Electronic Health Records Unit

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Are EHR and EMR the same thing?

No

EHR stands for _______________.

Electronic Health Record

What Act outlines the use of Electronic Health Records?

HITECH Act

Which of the following is a care-related piece of information that can be found in an EHR?

Laboratory results

An EHR is a paper record that is created, managed, and consulted by authorized providers and staff from across more than one health care organization.

False

Presenting incomplete and inaccurate information about a client's health to healthcare providers is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

False

Meaningful Use is _______________.

a financial incentive program to encourage national use of EHR technology in order to improve client care.

Select a possible barrier to implementing an EHR.

Cost

Empowering clients to take a more active role in their health is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

True

HITECH stands for Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health.

True

One of the program standards of Meaningful Use is transmitting prescriptions directly to the pharmacy.

True

Providing better and easier accessibility to health records is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

True

The HITECH Act outlines the development and _______________ of Electronic Health Records in the healthcare field.

implementation

An EHR system is used to create a ________ digital health record for each client.

open no

An EHR system is used to create a ________ digital health record for each client.

single


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