CEHRS NHA Prep Questions with Correct Answers
What are the primary benefits of a Hospital EHR? - Answer-1. Unlimited access to patient's information
2. Decreased waiting time for medication delivery as well as test results.
3. Increased efficiency and accuracy in overall patient care.
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CEHRS NHA Prep Questions with
Correct Answers
What are the primary benefits of a Hospital EHR? - Answer-1. Unlimited access to
patient's information
2. Decreased waiting time for medication delivery as well as test results.
3. Increased efficiency and accuracy in overall patient care.
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) - Answer-An application used by doctors
and other healthcare providers to enter patient care information EHR's with the CPOE
feature also provides support tools that result in improved care and patient outcomes.
Electronic Medication Administration Records (eMars) - Answer-Work with the CPOE
system to increase patient safety by electronically tracking medication administration.
The 5 rights to medication administration (eMars) - Answer-1. The right patient
2. The right medication
3. The right dose
4. The right time
5. The right route (oral or intravenous)
Order Sets - Answer-Pre-defined groupings of standard orders for a condition, disease
or procedure. These order sets make it easier to deliver quality care by eliminating
errors and providing easy access to clinical content.
Adverse Drug Event (ADE) - Answer-Side effects or complications from medications
Medication reconciliation - Answer-The process of obtaining and updating an accurate
list of all a patients medications, is vital to the care of patients.
Personal Health Record (PHR) 1 of 2 - Answer-The compilation of the various
components of a patient's lifelong medical history into an electronic format may include
personal history, allergies, past immunizations, previous surgeries and much more.
Personal Health Record (PHR) 2 of 2 - Answer-While the patient is usually responsible
for the creation and maintenance of their personal record, they have the option to share
the information with their provider. Educate patients as well as those involved in their
healthcare. Make it easier to monitor their health, record observations, and follow plan
recommendations.
Does the Personal Health Record replace the legal records of any of the patient's
providers? - Answer-No!
,Benefits of the Personal Health Record - Answer-Personal Health Record is proof that
the medical system is evolving to fit the needs of the fast-paced, constantly changing
lifestyle that many of us are accustomed to. As consumers begin to make use of this
resource, bulky, time consuming forms will be a thing of the past.
What are a few of the "perks" of the PHR? - Answer-Elimination of errors made by
patient filling out forms that request information the patient might not have access to.
Allows patient with health concerns to travel with less worry since their records can be
accessed from any location. Ensures safety in the event of a natural disaster.
Computer based, standalone Personal Health Record - Answer-Individuals gain access
their PHR using a software program that has been downloaded or installed onto their
computer. Info from this type of health record is transferred to a portable memory device
in order for it to be accessed from a different location.
Internet based, tethered Personal Health Record. 1 of 2 - Answer-Individuals are
granted access to this PHR through an outside organization, such as insurance
company or patients doctors. Unlike other versions of PHR, users of an internet based
PHR may have limited editing capabilities.
Internet based, tethered Personal Health Record. 2 of 2 - Answer-Ownership of this
version of the PHR is maintained by the organization that provides access to the user.
Not a true PHR. May include Patient Portals.
Internet based, untethered PHR - Answer-Individuals are granted access to their PHR
through a web based application. Upon the creation of a username and password, the
user is able to create and update information as needed.
Internet based, networked and interoperable - Answer-A networked PHR allows the
transfer of information of the patient's doctors and of other health care org such as
insurance company and pharmacies. A networked PHR is continually updated. One big
disadvantage of this PHR is that it does not ensure complete privacy and security.
Health Information Technology (HIT) - Answer-Use of technology as a resource to
manage patient health care information.
Protected Health Information (PHI) - Answer-Individually identifiable health information
that is transmitted or maintained by electronic media or in any other form or medium
What is considered Protected Health Information? (PHI) - Answer-Name, names of
relatives, address, employers, social security number, phone, fax number, email
address, health plan identification number, account number, fingerprints, website
address, medical record number, serial number of vehicles and photos.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Answer-Computerized lifelong record health care
record with data from all sources. Technology that intertwines health information from a
, variety of sources of every encounter an individual has with the health care system is
documented. Lab, scripts etcetera.
New position created by EHR - Answer-Clinical Analyst Health Information Technician
Records and information coordinator
What setting may a CHERS work? - Answer-Doctors office labs Ref Labs Urgent Care
Centers Nursing Home Facilities Wellness Clinics Hospitals
Why were chances in technology made? - Answer-From the realization that medical
records were not meeting the needs of doctors & patients. Increase in errors, rising
health care costs and missing link in a patients coordination of care.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) - Answer-System of classification for services
and procedures used in the outpatient setting.
Medical Errors - Answer-Among most common causes of death, occur because:
1. Lost medical records
2. Miscommunicated patient request/messages
3. Unreadable information due to poor handwriting
4. Mislabeled lab specimens.
5. Many of these errors could be overcome if information tech were applied throughout
healthcare system.
What potential does Health Information Technology have? (HIT) - Answer-Improve the
quality of care and possibly reduce the number of deaths attributed to medical errors.
HIPPA require the use of electronic rather than paper in claims? - Answer-Oh baby.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Standards - Answer-Commonly agreed upon specifications, are what helped establish
the requirements necessary for agencies to follow.
When did President Bush recommended the use of Health Information Technology?
(HIT) - Answer-In 2004
What was the goal of Health Information Technology? (HIT) - Answer-Set a ten year
goal for all Americans to be using Electronic Health Records. (EHR)
Who or what was established to meet this goal? - Answer-Office of National
Coordination for Health Information (ONCHIT)
HITSP - Answer-A department / organization that identified standards for exchange of
health information.
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