LSUS MHA 705 2 2 Power Points Module 3 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

LSUS MHA 705 2 2 Power Points Module 3 Questions
with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

Question 1:
In January 2004, President Bush raised the profile of electronic health records (EHRs) in his State of
the Union address by outlining a plan to __________________________________________; this goal
was reaffirmed by President Obama.
Answer:
ensure that most Americans would have an EHR by 2014

Question 2:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), included the HITECH Act to
_______________________________________________________.
Answer:
specifically incentivize health organizations and providers to become "meaningful users" of EHRs

Question 3:
Providers and hospitals must use _____________________________________________________.
Answer:
a certified EHR that meets a set of standard functional definitions to be eligible for the increased
reimbursement incentive

Question 4:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initially granted two organizations the authority
to accredit EHRs: ____________________________________________.
Answer:
The Drummond Group and the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

Question 5:
In 2015, there were five recognized bodies for _________________________________________.
Answer:
testing and certifying EHRs (HealthIT.gov, 2015)

, Question 6:
Developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and endorsed by the Office
of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for EHRs.
Answer:
Certification Criteria

Question 7:
45 initial certification criteria that range from the __________________________________________.
Answer:
basic ability to record patient demographics, document vital signs, and maintain an up-to-date problem
list, to more complex functions, such as electronic exchange of clinical information and patient
summary records

Question 8:
Higher stages of the Electronic Medical [Health] Record Adoption Model include
__________________________________________________.
Answer:
more sophisticated use of decision support tools and medication administration tools, through Stage 7,
where the EMR [EHR] has data sharing and warehousing capabilities and complete interface with
emergency and outpatient facilities (HIMSS, 2013)

Question 9:
Meaningful use criteria: focus on data capture and sharing.
Answer:
Stage 1

Question 10:
(by 2014): advance several clinical processes and promote health information exchange (HIE) and
more patient controlled data.
Answer:
Stage 2