D220 Informatics Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct 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) - Correct answer-Produced
evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
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,Asynchoronous Applications - Correct 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)
Administrative Information System - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or delaying their response to the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - Correct answer-Professional organization
for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - Correct 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.
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,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 identification, correct med
admin
Big Data - Correct answer-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of
information technology
Bioinformatics - Correct answer-application of mathematics and computer science
to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - Correct answer-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
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, Business Continuity Plan - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Information collected from multiple sources
such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, 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 rejects the proposed
change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - Correct answer-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) 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 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"
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and Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct 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) - Correct answer-Produced
evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,Asynchoronous Applications - Correct 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)
Administrative Information System - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and
missing or delaying their response to the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - Correct answer-Professional organization
for all RNs. Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - Correct 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.
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,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 identification, correct med
admin
Big Data - Correct answer-a collection of large, complex data sets, including
structured and unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of
information technology
Bioinformatics - Correct answer-application of mathematics and computer science
to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - Correct answer-the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
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, Business Continuity Plan - Correct 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 - Correct answer-Information collected from multiple sources
such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, 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 rejects the proposed
change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - Correct answer-The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) 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 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"
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