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Virtually all EHR programs include electronic ________ writers because Medicare and Medicaid offer e-prescribing incentives.

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Because PHI information in a patient's personal health record is covered by ________laws, it cannot be disclosed without the patient's express written permission, unless allowed by federal or state statute.

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Which step of "meaningful use" of EHRs for Medicare and Medicaid patients includes documenting the percentage of visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, immunizations, and other pertinent health information electronically?


A) Step 1
B) Step 2
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
E) Step 5

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not an advantage of the integration of ancillary programs for labs and other diagnostic and therapeutic services with an EHR system?


A) Orders can be submitted to the lab at the time the patient appointment is made.
B) Test results are transmitted to the physician's office as soon as they are available.
C) The patient and physician do not have to wait as long for test results.
D) Results can be faxed, scanned, or e-mailed as necessary.
E) Patients do not have to wait as long for lab or diagnostic appointments.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following is not likely to be a required field in your EHR software's form to be completed for each new patient?


A) Patient name
B) Insurance information
C) Patient driver's license
D) Next of kin
E) Patient address

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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An electronic record of health-related information that is gathered in a manner that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards is called an electronic ________ record.

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Angie is a new patient at Dr. Vander's office. She has an ear infection and the physician is prescribing an antibiotic. The medical office uses an EHR system and wants to transmit her prescription directly to Angie's pharmacy. She filled out the standard patient information sheet, but unfortunately, she cannot remember the name or phone number of her pharmacy. What should Dr. Vander's office do?


A) Refuse to provide the prescription
B) Write the prescription by hand on a piece of scrap paper
C) Tell Angie to go home, find her pharmacist's name and number, and come back
D) Print the prescription from the EHR software
E) Document that the prescription could not be given due to lack of information

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of using an electronic scheduler?


A) Multiple users may use it at any time.
B) You can keep a list of patients who want earlier appointments.
C) You can search for appointments by appointment type needed.
D) You must look at each page to find a patient's forgotten appointment.
E) If the computer is down, the day's schedule is not accessible.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The greatest concern of electronic health records is ____.


A) computer network crashes
B) protecting the confidentiality of patient records
C) the retraining needed for medical staff
D) lack of access to paper medical records
E) lost or misfiled electronic records

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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When you are creating a new patient record, you must be careful to enter the patient's name in the correct ________ so that the software "files" electronic record correctly.

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Which of the following was not a reason for development and promotion of electronic medical records?


A) Increasing need for coordination of care
B) Increasing age of the general population
C) Paper medical records could no longer meet patients' needs
D) Rising healthcare costs
E) Increase in medical errors

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Electronic records provide security through special usernames and _________for each individual entering the records.

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Dr. Hillman broke his leg while he was on vacation last week. His office has fully implemented EHR, so he plans to work from home part of the time. He will go into the office only as necessary to see patients. Which of the following is not possible for Dr. Hillman using the EHR system?


A) Access patient records from his home computer
B) Participate in a teleconference about a patient while viewing the patient's EHR
C) Update patient files from his home computer
D) Diagnose software problems on his home computer
E) Save a patient's record to the central office computer

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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An EHR function that can alert staff members about patients who are due for yearly checkups and patients who require follow-up care uses computerized records as ________ files.

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In order to qualify to receive financial incentives for using electronic health records, a physician must meet the criteria to be a Medicare or Medicaid ____.


A) electronic provider
B) Medicaid specialist
C) participating physician
D) eligible provider
E) Medicare specialist

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The federal government requires that all health records become electronic for eligible Medicare providers, with very few exceptions, by the year ________.

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In order to find out which patients are not paying their office claims and statements promptly, you could ask the EHR report generator to create a(n) ____ report.


A) demographics
B) patient statistics
C) office statistics
D) accounts receivable
E) aging

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The difference between electronic medical records and electronic health records is that electronic health records conform to nationally recognized ________ standards.

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How often should you change your password for the EHR system?


A) Every time you use it
B) At the end of every day
C) As directed by the healthcare facility
D) Each time you allow someone else to use it
E) Never

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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To help keep electronic records secure, you should secure the computer that maintains the electronic records and keep a(n) ________ of the electronic files.

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