Clinical Informatics Certification Clinical Informatics Workflow Integration 2

Question 1

A hospital is implementing a barcode medication administration (BCMA) system. Which workflow change is most critical to address during implementation?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring nurses scan both patient wristband and medication at bedside

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Updating the pharmacy formulary

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Replacing all IV pumps with smart pumps

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Migrating to a cloud-based EHR

Question 2

A clinical informaticist identifies that physicians are copying and pasting prior notes without updating content. What is the primary risk of this 'note bloat' behavior?

Accepted Answer

Propagation of outdated or incorrect clinical information

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Increased storage costs in the EHR

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Slower EHR system performance

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Reduced billing code specificity

Question 3

Which Lean methodology tool is most appropriate for mapping the current state of a patient discharge workflow before redesigning it?

Accepted Answer

Value stream mapping

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Fishbone diagram

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PDSA cycle

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Control chart

Question 4

A care team notices that the EHR's default medication reconciliation screen lists hundreds of medications, slowing discharge workflow. What informatics solution best addresses this?

Accepted Answer

Implementing smart filtering to surface active and high-risk medications first

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Requiring pharmacist sign-off on all reconciliations

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Removing medication reconciliation from the discharge checklist

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Switching to a paper-based reconciliation process

Question 5

During an EHR go-live, a clinical informaticist notices staff are reverting to paper workarounds for order entry. What is the most appropriate immediate intervention?

Accepted Answer

Deploy at-the-elbow support staff to assist and capture workflow issues in real time

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Shut down the EHR and revert to legacy systems

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Issue a policy memo prohibiting paper use

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Schedule training sessions for the following week

Question 6

A hospital wants to reduce time-to-antibiotic for sepsis patients in the ED. Which informatics strategy would most directly accelerate this workflow?

Accepted Answer

Implementing an automated sepsis screening alert linked to a one-click order set

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Adding a sepsis education module to nursing orientation

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Expanding the number of ED triage nurses

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Requiring attending physician approval before any antibiotic order

Question 7

In the context of clinical workflow integration, what does the term 'alert fatigue' primarily describe?

Accepted Answer

Clinician desensitization to CDS alerts due to excessive or irrelevant notifications

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System slowdowns caused by too many simultaneous alerts

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Patient anxiety from frequent alarm sounds in the ICU

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Network congestion from alert messaging traffic