Questions and Answers
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Which of the following is a feature of the EHR?
Personal Health Record
Continuity of Care Record
Application Server Provider
Personal Care Record - ANSWER-Continuity of Care Record
In an address to Congress, which of the following is credited with stating, "Our recovery
plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that will reduce errors,
bring down costs, ensure privacy, and save lives?"
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan - ANSWER-Barack Obama
Which is a part of the federally funded insurance program that covers medical providers'
supervision, outpatient hospital care, diagnostic tests, and other ambulatory services?
Medicaid
Medicare Part A
Medicare Part B
Medigap - ANSWER-Medicare Part B
What institute recognized the benefits of the EHR and in 1991 summoned their
implementation?
Institute of Medicine
Institute of Scientific Medicine
Institute of Biomedicine
The Medical Institute - ANSWER-Institute of Medicine
What information is more available to doctors because of the inception of EHRs?
Drug dosages
,Side effects
Allergies
All of these - ANSWER-All of these
Enacted by Congress in 2008, this legislation increases benefits to low-income
beneficiaries and other vulnerable areas of the population.
HIPAA
MIPPA
HITECH
ONC - ANSWER-MIPPA
Which of the following does not represent a manner in which the Regional Extension
Centers were mandated to assist with implementation of EHR?
Provide technical assistance as needed.
Offer guidance to assist with achieving standards of meaningful use.
Recommend training and support services.
Subsidize the expense of new hardware and software. - ANSWER-Subsidize the
expense of new hardware and software
The acronym TPO refers to which of the following?
Third Party Operator
Treatment, Payment, or Operations
Treatment Provider Organization
Third Party Organization - ANSWER-Treatment, Payment, or Operations
Which of the following allows the patient to become an interactive source of health
information and health management through an Internet-based connection to the
practice website?
WebMD
PHR
CCR
PMS - ANSWER-PHR
Which of the following terms can be defined as the time and place the healthcare
provider gives the patient medical care?
Scheduled appointment
Routine office visit
Point of care
Patient portal - ANSWER-Point of Care
The use of EHR results in a significant timesaving for clinicians because
, Typing documentation is faster than writing
Streamlined job processes increase efficiency
Voice recognition software records dictation as the physician interacts with patients
Preset templates allow the physician to document patient encounters with the use of
yes or no questions - ANSWER-Streamlined job processes increase efficiency
Which technologies have increased the availability of medical databases that can be
accessed across large distances?
Internet
LANs
Smart phones
None of these - ANSWER-Internet
In 2004, President Bush outlined a plan to ensure most Americans would have EHRs
within how many years?
20
15
12
10 - ANSWER-10
What is one advanced method used to input data into an EHR?
Typing with a keyboard.
Use an iPod.
Use a voice recognition system.
Use of a transcriptionist. - ANSWER-Use a voice recognition system
CCR is an acronym for which term?
Credence Clearwater Revival
Continuity of Care Record
Continuity of Clinical Records
Computer Care Record - ANSWER-Continuity of Care Record
National attention to patient safety is driving the healthcare industry toward drastically
reducing errors with the use of which of the following?
Electronic prescriptions
Electronic provider orders
Electronic prescriptions and electronic provider orders
None of these - ANSWER-Electonic prescriptions and electronic provider orders