Exam 12: Electronic Health Records

Although implementing EHR systems can be expensive, the electronic record is quickly becoming the physician's most important business and ________ record.

Who enters the data into a personal health record (PHR)?

An electronic version of a patient's comprehensive medical history and lifelong health record that is collected and maintained by the individual patient is a(n) _____________ record.

Like the rest of the office staff, Barry is still learning how to use the new EHR system installed in the medical office. He is with a patient and is attempting to document the patient's chief complaint in the EHR system, but he cannot get the system to accept the information. What should Barry do?

Generally, once an entry in an electronic health record is saved, a correction is made by ____.

Dr. Ehrlinger and Dr. Copas are partners who own and operate a small medical practice in rural Kentucky. They are considering upgrading their practice to use electronic health records, but they are concerned about the costs involved. Including the initial startup cost and the estimated cost to maintain the system, how much will upgrading to an EHR system cost the practice in the next 5 years?

To help reassure others about EHR confidentiality and security, you should never display ________ about the new program, even when things go wrong while you are using the system.

Which of the following is mandated in Step 2 of "meaningful use" of EHRs for Medicare or Medicaid patients?

The experienced coder should perform random internal coding ________ several times a year to ensure that coding is being performed correctly, even when an electronic coding program is used.

The goal of the presidential executive order signed in August 2006 was to give most Americans access to electronic health records by the year ____.

Communication problems that contribute to medical errors in a medical facility include all of the following except ____.

Many EHR programs provide "check offs" or ________ that allow a physician to customize the software with a few simple clicks of the mouse.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) became law in 2009 because of concerns of possible data breaches with EHR. Part of this act includes ________________, which is described as "HIPAA on steroids" because it greatly expands HIPAA compliance regulations.

Many EHR programs can verify a patient's insurance coverage and simultaneously capture the patient's __________.

EHRs allows healthcare providers to ________ electronic records at various locations, including the laboratory, pharmacy, and medical records department.

Which type of electronic record is owned and maintained by the patient?

Which of the following is a true statement about a patient's personal health record (PHR)?

In order to find out which patients are not paying their office claims and statements promptly, you could ask the EHR report generator to create a(n) ____ report.

Which step of "meaningful use" of EHRs for Medicare and Medicaid patients includes documenting the percentage of visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, immunizations, and other pertinent health information electronically?

If an EHR's coding software detects a charge that does not match a diagnosis code, it may ____.