Chapter 01
An Overview of PrimeSUITE's Practice Management and Electronic
Health Record Software
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Of the following, which is not an application of an EHR system?
A. capture of past social history
B. capture of medication allergies
C. capture of insurance policy number
D. ability to send a prescription electronically
An EHR system does not have a function to capture an insurance policy number; that would
be part of a practice management program.
ABHES: 7.b Utilize Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management Systems
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: V.C.6 Describe various types of content maintained in a patient's medical record
CAHIIM: IV.A.4 Apply policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and Internet applications, to facilitate the
electronic health record (EHR), personal health record (PHR), public health, and other administrative applications.
CAHIIM: IV.A.5 Participate in the planning, design, selection, implementation, integration, testing, evaluation, and support for EHRs.
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: 01.03
Topic: Electronic Health Record Applications
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2. Dr. Evans' office has computerized the following functions: appointment scheduling,
charge capture, collections, and reporting. These are all found in which type of software?
A. electronic health record
B. compliance reporting
C. database management
D. practice management
Practice management software allows an office to computerize functions such as appointment
scheduling and collections.
ABHES: 7.b Utilize Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management Systems
ABHES: 8.d Apply scheduling principles
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: V.C.1 Discuss pros and cons of various types of appointment management systems
CAAHEP: V.C.11 Discuss principles of using Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
CAHIIM: IV.A.4 Apply policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and Internet applications, to facilitate the
electronic health record (EHR), personal health record (PHR), public health, and other administrative applications.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: 01.01
Topic: Practice Management Applications
3. 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?
A. check-in
B. clinical support
C. care provider
D. check out
After vital signs and history are taken, a patient will see a care provider.
ABHES: 8.d Apply scheduling principles
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: V.C.3 Recognize office policies and protocols for handling appointments
CAHIIM: IV.A.2 Use common software applications such as spreadsheets, databases, word processing, graphics, presentation, e-mail, and
so on in the execution of work processes.
CAHIIM: IV.A.3 Use specialized software in the completion of HIM processes such as record tracking, release of information, coding,
grouping, registries, billing, quality improvement, and imaging.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: 01.04
Topic: The Flow of Information from Registration through Processing of the Claim
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4. 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?
A. assessment
B. registration
C. administrative
D. clinical
All functions related to billing, including filing medical claims, are administrative.
ABHES: 8.c Process insurance claims
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
CAAHEP: VI.C.9 Describe indexing rules
CAHIIM: IV.A.4 Apply policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and Internet applications, to facilitate the
electronic health record (EHR), personal health record (PHR), public health, and other administrative applications.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: 01.01
Topic: Practice Management Applications
5. 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?
A. Direct him to the User's Guide in PrimeSUITE and show him the index, contents, and
search features
B. Have him call the PrimeSUITE 24 hour help line to speak with a live technician
C. Have him ask one of the other care providers in the practice for assistance
D. Make arrangements to meet him at the office on a Saturday to teach him how to use the
system
PrimeSUITE's User's Guide allows people to search for and familiarize themselves with many
of the program's functions independently.
ABHES: 7.b Utilize Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management Systems
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
CAAHEP: V.C.11 Discuss principles of using Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
CAHIIM: IV.A.4 Apply policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and Internet applications, to facilitate the
electronic health record (EHR), personal health record (PHR), public health, and other administrative applications.
CAHIIM: IV.A.5 Participate in the planning, design, selection, implementation, integration, testing, evaluation, and support for EHRs.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: 01.05
Topic: Use of the Help Feature
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