EHR #2 Ch. 12 Evolve

What is the HIPAA privacy rule requirement for the retention of health records?

Because physician's handwriting is horrible, EHR helps guarantee documentation is readable for years to come.

The EHR system can allow Pts to scheduled their own appts

To be granted or endowed w/ particular authority or right is to be

What is one of the benefits of using a paper health record system?

The EMR relates to more than one healthcare organization

An aggregate of activities designed to ensure adequate quality is called quality control.

The computer-based record has no disadvantages, whereas the paper-based record has numerous disadvantages

The 3 basic filing methods are alphabetic, numeric, and alphanumeric

Reverse chronological order is where the most recent item is on top and older items are filed father back

Which of the following health info xchanges allow providers to find or request info on a Pt from other providers?

A physician still must request paper charts on a Pt even if both referring and consultant physician use EHR

Brochures are helpful for explaining a new EHR system to Pts

An EHR system conceivably could hold all the Pts seen over the life of a physicians practice.

By legal definition, if it isn't charted, then it didn't happen

Improved outcomes is part of which of the stages of meaningful use?

The Pt own the rights to the medical chart

In paper record, which is NEVER an acceptable method of correction to a handwritten entry?

Less storage space is needed for EHR system

Color coding is used only for pts' records and not for business records

MAs can encourage other staff during a conversion to an EHR system by

Who is responsible for calming Pt's fears and concerns when changing to EHR system

Files must be purged annually when an EHR system is in use.

Which of the following indirect filling systems is used by a majority of large clinics and hospitals?

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

Does the EHR system require more or less storage then a paper filing system

Information that is provided by the patient

Info in the EHR usually can be accessed from several different physical places

Which of the following functions in EHR can store lists of billing codes and current procedural terminology?

PHI stands for "Private Health Information"

Which section of the law, commonly known as the economic stimulus package, pertains to healthcare?

To make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense is to

HITECH act stand for Health information technology for economic and clinical health Act

A ______ file is a f/u system used to help the MA remember when a certain task needs to be done.

The patient medical record should never leave the office

The EHR system can be modified based on the practices needs

A standard, nationwide rule must be followed in establishing a records retention schedule.

A provisional Dx is not a final Dx and usually is made before the results are back

Medical records offer protection to the physician during legal proceedings if they are accurate and complete

Charge capture relates to the charge for missed appts

Outguides are heavy guides used to replace a folder that has been removed temporarily

Both the physician and the staff MUST receive training to start using EHR

Physicians can expect to be paid less by medicare and medicaid if they are not complient by 2015

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

Subjective information is that which the provider observes during the physical exam of the Pt.

Numeric filing provides extra confidentiality to medical workers

Deciding where to file a particular chart based on the Pt's name is called ________?

__________ of an entry in a medical record in never acceptable

The EHR allows access to Pt info in an emergency

Very little statistical info can be gleaned from an EHR system