WGU D220 Nursing Informatics Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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WGU D220 Nursing Informatics Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the National Health Information Network ✔✔means to advance healthcare information technology Gaols of the NHIN ... ✔✔to develop a nationwide interoperable healthcare information technology infrastructure and a strategic plan to guide implementation in both public and private sectors Issues with NHIN ✔✔Politics Fear of Change Competition Lack of agreement standards What is HITECH ✔✔Health Information Technology for Economis & Clinical Health Act -way to encourage hospitals to adopt health record techonology and meaningful use What is the electronic medical record ✔✔electronic replacement for paper chart, focuses on current information -one provider -facility's own What is the Electronic Health Record ✔✔record of patient's long-term health information -summary of contributions to different specialities What does the integration of standardized terminology do ✔✔provides uniform definitions of terms and facilitates interoperability, communcation, and exchanged of data with a shared meaning What is NANDA ✔✔type of standardized terminology -defines the nursing diagnoses Examples of uniform language ✔✔Nursing dianosis goal expected outcomes nursing intervention What is SNOMED CT ✔✔Type of standardised terminology -Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms What is mapping ✔✔terms defined in one standardized terminology are associed with comparable terms in another standardized terminology What are CPT codes ✔✔Data Exchange Standard -Current Procedural Terminology -a listing of standard description in 5 characters What are ICD-10 codes ✔✔Data Exchange Standard -International Classification of Diseases -developed by world health organization -listing of all known diseases and injuries What is DICOM ✔✔Data Exchange Standard -Digital imaging and communication in Medicine -standard for transmission of medical images and associated information What is accrediation ✔✔a voluntary review process that monitors performance against predetermined standards What is the Joint Commission ✔✔an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaulates an organization compliance with standards What is the point of the JC ✔✔to develop initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare services What is a sentinel event ✔✔any unanticipated event in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious injury -not natural to patients illness What is magnet status ✔✔a recognized award given by the American Nurses' credentialing Center -measures strength and quality of an organizations nursing Why was the privacy Act of 1974 implemented ✔✔to protect the privacy of individuals identified in information systems and to control the collection, use, and sharing of information What is HIPPA ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -designed to establish minimum national standards for protecting health information commincated in any manner What are three reasons why the HIPPA privacy rule is needed ✔✔marketing, technology, and genetic advancements What is PSQIA ✔✔Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act -a voluntar ysystem for reporting medical errors without fear of liability What is the USA Patriot Act ✔✔allows feed to collect personal information for the sake of national security without notifying involved parties -amended in '15 What is the veterans Benefits Health Care and information technology act ✔✔prevent security breaches notifaction after potential breahces fraud alerts credit monitoring identity theft What is public health ✔✔all organized matters to prevent diease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole what is epidemiology ✔✔the study of health and disease in defined populations What are the three core functions of public health ✔✔assessment policy development Assurance What is PHN ✔✔Public Health Nurse What is continuity planning ✔✔the process of ensuring uninterrupted operation of critical services regardless of any event that may occur what are other names for continuity planning ✔✔Disaster Planning, Business Continuit Planning (BCP), or contingency planning Why is having a continuity plan important ✔✔critical part of risk management strategy ensure institutional survival What is a Disaster ✔✔an event that disrupts essential organization functions What is the primary focus of a continuity plan ✔✔care and well-being of patients What does an comprehensive plan include ✔✔emergency, backup, recovery, test, and maintenance plans what is the goal of data back-up ✔✔continuois delivery of services what is a regulatory agency ✔✔government agency responsolbe ofr exercising authority over some area in a supervisory capacity What is Medicare ✔✔defderl health insurance program, funded though paycheck taxes, has four parts What is Part A of Medicare ✔✔Hospital insurance pay 20% covers facility -related charges: inpatient, hospice no premium What is part B of Medicare ✔✔Medical Insurance: outpatiant, therapy Monthly premium pay 20% What is Part C Medicare ✔✔Advantage plan combines and included part of A, B, and sometimes D get through a private health insurance plan private insurer pays premium but consumer must pay aprt B premium What does HMO and PPO stand for ✔✔Health Maintenance Organization Preferred Provider Organization What is Part D Medicare ✔✔Prescription Drug Coverage coverage in voluntary premium depends how much coverage needed What is Medigap ✔✔Supplemental insurance in addition to parts A and B of Medicare pay 20% Premium is paid though insurance company What are third party participates in medical insurance ✔✔PPO HMO What Is PPO ✔✔most popular contracts hospitals to provide a network of care co-payment either high deductible and low premium or vis versa What is HMO ✔✔Provides a network or hospitals and healthcare providers choose a primary care physicina who coordianted treatment and provide referrals for a specialist What is POS ✔✔Point-of -service plans hybrid of HMO and PPO change annual premiums and copayments What is Medicaid ✔✔Federal Health Insurance program eligibility based on income and disability What is Children's health Insurance Program ✔✔provides health coverage to children in families with incomes too high to quality for medicaid but who cannot afford private coverage What is Social Security ✔✔tax money used to pya benefits to people who are -retired disavled -dependents of beneficiaries What is the "affordable" care act ✔✔expaned medicare's drug coverage has allowed children to reamin on parent's health insurance until the age of 26 What is telehealth ✔✔the process of using technological commincation systems in the assessment adn management of patients Why did telehealth organizations start ✔✔unmet healthcare needs of geographic regions lack of access to essential medical services in remote areas need to provide access to medical service for target populations What is the interstate nurse licensure compact ✔✔the agreement between participating states to recognize the same nursing license What are some compact states ✔✔North and South Carolina Viriginia Tennessee What is the largest statewide telemedicine systems ✔✔Maine telemedicine services What are the 3 stages to meaningful use ✔✔1) get an electronic medical record 2) add capabilities (CPOE, CDS) 3) Use the data to improve healthcare [Show More]

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