EHR Electronic Prescribing & Medication Management 2

Question 1

What distinguishes a 'hard stop' alert from a 'soft stop' alert in a CPOE medication ordering workflow?

Accepted Answer

Hard stops prevent order completion without required action; soft stops can be overridden with acknowledgment

Answer

A hard stop alert prevents the clinician from proceeding with an order until a required action is taken, whereas a soft stop warns the clinician but allows the order to continue after acknowledgment.

Question 2

What is 'tall man lettering' and how is it used in EHR medication displays?

Accepted Answer

Mixed-case formatting to visually distinguish look-alike/sound-alike drug names

Answer

Tall man lettering uses mixed-case formatting (e.g., DOPamine vs DOBUTamine) to help clinicians visually differentiate look-alike/sound-alike drug names and reduce selection errors.

Question 3

Which organization maintains the National Drug Code (NDC) directory used in EHR medication databases?

Accepted Answer

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer

The FDA maintains the NDC directory, which serves as the universal product identifier for human drugs and is widely used in EHR medication databases for product identification.

Question 4

A 'Best Possible Medication History' (BPMH) is most accurately obtained by:

Accepted Answer

Interviewing the patient and cross-referencing multiple medication sources

Answer

A BPMH is created by conducting a patient interview and reconciling information from multiple sources (pharmacy records, pill bottles, caregiver input) to produce the most complete and accurate medication history.

Question 5

Which EHR feature uses pre-populated, standardized medication orders to reduce prescribing variability and errors?

Accepted Answer

Order sets with evidence-based protocols

Answer

Order sets provide pre-populated, evidence-based medication orders with standard doses and instructions, reducing variability and supporting clinical best practices at the point of ordering.

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EHR Electronic Prescribing & Medication Management 2