CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - CORRECT ANSWER computerized lifelong record
health care record w/ data from all sources
technology that intertwines health info from a variety of sources
every encounter an ind has w/ the health care system is documented (labs, scripts, ER
visits, etc...)
New position created by EHR - CORRECT ANSWER *Clinical Analyst *Health
Information Technician * Records and info coordinator
What setting may a CHERS work? - CORRECT ANSWER * Dr office labs * Ref Labs *
Urgent Care Centers * Nursing Home Facilities * Wellness Clinics * Hospitals
Why were chances in technology made? - CORRECT ANSWER from realization that
medical records were not meeting the needs of dr's & pt's. Increase in errors, rising health
care costs and missing link in a pt's coordination of care.
Medical Errors - CORRECT ANSWER -among most common causes of death, occur b/c:
*Lost medical records
*Miscommunicated pt request/messages
*Unreadable info due to poor handwriting
*Mislabeled lab specimens
many of these errors could be overcome if info tech were applied throughout healthcare
system.
What potential does HIT have? - CORRECT ANSWER improve the quality of care and
possibly reduce the number of deaths attributed to medical errors
,CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What was HIPPA designed for? - CORRECT ANSWER enacted in 1996, designed to
protect pt's private health info, ensure health care coverage when workers change or lose
their jobs, and uncover fraud and abuse in health care systems.
HIPPA requires the use of electronic rather than paper ins claims? - CORRECT ANSWER
True
Standards - CORRECT ANSWER commonly agreed upon specifications, are what helped
establish the requirements necessary for agencies to follow
When did Pres Bush recommend the use of Health Information Technology (HIT)? What
was the goal? Who was established to meet this goal? - CORRECT ANSWER In 2004, set
10 yr goal for all americans to be using EHR's, and established the OFFICE OF NATIONAL
COORDINATION FOR HEALTH INFORMATION (ONCHIT) to meet this goal.
HITSP? - CORRECT ANSWER department/organ that identified standards for exchange
of health info
CCHIT? - CORRECT ANSWER developed certification criteria for EHR software
What does the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) provide? - CORRECT
ANSWER links medical records across the country
What 8 core functions does the Institute of Medicine suggest an EHR should include? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1) Health Info and data elements
2) Results Management
3) Order Management
4) Decision Support
, CEHRS (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS) EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
5) Electronic communications and connectivity
6) Patient Support
7) Administrative Processes
8) Reporting and population management
Medical Record - CORRECT ANSWER an important business document
used to support treatment decisions
documents services provided
could also be used in court of law for evidence purposes
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) - CORRECT ANSWER computerized records of one
dr's encounter w/ a pt over time including medical history, diagnosis, treatment and
prognosis
What is the contrast between EMR's and EHR's? - CORRECT ANSWER EMR's reflect
treatment of a pt by one dr as EHR reflects data from ALL sources that have treated and
ind
Personal Health Record (PHR) - CORRECT ANSWER maintained & owned by the pt, pt
makes decisions whether to share contents w/ their dr.
Acute Care - CORRECT ANSWER most often refers to a hospital, treats pt's w/ urgent
problems that cannot be handled in another setting (hospital records keep track of time-
limited episodes where dr charts reflect the ongoing health of ind) ***Inpatient
treatment***
Ambulatory Care - CORRECT ANSWER refers to treatment w/o admission to hospital
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