D220 INFORMATICS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER -**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals fo r adopting &
using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote econo
mic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments ne
eded to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health.
(4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will pro
vide long-
term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimi
ze and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increase
s.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - CORRECT ANSWER -Produced evidence
making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - CORRECT ANSWER -No contact with patient for data collection.
EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologi es to share health metrics and data w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - CORRECT ANSWER -can include registration and scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; pa tient acuity and staff scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human resources; quality
assurance; and contract management functions.
Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER -law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, im prove the quality of healthcare, and introduce the
Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the numbe r of insured persons.
,Alarm Fatique - CORRECT ANSWER -Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing
or delaying their response to the ala rm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - CORRECT ANSWER -Professional organization for all RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and educa tion
Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER -A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and
quantitative analysis, explanatory a nd predictive models, and fact-based management to drive
decisions and actions.
Audit trail - CORRECT ANSWER -a report that traces who has accessed electronic information,
when information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication - CORRECT ANSWER -A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of giving someone permission to do or have
something
Barcode Scanning Technology - CORRECT ANSWER -Scans drug and patients wristband to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identificat ion, correct med admin
Big Data - CORRECT ANSWER -a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured
and unstructured data, which can not be analyzed without the use of information technology
,Bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER -application of mathematics and computer science to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological dat a
Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER -the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic,
such as a fingerprint, iris, face, vo ice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - CORRECT ANSWER -A plan for how an organization will recover and
restore partially or completely interrupted criti cal function(s) within a predetermined time
after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partner s, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - CORRECT ANSWER -A committee that evaluates the worthiness
of a proposed change and either approves or reject s the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - CORRECT ANSWER -The senior manager (usually a registered
nurse with advanced education and extensive experie nce) responsible for administering
patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - CORRECT ANSWER -"Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC
of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nu rsing Interventions and Actions, that
provide a standardized framework for documenting patien t care in hospitals, home health
agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare setting s"
, CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - CORRECT ANSWER -An order entry and decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/ others
Change Management - CORRECT ANSWER -The process, tools and techniques that help people
implement changes to achieve a desired ou tcome. (Supports the adoption of a medication
Administration System)
Change Control - CORRECT ANSWER -Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system
standards are upheld.
Connected health - CORRECT 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 asynchro
nous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -Use of electronic info & communication to
improve medical outcomes & healthcare decision m aking from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own care.
Clinical Research Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -Discovery and management of new
knowledge pertinent to health and disease from clinical tri als via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Allows interoperability of health information exchange between to hospitals.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER -**Authorized
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals fo r adopting &
using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote econo
mic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments ne
eded to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health.
(4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will pro
vide long-
term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimi
ze and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increase
s.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - CORRECT ANSWER -Produced evidence
making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - CORRECT ANSWER -No contact with patient for data collection.
EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologi es to share health metrics and data w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - CORRECT ANSWER -can include registration and scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; pa tient acuity and staff scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human resources; quality
assurance; and contract management functions.
Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER -law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, im prove the quality of healthcare, and introduce the
Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the numbe r of insured persons.
,Alarm Fatique - CORRECT ANSWER -Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing
or delaying their response to the ala rm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - CORRECT ANSWER -Professional organization for all RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and educa tion
Analytics - CORRECT ANSWER -A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and
quantitative analysis, explanatory a nd predictive models, and fact-based management to drive
decisions and actions.
Audit trail - CORRECT ANSWER -a report that traces who has accessed electronic information,
when information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication - CORRECT ANSWER -A method for confirming users' identities
Authorization - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of giving someone permission to do or have
something
Barcode Scanning Technology - CORRECT ANSWER -Scans drug and patients wristband to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identificat ion, correct med admin
Big Data - CORRECT ANSWER -a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured
and unstructured data, which can not be analyzed without the use of information technology
,Bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER -application of mathematics and computer science to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological dat a
Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER -the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic,
such as a fingerprint, iris, face, vo ice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - CORRECT ANSWER -A plan for how an organization will recover and
restore partially or completely interrupted criti cal function(s) within a predetermined time
after a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partner s, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - CORRECT ANSWER -A committee that evaluates the worthiness
of a proposed change and either approves or reject s the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - CORRECT ANSWER -The senior manager (usually a registered
nurse with advanced education and extensive experie nce) responsible for administering
patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - CORRECT ANSWER -"Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC
of Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nu rsing Interventions and Actions, that
provide a standardized framework for documenting patien t care in hospitals, home health
agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare setting s"
, CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - CORRECT ANSWER -An order entry and decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/ others
Change Management - CORRECT ANSWER -The process, tools and techniques that help people
implement changes to achieve a desired ou tcome. (Supports the adoption of a medication
Administration System)
Change Control - CORRECT ANSWER -Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system
standards are upheld.
Connected health - CORRECT 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 asynchro
nous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -Use of electronic info & communication to
improve medical outcomes & healthcare decision m aking from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own care.
Clinical Research Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -Discovery and management of new
knowledge pertinent to health and disease from clinical tri als via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Allows interoperability of health information exchange between to hospitals.
