder's conference Answer - A meeting for vendors to come to the healthcare
facility to ask questions about the request for proposal, the healthcare facility,
and other important points
Biomedical device Answer - An article, instrument, apparatus, or machine that
is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of illness or disease, or for
detecting, measuring, restoring, correcting, or modifying the structure or
function of the body for some health purpose
Birth certificate information system Answer - A state-approved system in which
the birth certificate data are entered, after the HIM staff interviews the mother
or other parents or guardians and reviews the health record. This software
reports births occurring in the healthcare facility to the state health agency
Blue Button Answer - A campaign that was established by The Office of the
National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). It is a consumer-motivated method
to improve healthcare by having the patient or caretaker actively involved in
decisions and planning by having direct access to personal health information
Bots Answer - Perform automated tasks, such as gathering information and
instant messaging, thus relieving a person the responsibility of doing it
