Deck 15: The Electronic Medical Record

Question 1

Once the EMR system has been implemented, no further costs are involved.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

An electronic medical record system conceivably could hold all the patients seen over the lifetime of a physician's practice.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Usually, more staff members are needed when an office uses an EMR system.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Physicians are all required to convert to electronic medical record systems.

Question 5

Both the physician and staff members must receive training in the use of the EMR system.

Question 6

The EMR system is becoming one of a health care facility's most important business and legal records.

Question 7

A system that has the capability to work with another system is said to be interoperable.

Question 8

PHI stands for "private health information."

Question 9

Less storage space is needed for EMR systems.

Question 10

Files still must be purged annually when an EMR system is used.

Question 11

The average cost for a physician to implement an EMR system is approximately $50,000.

Question 12

The EMR relates to more than one healthcare organization.

Question 13

The software of an EMR system can be designed to be compatible with a medical specialty office, such as pediatrics or oncology.

Question 14

Information contained in an electronic medical record usually can be accessed from several different physical places.

Question 15

The target year for most Americans to have electronic health records is 2018.

Question 16

The EHR relates to more than one healthcare organization.

Question 17

The EMR allows access to patient information in an emergency.

Question 18

About half of U.S.physicians use an electronic medical record system.

Question 19

Very little statistical information can be gleaned from an EMR system.

Question 20

Because some physicians' handwriting is illegible, the electronic medical record helps guarantee that the documents will be readable even several years after their creation.

Question 21

How can the EMR function to best help improve a facility's appointment show rate?

A)The system can matrix the schedule with input from a staff member.
B)The system can be programmed to initiate reminder and confirmation calls to patients.
C)The system will allow searches for patient appointments based on few parameters.
D)The system can generate a list of the confirmed appointments.

Question 22

The type of electronic record of health-related information about an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted only by authorized clinicians and staff in a single healthcare organization is a(n):

A)PHR
B)EHR
C)EMR
D)PHI

Question 23

Charge capture relates to charges for missed appointments.

Question 24

How are corrections made to the electronic health record?

A)Corrections can be noted by hand and entered, as long as they are initialed.
B)A new entry or addendum must be added close to the original entry with the correct information and then initialed.
C)The incorrect entry is deleted and the new one is written in.
D)The error is brought to the attention of the office manager for instructions on how to correct it.

Question 25

Sloan might be having some difficulties using the EMR system, but she makes the effort to hang in there and try to bring other colleagues into the fold.Jennifer puts her in charge of preparing paper records for the conversion process.How do you think Sloan should respond to this task?

A)She should approach the task with enthusiasm and perform with skill.
B)She should choose a specific task and work with a group of other medical assistants.
C)She should choose a specific task and ask for volunteers.
D)She can discuss an alternate task with Jennifer.

Question 26

The type of electronic record of health-related information about a patient that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff from more than one healthcare organization is a(n):

A)EMH
B)EHR
C)EMR
D)PHI

Question 27

Which EMR system backup is probably the least trouble and requires the least amount of hardware?

A)Online backup system
B)External hard drives
C)Full server backup
D)Thumb drive backup

Question 28

A set of physical properties, the values of which determine characteristics or behavior, is called:

A)interoperables
B)parameters
C)informatics
D)gauges

Question 29

How does the EMR's prescription writer help safeguard prescriptions written to patients?

A)The prescription is written inside the system and printed onto prescription paper.
B)The words are typed, so there is less chance they can be changed.
C)The combination of paper and typed wording makes the prescription difficult to change.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 30

Disadvantages of the EMR system include:

A)cost
B)training time
C)learning curve
D)all of the above

Question 31

Medical assistants can encourage other staff members during a conversion to an electronic medical record system by:

A)assisting whenever possible as co-workers perform their duties
B)welcoming a call for help if asked to provide assistance
C)working as a team to help clarify confusing technical instructions
D)all of the above

Question 32

The system is not capable of telling whether a certain procedure matches a specific diagnosis code.

Question 33

Perhaps the most essential action for the medical assistant working with a patient and using an electronic record is to:

A)make frequent eye contact with the patient and smile
B)type in every word the patient says
C)make sure the patient is not hiding any part of the health history
D)sit in a chair across from the patient so that the person cannot see the screen

Question 34

Advantages of the EMR system include:

A)ability of the physician to see more patients in a day
B)cost of implementation
C)possibility of a breach of confidentiality
D)concern of patients over privacy

Question 35

The EMR system can allow patients to set their own appointments using the Internet.

Question 36

The implementation date of the order to have all Americans on an electronic medical record system was issued by President George W.Bush as the year:

A)2009
B)2011
C)2014
D)2020

Question 37

Which of the following is one of the goals of the Nationwide Health Information Network?

A)Ensuring that consumer health information is secure
B)Improving the coordination of care between the various healthcare facilities
C)Reducing risks from medical errors
D)All of the above

Question 38

Physicians performing consultations still must request paper records on a patient, even if both the referring physician and the consulting physician are using an EMR system.

Question 39

Who is responsible for calming patients' fears and concerns about switching to an electronic medical record system?

A)The physician
B)The front office medical assistants
C)The back office medical assistants
D)The entire team at the office

Question 40

Brochures are helpful for explaining a new EMR system to patients.

Question 41

The agencies that will be involved with electronic medical records, such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will implement __________ systems as their current systems are upgraded.

Question 42

The type of record that is created from more than one healthcare organization and can be managed and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff from those organizations who are involved in the patient's care is an electronic __________ record.

Question 43

A medical records system is only as good as the ease of __________ of the data in the record.

Question 44

Any of a set of physical properties, the value of which determines characteristics or behavior, is called a(n) __________.

Question 45

The medical assistant should expect __________ from some patients, who may worry that their information is being put "out on the Internet."

Question 46

Something __________ is generally or widely accepted, favored, or practiced.

Question 47

In most cases, does the electronic medical record system require more or less storage space than a paper filing system?

A)More
B)Less
C)About the same

Question 48

A good rule of thumb is not to change an electronic entry after the __________ of the medical assistant have been put in the computer.

Question 49

Monthly maintenance costs of the EMR system run approximately $_____ for a physician's office.

Question 50

Additional training on the EMR system is needed to run it at full __________.

Question 51

The EMR billing system can perform online insurance __________ and can capture demographic data.

Question 52

Most experts agree that the EMR system will help reduce medical __________.

Question 53

The EMR system's __________ component allows the physician's staff to communicate with and send claims electronically to insurance companies.

Question 54

If a thing is considered widely available or widely accepted, it is said to be:

A)parametered
B)prevalent
C)interoperable
D)aggregate

Question 55

The Executive Order to promote the interoperability of the EMR was issued in _____.

Question 56

Because healthcare facilities use different sets of __________ and terms, issues can arise with interaction of the office systems.

Question 57

Some physicians may not __________ and will never change to an electronic medical record system.

Question 58

The medical assistant must always listen to the patient's __________ about the EMR system.

Question 59

Perhaps the most difficult obstacle to overcome is the __________ of employees in physicians' offices who dislike change.

Question 60

The type of record created by an entity that is a single organization involved in the patient's care is an electronic __________ record.

Question 61

The healthcare industry is one of constant __________, and the medical assistant is expected to stay abreast of current trends, laws, and requirements.

Question 62

Remember that all backup systems need __________to run.

Question 63

EMR systems must protect the patient's right to __________.

Question 64

The medical assistant must make sure the patient __________ all instructions provided about tests or preparation for procedures.

Question 65

The EMR system should be backed up __________.

Question 66

A computer that functions as a(n) __________ at the medical facility is another form of EMR system backup.

Question 67

A storage method that connects to the back of the main computer and can be unplugged and taken out of the facility is an external __________.

Question 68

Most patients will be __________ and interested in the EMR system.