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Maintaining patient records is optional for healthcare providers. - Answers False
The medical assistant is a frequent documenter of the patient record - Answers True
Information that is documented in the electronic patient chart may be handwritten. -
Answers False
The patient is the owner of the health record in its storage media. - Answers False
A medical office may charge for the copying of medical records. Because the
information belongs to the patient, the copies may not be withheld for any reason. -
Answers False
Data entry into the EHR using voice recognition, electronic sentence building, and
structured data entry is electronic transcription. - Answers True
CCHIT supports the adoption of electronic health records by physician's offices. -
Answers True
The implementation of an electronic health record increases patient satisfaction for
the medical office. - Answers True
Introducing the electronic health record into the doctor's office will result in little to
no employee resistance. - Answers False
The personal health record may be stored in paper or electronic form. - Answers True
The EHR is owned by the patient. - Answers False
The PHR is owned by the patient. - Answers True
The PHR is a covered entity under HIPAA. - Answers False
Patient data, such as blood sugar results from glucometers, may be downloaded into a
personal health record. - Answers True
Doctors can not charge fees for telephone consults. - Answers False
Satellite technology, such as GPS can increase the interoperability of PHR systems. -
Answers True
Personal Health Records have not increased the level of patient compliance with
provider instruction. - Answers False
The largest amount of time in maintaining the Personal health record is during the
initial setup. - Answers True
Patient Portals are not part of Meaningful Use incentive programs until Stage 3. -
Answers False
Mobile apps like ZocDoc and HealthTap are popular health applications designed to
increase patient engagement in their health. - Answers True
The contents of the patient health record are standardized from office to office. -
Answers True
Power outages, viruses, backup procedures, and computer freezes and crashes pose
other safety and security concerns for medical offices using EHRs. - Answers True
An established patient is one who has been seen by a member of the healthcare team
within the last 4 years. - Answers False
Physicians may send lab orders directly to lab centers via the Personal Health Record.
- Answers True
A physical collection of an individual's healthcare information is termed: - Answers
All of the above
Early medical documentation of present-day posttraumatic stress syndrome was first
seen in - Answers The Civil War