EHR 8
A physical exam is a component of the patient's history and physical and includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A manual method of results entry differs from the automatic method of results entry in that:
A cloned progress note differs from a progress note in that it is:
A patient is complaining of chest pain that is sharp at times. What type of information is this considered?
Syndromic surveillance is a process that requires:
All of the above
The observed benefits of e-prescribing include:
All of the above
Use of cloned progress notes without any updates to reflect patient changes is dangerous because it:
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a public health objective of Meaningful Use Stage I?
Capability of EHR to submit protected health information data
Clinical outputs consist of meaningful information extracted from a patient's record. Which of the following is an example?
Cumulative report of lab results
Which of the following would NOT be a reportable laboratory result?
Findings of streptococcus
Which of the following is an example of structured data?
Laboratory values
A chief complaint is part of the history and physical. Of what does it consist?
Patient's reporting the reason for his admittance to the ER
Which of the following statements is NOT true about well-designed EHR systems?
Physicians using EHRs love it because they no longer need to sign documents.
Clinical inputs include structured and unstructured data. What is the difference between these two types of data?
Structured data is stored in fixed database fields; unstructured data is mostly narrative
After checking the lab results and visiting the patient, the nurse practitioner orders a course of antibiotics. In which part of the history and physical would this be documented?
Treatment plan
Which of the following might provide greater incentive for physicians to enter patient data directly into the EHR?
Use of templates
The term "syndromic" means:
a group of symptoms that when grouped together may indicate a disease.
A template is:
a preformatted file with prompts to collect specific information.
As a physician is prescribing daily baby aspirin for a patient, a message pops up that says the patient is allergic to aspirin. This is an example of a(n):
alert.
Physicians, nurses, and other clinicians enter patient data into the EHR either during or after interacting with the patient. This data is considered:
clinical input.
Reportable laboratory results reporting under meaningful use requires:
electronic transfer of data from laboratories to public health agencies.
An e-prescribing feature can do all BUT:
ensure patient compliance with medication.
A history is a part of the patient's history and physical and includes all of the following details EXCEPT:
general appearance
As the doctor checks the patient's skin and muscle tone, he notes, "Muscle wasting." Such information would be part of a:
review of systems.
Clinical results reporting is one of the EHR features used to:
view lab and test results immediately.
