Electronic Health Records and Health Information Technology Flashcards
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Which federal program offered financial incentives to eligible professionals who adopted and demonstrated meaningful use of certified EHR technology?
Answer: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (later renamed Promoting Interoperability) provided payments to eligible professionals and hospitals for adopting and meaningfully using certified EHR technology.
A patient requests that her demographic information be corrected in the EHR because her last name is misspelled. Under HIPAA, the practice must:
Answer: Accept and update the record within 60 days
HIPAA's Right of Amendment requires covered entities to act on amendment requests within 60 days (with one 30-day extension) and to document both the original and corrected information.
Which EHR feature automatically alerts the provider when a prescribed medication may interact dangerously with another drug the patient is already taking?
Answer: Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
Clinical Decision Support tools embedded in EHRs provide real-time alerts for drug-drug interactions, allergies, and other safety concerns at the point of care.
When scanning paper documents into an EHR, which practice best ensures document integrity?
Answer: Verify the scanned image matches the original before shredding per retention policy
Best practice requires verifying that each scanned image is legible and accurate before disposing of the original according to the organization's retention and destruction policy.
What does the term 'interoperability' mean in the context of health information technology?
Answer: The capability of different HIT systems to exchange and use health information seamlessly
Interoperability refers to the ability of different EHR and HIT systems to communicate, exchange data, and use that information across organizational and vendor boundaries.
A medical administrative assistant notices that a colleague has been accessing patient records for individuals who are not that colleague's assigned patients. The BEST first action is to:
Answer: Report the observed behavior to the privacy officer or supervisor
Suspected unauthorized access to PHI should be reported to the privacy officer or supervisor so a proper investigation can be conducted in accordance with the organization's policies.
Which of the following is an example of a structured data entry method in an EHR that improves data consistency and searchability?
Answer: Drop-down menus with standardized code sets
Drop-down menus tied to standardized code sets (such as ICD-10 or SNOMED CT) create structured, discrete data that can be queried, reported on, and shared reliably.