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

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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.


A) demographics
B) patient statistics
C) office statistics
D) accounts receivable
E) aging

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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


A) PHR
B) EMR
C) MRI
D) EHR
E) PIR

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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

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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.

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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?


A) Step 1
B) Step 2
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
E) Step 5

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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


A) Accessing comprehensive patient data
B) Enrolling patients in PHR
C) Improving population health
D) Sending and receiving clinical information electronically
E) Participating in clinical decision support for national high-priority conditions

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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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?


A) Tell the patient the new system is causing disruptions throughout the office
B) Ask the patient to wait while he tries repeatedly to get the system to work
C) Call the physician into the exam room to help him enter the information
D) Skip this step and tell the patient the physician will be in shortly
E) Document the patient's chief complaint on paper and enter it later into the EHR system

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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


A) PHR files are legal documents and are regulated by federal laws.
B) PHR data are entered by healthcare professionals or their staff.
C) PHRs may be stored and maintained on secure Internet sites.
D) PHR data usually can be disclosed without the patient's written permission.
E) PHR files contain treatment information related to only one provider.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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


A) adding an addendum
B) highlighting the error and placing a comment
C) deleting the error
D) striking through the error and adding initials
E) printing the page, correcting the error, and scanning the page

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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


A) 2007
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2014
E) 2018

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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


A) Physician
B) Patient
C) Medical assistant
D) Physician assistant
E) Insurance company

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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


A) mislabeled laboratory orders
B) mishandled patient messages
C) unreadable information in a patient's record
D) misfiled paper records
E) poor telephone etiquette

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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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.

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HITECH-Health Inform...

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


A) refuse to process the file
B) produce a flag to alert the medical office
C) process the coding improperly
D) bill the patient erroneously
E) cause the computer to crash

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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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?


A) $44,000
B) $78,000
C) $88,000
D) $156,000
E) $173,000

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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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.

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

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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.

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


A) demographic information
B) banking information
C) next of kin
D) next appointment date
E) financial status

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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