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Question 1

Which federal program offered financial incentives to eligible professionals who adopted and demonstrated meaningful use of certified EHR technology?

Accepted Answer

Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs

Answer

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (later renamed Promoting Interoperability) provided payments to eligible professionals and hospitals for adopting and meaningfully using certified EHR technology.

Question 2

A patient requests that her demographic information be corrected in the EHR because her last name is misspelled. Under HIPAA, the practice must:

Accepted Answer

Accept and update the record within 60 days

Answer

HIPAA's Right of Amendment requires covered entities to act on amendment requests within 60 days (with one 30-day extension) and to document both the original and corrected information.

Question 3

Which EHR feature automatically alerts the provider when a prescribed medication may interact dangerously with another drug the patient is already taking?

Accepted Answer

Clinical Decision Support (CDS)

Answer

Clinical Decision Support tools embedded in EHRs provide real-time alerts for drug-drug interactions, allergies, and other safety concerns at the point of care.

Question 4

When scanning paper documents into an EHR, which practice best ensures document integrity?

Accepted Answer

Verify the scanned image matches the original before shredding per retention policy

Answer

Best practice requires verifying that each scanned image is legible and accurate before disposing of the original according to the organization's retention and destruction policy.

Question 5

What does the term 'interoperability' mean in the context of health information technology?

Accepted Answer

The capability of different HIT systems to exchange and use health information seamlessly

Answer

Interoperability refers to the ability of different EHR and HIT systems to communicate, exchange data, and use that information across organizational and vendor boundaries.

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