Electronic Medical Records Chapter 1

The advantage of accessibility means that the electronic chart is:

Always available even from a remote location via the Internet.

CCR is an acronym for which term?

Continuity of Care Record

This EHR model stores patient data on the health information system at a particular healthcare facility or with a third-party hosting company

Facility-based model

What information is more available to doctors because of the inception of EHRs?

-Allergies -Side effects -Drug dosages

Why did health-care providers perceive EHT systems to lack safety?

-Because of possible power outages. -The electronic medical record could be altered without his or her knowledge. -Because of possible computer "crashes."

Which of the following information would not be included in a patient's EHR?

-Demographics -Family History -Allergies

Which of the following parties will have access to clinical data via the Internet and use of EHR?

-Medical Personel -Patients -Third-party entities

A paper chart environment is less efficient and likely to produce errors because

-Misfiled records cost time and money -Illegible handwriting leads to misinterpretations of orders and prescriptions -Paper records are often mislaid resulting in backtracking and searching

Which of the following may increase the price of EHT implementation?

-Staff training -Computer hardware -System maintenance

Which of the following could have been a reason for the lack of EHR implementation in the 1990s?

-Unknown cost and ROI -Programs offered different features therefore data exchange was difficult -Doctors perceived EHRs were difficult to operate

President Obama's 2009 stimulus package to fund EHR is known as:

ARRA (American Recovery and Reconciliation Act)

Which of the following features is not a positive attribute of EHRs?

Decreased efficiency and Savings

What is the term used to describe the use of computerized tools to create and sign prescriptions?

E-prescribing

Which of the following indicates the primary difference between EMR and EHR programs?

EHR presents a full range of higher-end functionalities not available with EMR

A disadvantage to implementing EHRs:

EHRs are more time consuming that paper charts.

EMR is an abbreviation for which of the following?

Electronic Medical Record

When computer data is changed from its original form to be transmitted securely is

Encrypted

What provides practitioners and healthcare facilities who adopt EHR with financial incentives paid over a five year period through the Medicaid and Medicare programs?

HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health)

Which of the following terms can be defined as the time and place the healthcare provider gives the patient medical care?

Point of Care

What is the definition of EHR?

Software with a full range of functionalities to store, access, and use patient medical information

What are the large bodies of preset text known as?

Templates

With the use of EHRs, drug recalls are handled efficiently because

They can document which patients currently use specific medications.

Which error results in decreased reimbursement for providers?

Under-coding