CPHIT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the difference between HIT and EHR? - ANSWER HIT is a general
concept of using information systems and EHR is a specific concept.
In the framework for Strategic Action, what is one of the ways in which the
government views personalizing care? - ANSWER a. Matching therapy to
genomic characteristics
b. Enhanced informed consumer choice
c. Provide physicians context-specific templates to use with patients
d. Provide tailored instructions to patients
Answer - Enhanced informed consumer choice
If a hospital seeks meaningful use incentives by 2012, it stands to receive how
much funding? - ANSWER $2 million, plus Medicare share up to an additional
amount of not more than $4.37 million.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge in healthcare computing? -
ANSWER a. Overcoming resistance to change
b. Access to data
c. The nature of the clinical data
d. Cost of HIT
Answer - Access to data
The original purpose of a medical record was.... - ANSWER a. Documentation
b. Knowledge acquisition
c. Communication
d. Reimbursement
Answer - Communication
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,Among the following, where are legibility issues most important? - ANSWER
a. Medication ordering
b. Discharge summary
c. Physician signature
d. Progress note
Answer - Medication ordering
Healthcare organizations are characterized by... - ANSWER a. Competitive
business models
b. Flat organizational structures
c. Consolidation
d. Divergence of authority
Answer - Divergence of authority
In which form of reimbursement may the patient pay a co-pay or be required to
meet a deductable? - ANSWER a. Medicare
b. Group health insurance
c. Blue Cross Blue Shield
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
Which of the following is not considered a part of an EHR, but rather HIT
complementary to the EHR? - ANSWER a. Clinical decision support
b. Point of care documentation
c. Laboratory information system
d. Computerized provider order entry
Answer - Laboratory information system
Which one of the following is not a form of clinical decision support (CDS)? -
ANSWER a. Reminder to administer a medication
b. Using a template to follow a clinical practice guideline
c. Alert about an abnormal lab result
d. Icon that supplies the image of a chest x-ray
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,Answer - Icon that supplies the image of a chest x-ray
Clinical decision support can be challenging to design because: - ANSWER a.
Source systems are not designed to support their use
b. Clinical guidelines are not conducive to direct incorporation into the software
c. Physicians do not like alerts and reminders
d. There is little evidence that they improve the quality of care
Answer - Clinical guidelines are not conducive to direct incorporation into the
software
Hybrid records are the result of: - ANSWER a. Necessity for implementing
EHR components
b. Poor computer design
c. Legal restrictions on what can be automated
d. All of the above
Answer - Necessity for implementing EHR components
In which model of personal health record do individuals have the most access to
the provider's record of their care? - ANSWER a. Separate personal health
record
b. Provision of summary information
c. Convergence of records
d. All of the above
Answer - Convergence of records
Laws created by federal agency are also called - ANSWER a. Administrative
Law
b. Regulations
c. Rules
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
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, Which of the following would potentially be in violation of laws restricting
referrals? - ANSWER a. Hospital giving physicians tablet computers for use in
the hospital and in their offices
b. Hospital allowing access to dictation via provider portal
c. Laboratory providing access to physician offices to results via electronic fax
d. All of the above
Answer - Hospital giving physicians tablet computers for use in the hospital and
in their offices
How does case law impact EHR? - ANSWER a. EHR may be called into
evidence
b. Contractual disputes may arise over implementation
c. Computer crimes may be exacerbated
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
In the event of pending litigation, it is advisable to.... - ANSWER a. Restrict
any changes to the record
b. Deny access to the EHR to anyone but legal counsel
c. Destroy meta data associated with the EHR
d. All of the above
Answer - Restrict any changes to the record
Health records that are microfilmed or stored in other computer media are
accepted into court under... - ANSWER a. Case Law
b. Best Evidence Rule
c. Doctrine of Admissibility
d. Accuracy of Entries
Answer - Best Evidence Rule
Which of the following forms of signature would be acceptable under ESIGN? -
ANSWER a. Digital
b. Digitized
c. Electronic
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100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the difference between HIT and EHR? - ANSWER HIT is a general
concept of using information systems and EHR is a specific concept.
In the framework for Strategic Action, what is one of the ways in which the
government views personalizing care? - ANSWER a. Matching therapy to
genomic characteristics
b. Enhanced informed consumer choice
c. Provide physicians context-specific templates to use with patients
d. Provide tailored instructions to patients
Answer - Enhanced informed consumer choice
If a hospital seeks meaningful use incentives by 2012, it stands to receive how
much funding? - ANSWER $2 million, plus Medicare share up to an additional
amount of not more than $4.37 million.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge in healthcare computing? -
ANSWER a. Overcoming resistance to change
b. Access to data
c. The nature of the clinical data
d. Cost of HIT
Answer - Access to data
The original purpose of a medical record was.... - ANSWER a. Documentation
b. Knowledge acquisition
c. Communication
d. Reimbursement
Answer - Communication
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,Among the following, where are legibility issues most important? - ANSWER
a. Medication ordering
b. Discharge summary
c. Physician signature
d. Progress note
Answer - Medication ordering
Healthcare organizations are characterized by... - ANSWER a. Competitive
business models
b. Flat organizational structures
c. Consolidation
d. Divergence of authority
Answer - Divergence of authority
In which form of reimbursement may the patient pay a co-pay or be required to
meet a deductable? - ANSWER a. Medicare
b. Group health insurance
c. Blue Cross Blue Shield
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
Which of the following is not considered a part of an EHR, but rather HIT
complementary to the EHR? - ANSWER a. Clinical decision support
b. Point of care documentation
c. Laboratory information system
d. Computerized provider order entry
Answer - Laboratory information system
Which one of the following is not a form of clinical decision support (CDS)? -
ANSWER a. Reminder to administer a medication
b. Using a template to follow a clinical practice guideline
c. Alert about an abnormal lab result
d. Icon that supplies the image of a chest x-ray
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,Answer - Icon that supplies the image of a chest x-ray
Clinical decision support can be challenging to design because: - ANSWER a.
Source systems are not designed to support their use
b. Clinical guidelines are not conducive to direct incorporation into the software
c. Physicians do not like alerts and reminders
d. There is little evidence that they improve the quality of care
Answer - Clinical guidelines are not conducive to direct incorporation into the
software
Hybrid records are the result of: - ANSWER a. Necessity for implementing
EHR components
b. Poor computer design
c. Legal restrictions on what can be automated
d. All of the above
Answer - Necessity for implementing EHR components
In which model of personal health record do individuals have the most access to
the provider's record of their care? - ANSWER a. Separate personal health
record
b. Provision of summary information
c. Convergence of records
d. All of the above
Answer - Convergence of records
Laws created by federal agency are also called - ANSWER a. Administrative
Law
b. Regulations
c. Rules
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
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, Which of the following would potentially be in violation of laws restricting
referrals? - ANSWER a. Hospital giving physicians tablet computers for use in
the hospital and in their offices
b. Hospital allowing access to dictation via provider portal
c. Laboratory providing access to physician offices to results via electronic fax
d. All of the above
Answer - Hospital giving physicians tablet computers for use in the hospital and
in their offices
How does case law impact EHR? - ANSWER a. EHR may be called into
evidence
b. Contractual disputes may arise over implementation
c. Computer crimes may be exacerbated
d. All of the above
Answer - All of the above
In the event of pending litigation, it is advisable to.... - ANSWER a. Restrict
any changes to the record
b. Deny access to the EHR to anyone but legal counsel
c. Destroy meta data associated with the EHR
d. All of the above
Answer - Restrict any changes to the record
Health records that are microfilmed or stored in other computer media are
accepted into court under... - ANSWER a. Case Law
b. Best Evidence Rule
c. Doctrine of Admissibility
d. Accuracy of Entries
Answer - Best Evidence Rule
Which of the following forms of signature would be acceptable under ESIGN? -
ANSWER a. Digital
b. Digitized
c. Electronic
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