Electronic Health Records Management Flashcards
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In EHR interoperability, what does the FHIR standard primarily define?
Answer: An API framework for exchanging healthcare data using web technologies
HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) defines a RESTful API standard enabling healthcare data exchange across disparate systems.
Which role-based access control principle ensures EHR users can only view data necessary for their job function?
Answer: Principle of least privilege
The principle of least privilege restricts user access rights to the minimum permissions needed to perform their assigned job functions.
A hospital implements 'break-the-glass' access in its EHR. What scenario justifies its use?
Answer: Emergency access to a patient record by a clinician without prior authorization
Break-the-glass access allows emergency override of normal access controls when urgent clinical need requires it, with all access logged for review.
What is 'alert fatigue' in the context of EHR clinical decision support?
Answer: Clinician desensitization to frequent alerts, leading to override of important warnings
Alert fatigue occurs when clinicians routinely override or ignore CDS alerts due to high alert volume, reducing the effectiveness of safety interventions.
Which HL7 message type is used to transmit laboratory results from a lab system to an EHR?
Answer: ORU^R01
The HL7 ORU^R01 (Observation Result Unsolicited) message type transmits laboratory and clinical observation results to receiving systems.
What EHR feature allows a provider to reuse a previous note's content while documenting a follow-up visit?
Answer: Copy-forward or cloning
Copy-forward (cloning) carries previous note content into a new note, but risks propagating outdated or inaccurate clinical information.
Under the 21st Century Cures Act's information blocking rule, which entity is prohibited from unreasonably restricting access to electronic health information (EHI)?
Answer: Health IT developers, HIEs, and healthcare providers
The 21st Century Cures Act prohibits information blocking by health IT developers, health information exchanges (HIEs), and healthcare providers.