A physician group is adopting a new electronic health record (EHR). Some members
of the group prefer to dictate, and others prefer direct data
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Which data capture method should the EHR coordinator recommend to meet the
needs of all physicians?
- Voice data entry
- Structured data entry
- Template-based entry
- Unstructured data entry - Answer Template-based entry
A hospital's health information management (HIM) department receives numerous
pages of loose documentation on a daily basis to integrate into the patient's
electronic chart.
Which procedure should the department consider implementing to improve the
electronic record process and ensure documentation is readily available?
- Barcoding
- Abstracting
- Chart reviews
- Form management - Answer Barcoding
An administrator needs to generate reports that show patient utilization trends for the
emergency department (ED) on a quarterly basis.
Which system should be used?
- MPI
- EIS
- CDS
- R-ADT - Answer R-ADT
Which benefit is provided by a hospital's birth certificate system?
- On-demand printing of birth certificates
- Modification of the labor and delivery log
- Quality review of labor and delivery records
- -Submission of social security number requests - Answer Submission of social
security number requests
A hospital has a pharmacy information system (PIS) that is integrated with a
computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. The physician orders
medications for an inpatient through the CPOE.
How is healthcare decision-making affected due to the integration of the PIS?
-The integration allows the CPOE system to streamline the process of medication
reconciliation.
-The integration allows the CPOE system to automatically substitute a more clinically
appropriate medication.
-The integration allows the physician to send discharge medications electronically to
the patient's pharmacy of choice.
-The integration allows the physician to be alerted to contraindication for any
medication based on the patient's allergy information. - Answer The integration
allows the physician to be alerted to contraindication for any medication based on
the patient's allergy information.
An emergency department (ED) patient is sent to radiology for a two-view X-ray of
the left knee. The X-ray technician uses the hospital's radiology information system
(RIS) throughout the exam.
How does the RIS assist the technician?
-It controls radiation exposure and calculates expected rate of recovery from injury.
-It controls radiation exposure and calculates expected risk of infection from injury.
-It helps the technician decide the correct positioning of the patient and ensures
image quality.
-It helps the technician decide the correct positioning of the patient and ensures
documentation integrity. - Answer It helps the technician decide the correct
positioning of the patient and ensures image quality.
A primary care clinic encourages its physicians to engage in patient-centered care by
actively partnering with patients during healthcare decision-making.
Which technology in the clinic's health information system (HIS) supports this
process?
-Patient portal
-Patient billing
-Patient monitoring
-Patient identification - Answer Patient portal
Which medication-related area has benefited from the use of an electronic health
record (EHR)?
-Reduced pharmacy personnel turnover
-Bypassed pharmacy dispensing system
-Eliminated physician-specific log-in verification
-Improved patient verification with prescribed medication - Answer Improved patient
verification with prescribed medication
How does a health information exchange (HIE) improve patient safety?
-Reduces over-utilization of diagnostic services
-Provides real-time clinical decision support capabilities
-Gives primary care physicians the ability to learn from specialists
-Allows all physicians caring for a patient to access the same data - Answer Allows
all physicians caring for a patient to access the same data
A health information management (HIM) system becomes unavailable due to a faulty
component in a server. The information technology (IT) staff orders a replacement
part to arrive the following morning. [Show Less]