Chapter 12: Electronic Health Records True or false

CHI is the acronym for Clinical Health Institute

False, CHI is the acronym for consolidated health informatics initiative

HIE is the abbreviation for health inpatient exchange

False, HIE is the abbreviation for health information exchange

the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, often in context of a business or other enterprise is called health technology

False, Information technology is the application if computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, often in the context of business or other enterprise

Operability is the ability of a software program to accept, send or communicate data from its database to other software programs from multiple vendors to communicate.

False, interoperability is the ability of a software program to accept, send, or communicate data from its database to other software programs from multiple vendors to communicate

One advanced method used to input data into an EHR is a keyboard.

False, one advance method used to input data into an EHR is voice recognition

past medical history is abbreviated PMHS

False, past medical history is abbreviated PMHX

Patient care is the time and place of care being give to the patient from the healthcare provider

False, point of care is the time and place of care being given to a patient from the healthcare provider

An electronic chart is a software screen that contains icons

False, the electronic chart is the repository for patient medical data through computer automation in the medical office

The physical, technological, and administrative safeguard used to protest individually identifiable health information is privacy

False, the physical, technological, and administrative safeguard used to protest individually identifiable health information is security

A tablet pc is a portable, handheld personal computer, with the ability to document directly on the screen with a stylus pen.

True

OV is the abbreviation for Office Visit

True

Patient tracker enables all users across the network to see at a glance the current location and the status of all patients in the clinic.

True

Pre-structured portions of the software for common visits are templates.

True

The acronym MIPPA stands for Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act.

True

The catalyst for the need of electronic health record is to improve patient medical care.

True

The definition of EHR is software with full range of functionalities to store, access, and use patient medical information

True

healthcare providers' use of certified EHR technology in ways that can be measured significantly in quality and in quality is called meaningful use

True

HIPAA standards did not affect the development of EHRs

false, HIPAA standards did affect the development of EHRs

Drug formularies are database of approved medications in drug therapy categories

true

an addendum is a medical note added subsequent to the original note that will supplement the clinical information

true