EHR FINAL Exam QUESTIONS
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Which is not an application of an EHR system? - ANSWER-capture of insurance policy
number
Dr. Evans' office has computerized the following functions: appointment scheduling,
charge capture, collections, and reporting. These are all found in which type of
software? - ANSWER-practice management
Christine Simmons arrived for her appointment with Dr. Shumaker 20 minutes ago. The
healthcare professional has just left the room after taking Christine's vital signs and
medical history. What will be the next step in Christine's flow through the overall
process? - ANSWER-the care provider will see the patient
Jesse Lopez is a healthcare professional at Green Springs Internal Medicine. He has
just finished submitting claims to Blue Shield for patients seen yesterday. Jesse was
performing what type of function? - ANSWER-administrative
Sean Brown is a new care provider and has never before used PrimeSUITE. He is
frustrated, and though you have been trying to help him, he is still having difficulty. What
would be sound advice to give to Dr. Brown? - ANSWER-Direct him to the User's Guide
in EHRclinic and show him the index, contents and search features
You are a registrar in the admitting office of a hospital; a patient presents to register for
an outpatient laboratory test. What will you first access to determine if that patient has
ever been seen at that hospital before, or whether you must register him for the first
time? - ANSWER-Master Patient (Person) Index
Physicians practices sometimes use a service to check for errors on claim forms prior to
submitting a claim to the insurance company. The service that processes insurance
claims is a - ANSWER-clearinghouse
Roberta is a healthcare professional at Dr. Ingram's office. She has a patient on the
phone who wants to make an appointment with Dr. Ingram. What will Roberta take into
consideration when looking for an open appointment time? - ANSWER-the reason for
the patient's visit
Pieces of data that identify a patient and include such items as name, address, and date
of birth are considered what types of data? - ANSWER-demographic
Which of the following is not a type of medical insurance? - ANSWER-self-pay from
patient
, EHRclinic uses a single __________ to store administrative and clinical data on each
patient - ANSWER-database
Though the costs of implementation will be high, which record-keeping costs will be less
as a result of implementing an electronic health record? - ANSWER-cost of folders and
clips to file each record
Of the following, which contributes to the high cost of electronic health record for the
software service provider? - ANSWER-research and development costs
Which of the following statements accurately describes duplicate patient registration
entries in an electronic health record system? - ANSWER-Duplicate patient registrations
can occur if the patient's name was misspelled or the patient was previously registered
under a different name
Which of the following EHR applications may be more beneficial and efficient for the
patient? - ANSWER-ePrescribing
What must a care provider do before he/she will see the benefits of an EHR in relation
to time spent documenting each patient's visit? - ANSWER-devote time to learning the
new system
Research has shown what in relation to the use of an EHR? - ANSWER-There has
been a decrease in medical errors through the use of EHR software
Which is not clinical information? - ANSWER-age
A care provider is dictating a progress note into speech recognition while the patient is
being seen. This dictation is occurring: - ANSWER-at the point of care
In the physicians practice, the documentation of a patient's office visits is often referred
to as a - ANSWER-progress note
The feature in EHRclinic that guides the user on how specific functions or applications
work is known as - ANSWER-Help
During the history of present illness, the healthcare professional asks Ron Albertson for
his preferred pharmacy. The healthcare professional then enters the information into
EHRclinic. After the care provider has examined and diagnosed Mr. Albertson, he
prescribes Amoxicillin and electronically sends the prescription to Mr. Alberston's
chosen pharmacy without having to enter any additional information into the ePrescribe
module. This is an example of - ANSWER-interoperability
The first step of the information chain in an electronic system is - ANSWER-patient
makes the appointment
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Which is not an application of an EHR system? - ANSWER-capture of insurance policy
number
Dr. Evans' office has computerized the following functions: appointment scheduling,
charge capture, collections, and reporting. These are all found in which type of
software? - ANSWER-practice management
Christine Simmons arrived for her appointment with Dr. Shumaker 20 minutes ago. The
healthcare professional has just left the room after taking Christine's vital signs and
medical history. What will be the next step in Christine's flow through the overall
process? - ANSWER-the care provider will see the patient
Jesse Lopez is a healthcare professional at Green Springs Internal Medicine. He has
just finished submitting claims to Blue Shield for patients seen yesterday. Jesse was
performing what type of function? - ANSWER-administrative
Sean Brown is a new care provider and has never before used PrimeSUITE. He is
frustrated, and though you have been trying to help him, he is still having difficulty. What
would be sound advice to give to Dr. Brown? - ANSWER-Direct him to the User's Guide
in EHRclinic and show him the index, contents and search features
You are a registrar in the admitting office of a hospital; a patient presents to register for
an outpatient laboratory test. What will you first access to determine if that patient has
ever been seen at that hospital before, or whether you must register him for the first
time? - ANSWER-Master Patient (Person) Index
Physicians practices sometimes use a service to check for errors on claim forms prior to
submitting a claim to the insurance company. The service that processes insurance
claims is a - ANSWER-clearinghouse
Roberta is a healthcare professional at Dr. Ingram's office. She has a patient on the
phone who wants to make an appointment with Dr. Ingram. What will Roberta take into
consideration when looking for an open appointment time? - ANSWER-the reason for
the patient's visit
Pieces of data that identify a patient and include such items as name, address, and date
of birth are considered what types of data? - ANSWER-demographic
Which of the following is not a type of medical insurance? - ANSWER-self-pay from
patient
, EHRclinic uses a single __________ to store administrative and clinical data on each
patient - ANSWER-database
Though the costs of implementation will be high, which record-keeping costs will be less
as a result of implementing an electronic health record? - ANSWER-cost of folders and
clips to file each record
Of the following, which contributes to the high cost of electronic health record for the
software service provider? - ANSWER-research and development costs
Which of the following statements accurately describes duplicate patient registration
entries in an electronic health record system? - ANSWER-Duplicate patient registrations
can occur if the patient's name was misspelled or the patient was previously registered
under a different name
Which of the following EHR applications may be more beneficial and efficient for the
patient? - ANSWER-ePrescribing
What must a care provider do before he/she will see the benefits of an EHR in relation
to time spent documenting each patient's visit? - ANSWER-devote time to learning the
new system
Research has shown what in relation to the use of an EHR? - ANSWER-There has
been a decrease in medical errors through the use of EHR software
Which is not clinical information? - ANSWER-age
A care provider is dictating a progress note into speech recognition while the patient is
being seen. This dictation is occurring: - ANSWER-at the point of care
In the physicians practice, the documentation of a patient's office visits is often referred
to as a - ANSWER-progress note
The feature in EHRclinic that guides the user on how specific functions or applications
work is known as - ANSWER-Help
During the history of present illness, the healthcare professional asks Ron Albertson for
his preferred pharmacy. The healthcare professional then enters the information into
EHRclinic. After the care provider has examined and diagnosed Mr. Albertson, he
prescribes Amoxicillin and electronically sends the prescription to Mr. Alberston's
chosen pharmacy without having to enter any additional information into the ePrescribe
module. This is an example of - ANSWER-interoperability
The first step of the information chain in an electronic system is - ANSWER-patient
makes the appointment
