ACCT 526 MIDTERM CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 9. Which of the following are examples of storage devices in an EHR
system?a. A server provided by the EHR vendorb. A virtual serverc. A
server located in the manager's officed. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: d. All of the answers are correct (pg 69)
◍ 32. Templates are a popular feature of an EHR system, and users are
required to use them when available or even create new ones when needed.
Why?a. Templates prompt the user to provide more complete
documentation.c. Templates require that the user fills every data field.b. It is
the only way to document.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: a. Templates prompt the user to provide more complete
documentation
◍ 7. The reason patient information is stored is so it can be:a. processed.b.
printed.c. e-mailed to the patient.d. retrieved in the future..
Answer: d. retrieved in the future. ( pg 69)
◍ Routine reports, such as number of admissions and discharges per month or
peryear, are generated by which information system?.
Answer: registration
◍ What type of report would give administrators structured information in a
variety ofgraphs to better plan facility operations?.
Answer: EIS
◍ 23. Hibernation mode allows the computer to go to "sleep" when not in use
and saves power. Another reason hibernation mode is embedded in the
settings of a workstation is to:a. assure protection of the information on the
, screen. b. help avoid computer crashes.c. assure protection of the saved
information.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: a. assure protection of the information on the screen. (pg 74)
◍ Which of the following would not be done with an MPI system?.
Answer: Printing out patient general consent forms
◍ 31. The office manager at Northstar Medical Center has just hired a new
biller and is setting her up with a new EHR account and selecting the EHR
functions she can use. The office manager is most likely using:a.
templates.c. the provider setting.b. the permissions submenu. d. None of the
answers are correct.
Answer: b. the permissions submenu. (pg 80)
◍ 5. A patient calls the office to schedule an appointment for the first time.
You answer the call, open the EHR system, ask the patient for his name,
address, telephone number, and health insurance information. You then
record his information in the system, and look for the available dates and
times to schedule the appointment. What part of the information processing
cycle is this?a. Storageb. Input c. Processingd. Output.
Answer: b. Input ( pg 69)
◍ 39. A health information professional is scanning a new report that was sent
to the facility and uploads it into the patient's record. What function is she
most likely using?a. Charts c. Clinicalb. Documentsd. Administrative.
Answer: b. Documents
◍ 42. A CPOE is different from e-prescribing in that:a. it manages physician
orders, not prescriptions.c. it manages signed orders, not unsigned orders.b.
it manages standing orders, not pending orders.d.All of the answers are
correct.
Answer: a. it manages physician orders, not prescriptions.
◍ 3. The EHR Navigator is a practice EHR system that allows users to
perform the following functions:a. schedule appointments.b. view laboratory
results.c. run reports.d. All of the answers are correct.
, Answer: d. All of the answers are correct ( page 68)4.
◍ 26. Security is a very important feature of the EHR and refers to:a. making
sure that the servers are in locked areas.b. training employees on data
security.c. applying standards to prevent data loss and unauthorized
access.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: c. applying standards to prevent data loss and unauthorized access.
◍ 4. Typically, a chargemaster is updated from software on a(n)
______________basis..
Answer: annual
◍ 8. You generate a report of unpaid accounts and the total amount unpaid.
You show this report to your manager. What are you showing your
manager?a. Stored datab. Output c. A processd. All of the answers are
correct.
Answer: b. Output ( page 70)
◍ 34. A Patient Tracker feature enables the following:a. making sure the
prescription is filled.c. updating patient's clinical status.b. updating the
status of the patient while in the facility. d. making sure patient ID is
verified..
Answer: b. updating the status of the patient while in the facility. (pg 82)
◍ 41. The EHR Navigator includes a CPOE component, which means:a.
Computerized Physician Order Entry. c. Computerized Provider Order
Entry.b. Computerized Patient Order Entry.d. None of the above.
Answer: a. Computerized Physician Order Entry. (pg 97)
◍ 28. An EHR system, such as EHR Navigator, provides the user with options
to utilize certain functions or select certain reports. What tool makes this
possible?a. Chartsb. Menus c. Policiesd. Procedures.
Answer: b. Menus (pg 76))
◍ An example of a technical safeguard is ______________..
Answer: audit control
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 9. Which of the following are examples of storage devices in an EHR
system?a. A server provided by the EHR vendorb. A virtual serverc. A
server located in the manager's officed. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: d. All of the answers are correct (pg 69)
◍ 32. Templates are a popular feature of an EHR system, and users are
required to use them when available or even create new ones when needed.
Why?a. Templates prompt the user to provide more complete
documentation.c. Templates require that the user fills every data field.b. It is
the only way to document.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: a. Templates prompt the user to provide more complete
documentation
◍ 7. The reason patient information is stored is so it can be:a. processed.b.
printed.c. e-mailed to the patient.d. retrieved in the future..
Answer: d. retrieved in the future. ( pg 69)
◍ Routine reports, such as number of admissions and discharges per month or
peryear, are generated by which information system?.
Answer: registration
◍ What type of report would give administrators structured information in a
variety ofgraphs to better plan facility operations?.
Answer: EIS
◍ 23. Hibernation mode allows the computer to go to "sleep" when not in use
and saves power. Another reason hibernation mode is embedded in the
settings of a workstation is to:a. assure protection of the information on the
, screen. b. help avoid computer crashes.c. assure protection of the saved
information.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: a. assure protection of the information on the screen. (pg 74)
◍ Which of the following would not be done with an MPI system?.
Answer: Printing out patient general consent forms
◍ 31. The office manager at Northstar Medical Center has just hired a new
biller and is setting her up with a new EHR account and selecting the EHR
functions she can use. The office manager is most likely using:a.
templates.c. the provider setting.b. the permissions submenu. d. None of the
answers are correct.
Answer: b. the permissions submenu. (pg 80)
◍ 5. A patient calls the office to schedule an appointment for the first time.
You answer the call, open the EHR system, ask the patient for his name,
address, telephone number, and health insurance information. You then
record his information in the system, and look for the available dates and
times to schedule the appointment. What part of the information processing
cycle is this?a. Storageb. Input c. Processingd. Output.
Answer: b. Input ( pg 69)
◍ 39. A health information professional is scanning a new report that was sent
to the facility and uploads it into the patient's record. What function is she
most likely using?a. Charts c. Clinicalb. Documentsd. Administrative.
Answer: b. Documents
◍ 42. A CPOE is different from e-prescribing in that:a. it manages physician
orders, not prescriptions.c. it manages signed orders, not unsigned orders.b.
it manages standing orders, not pending orders.d.All of the answers are
correct.
Answer: a. it manages physician orders, not prescriptions.
◍ 3. The EHR Navigator is a practice EHR system that allows users to
perform the following functions:a. schedule appointments.b. view laboratory
results.c. run reports.d. All of the answers are correct.
, Answer: d. All of the answers are correct ( page 68)4.
◍ 26. Security is a very important feature of the EHR and refers to:a. making
sure that the servers are in locked areas.b. training employees on data
security.c. applying standards to prevent data loss and unauthorized
access.d. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: c. applying standards to prevent data loss and unauthorized access.
◍ 4. Typically, a chargemaster is updated from software on a(n)
______________basis..
Answer: annual
◍ 8. You generate a report of unpaid accounts and the total amount unpaid.
You show this report to your manager. What are you showing your
manager?a. Stored datab. Output c. A processd. All of the answers are
correct.
Answer: b. Output ( page 70)
◍ 34. A Patient Tracker feature enables the following:a. making sure the
prescription is filled.c. updating patient's clinical status.b. updating the
status of the patient while in the facility. d. making sure patient ID is
verified..
Answer: b. updating the status of the patient while in the facility. (pg 82)
◍ 41. The EHR Navigator includes a CPOE component, which means:a.
Computerized Physician Order Entry. c. Computerized Provider Order
Entry.b. Computerized Patient Order Entry.d. None of the above.
Answer: a. Computerized Physician Order Entry. (pg 97)
◍ 28. An EHR system, such as EHR Navigator, provides the user with options
to utilize certain functions or select certain reports. What tool makes this
possible?a. Chartsb. Menus c. Policiesd. Procedures.
Answer: b. Menus (pg 76))
◍ An example of a technical safeguard is ______________..
Answer: audit control
