EHR Electronic Prescribing & Medication Management 3

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Medication Administration Record (MAR) in a hospital EHR?

Accepted Answer

To track each medication dose administered to a patient, including time, dose, and nurse

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To document the prescriber's original written order

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To record pharmacy dispensing and inventory transactions

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To manage outpatient prescription refill requests

Question 2

Which EHR capability analyzes patient diagnoses and lab values to suggest appropriate medication therapy to clinicians?

Accepted Answer

Clinical decision support (CDS) for prescribing

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Prior authorization management module

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Formulary exception processing workflow

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Patient medication education portal

Question 3

What does the term 'five rights of medication administration' refer to in the context of EHR barcode scanning?

Accepted Answer

Right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right patient

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Right prescriber, right pharmacy, right formulary, right refill, right cost

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Right allergy, right weight, right renal function, right age, right indication

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Right order, right verification, right preparation, right delivery, right documentation

Question 4

High-alert medications in CPOE systems receive the most rigorous safety checks because:

Accepted Answer

Errors involving them carry the highest risk of serious patient harm or death

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They require DEA scheduling verification before dispensing

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They are the most frequently prescribed category of medications

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They require pharmacy compounding prior to administration

Question 5

Which process ensures that a patient's known drug allergies are consistently documented and available across all care settings within an EHR?

Accepted Answer

Allergy reconciliation

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Formulary exception review

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Drug utilization review

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Pharmacokinetic monitoring

Question 6

Under the DEA's EPCS regulations (21 CFR Part 1300 series), which requirement applies to the prescriber before they can transmit electronic prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances?

Accepted Answer

Identity proofing conducted by a credential service provider (CSP)

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Annual DEA registration renewal with a biometric update

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CMS enrollment as a Medicare Part D e-prescriber

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State pharmacy board approval for each controlled substance class

Question 7

What is the most direct patient safety improvement achieved by implementing e-prescribing in an EHR compared to paper-based prescribing?

Accepted Answer

Elimination of illegible handwriting errors and improved prescription routing to pharmacies

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Automatic approval of all insurance prior authorizations

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Complete removal of the need for pharmacist verification of orders

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Real-time enforcement of state controlled substance prescribing limits