CEHRS Systems and Technology 2

Question 1

Which interface standard allows different EHR systems to exchange patient data in real time?

Accepted Answer

HL7 FHIR

Answer

HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is the modern standard enabling real-time data exchange between disparate EHR systems.

Question 2

A clinical decision support (CDS) alert fires every time a provider orders a common medication, even when appropriate. This problem is called:

Accepted Answer

Alert fatigue

Answer

Alert fatigue occurs when excessive or low-value CDS alerts cause clinicians to routinely dismiss notifications, including critical ones.

Question 3

Which EHR component stores discrete, searchable data elements rather than free-text narrative?

Accepted Answer

Structured data fields

Answer

Structured data fields capture information in defined formats (e.g., drop-downs, coded values) that can be queried and analyzed programmatically.

Question 4

A provider wants to view a patient's records from an outside hospital within their EHR. Which technology facilitates this?

Accepted Answer

Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Answer

A Health Information Exchange (HIE) connects participating organizations so providers can access patient records from external facilities.

Question 5

Which type of backup strategy involves copying only the data that has changed since the last full backup?

Accepted Answer

Incremental backup

Answer

Incremental backups save only data modified since the previous backup, reducing storage use and backup time.

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