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CHAPTER 1.

1. What does the acronym EHR stand for?

Electronic Health Records

2. What is the definition of an EHR?

An EHR are the portions of a patient's medical records that are stored in a computer system as well as the functional benefits derived from having an electronic health record.

{Known as electronic medical records, computerized patient records, or electronic chart.}

3. Explain the benefits of EHR over paper chart.

Legibility of Notes, Accessibility of Charts, Transcription Costs Savings, Space Savings, Eliminate Staff, Eligibility for Pay-for-performance, New Physician Recruitment, Multiple Users Use a Chart Simultaneously, Lab Results Returned Automatically, X-Ray Results Returned Automatically.

4. Describe what points of the workflow are different between offices using a paper and an electronic chart?

5. Name at list three forces driving the change to EHR?

Health and safety (IOM report/Leapfrog group) , increasingly mobile society, increased specialization, internet, readiness for change, president appoints national coordinator for health information technology

6. What are the four goals of the Strategic Framework created by the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology?

Inform Clinical Practice, Interconnect Clinicians, Personalize Care, and Improve Population Health.

7. Describe at least three differences between inpatient and outpatient EHR system.

8. Explain why documenting at the point of care improves patient healthcare.

9. What is the HITECH Act?

Encourages widespread adoption of EHR by authorizing Medicare to make incentive payments to doctors and hospitals that use a certified EHR.

10. What is the name of an organization that certifies EHR system?

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

11. List three styles of the physician-patient relationships described by Wenner and Bachman.

12. List the eight core functions that an EHR should be capable of performing.

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