CEHRS CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common cause of medication errors? -
✔✔Translation from other languages
✔✔What is the most efficient and secure method of transmitting a medication order
from the provider to the pharmacy? - ✔✔EDI
✔✔What coding system includes about 70,000 codes that specifically identify
diagnoses? - ✔✔ICD-10-CM
✔✔How does an EHR assist in submission of patient information to registries as
required by government agencies? - ✔✔Most EHR software can automatically abstract
relevant information and securely send the reporting electronically to the appropriate
government agency.
✔✔Information about where the data in the continuity of care record came from,
external references, and signatures are included in which section of the CCR? - ✔✔The
CCR footer
✔✔Where can providers send appropriate information for a continuity of care record so
that it is compiled and ready to send when needed? - ✔✔CCR repository
✔✔In which section of the patient chart are records of patient phone calls and letters
housed? - ✔✔Correspondence
✔✔What benefit does the TeleVox function of a comprehensive EHR provide? -
✔✔Automated appointment confirmation
✔✔Typically, a claim is reviewed for accuracy by a separate business before it is
submitted to an insurance company for payment. What is this business called? -
✔✔Claims Clearinghouse
✔✔Which of the following information is NOT utilized in PQRS reporting to monitor
quality of care and improve population health? - ✔✔Missed appointment information
✔✔When EHR systems were introduced, it was more costly to purchase a fully
comprehensive EHR than to integrate a legacy practice management system into a
custom EHR. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔What was one challenge with the Meaningful Use federal incentive program? -
✔✔Goals that depended on patient interaction were not easily achievable
, ✔✔What is the name of the federal incentive program that combines the concepts of
MU, PQRS, and VBPM? - ✔✔MIPS
✔✔What is one way to alleviate concerns about identify theft and privacy issues when
introducing an EHR into a medical practice? - ✔✔Conduct HITECH law training
✔✔Identifying and documenting common office workflows is the first step in the
planning stage when implementing an EHR. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is an option when selecting and customizing an EHR? - ✔✔all
of the other answers
✔✔Allowing a little more time for appointments and letting patients know that you are
transitioning to an EHR are good ways to prepare your patients during which step of the
EHR implementation process? - ✔✔Go-live day
✔✔Ensuring that e-PHI transmitted over a network will not be compromised is an
example of what kind of HIPAA safeguard? - ✔✔Technical safeguard
✔✔A security risk analysis is a HIPAA Security Rule requirement for MIPS. T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following entities does the HIPAA Privacy Rule NOT strictly apply to? -
✔✔Automobile insurance
✔✔Which EHR feature uses the HL7 interface to allow providers to request laboratory
tests and order prescriptions? - ✔✔CPOE
✔✔If documentation made in a patient's record is later found to be incorrect, what can
be done to ensure the record contains no errors? - ✔✔Correct the information with an
addendum and archive the incorrect information
✔✔The key to using summary lists for a wide variety of activities such as data analysis,
identification of specific patient populations, and quality improvement is the application
of: - ✔✔Standards
✔✔Patient summary lists should be evaluated for possible update: - ✔✔At every
encounter
✔✔Unique details about a patient's health care story are captured best using: -
✔✔Free-text narrative
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common cause of medication errors? -
✔✔Translation from other languages
✔✔What is the most efficient and secure method of transmitting a medication order
from the provider to the pharmacy? - ✔✔EDI
✔✔What coding system includes about 70,000 codes that specifically identify
diagnoses? - ✔✔ICD-10-CM
✔✔How does an EHR assist in submission of patient information to registries as
required by government agencies? - ✔✔Most EHR software can automatically abstract
relevant information and securely send the reporting electronically to the appropriate
government agency.
✔✔Information about where the data in the continuity of care record came from,
external references, and signatures are included in which section of the CCR? - ✔✔The
CCR footer
✔✔Where can providers send appropriate information for a continuity of care record so
that it is compiled and ready to send when needed? - ✔✔CCR repository
✔✔In which section of the patient chart are records of patient phone calls and letters
housed? - ✔✔Correspondence
✔✔What benefit does the TeleVox function of a comprehensive EHR provide? -
✔✔Automated appointment confirmation
✔✔Typically, a claim is reviewed for accuracy by a separate business before it is
submitted to an insurance company for payment. What is this business called? -
✔✔Claims Clearinghouse
✔✔Which of the following information is NOT utilized in PQRS reporting to monitor
quality of care and improve population health? - ✔✔Missed appointment information
✔✔When EHR systems were introduced, it was more costly to purchase a fully
comprehensive EHR than to integrate a legacy practice management system into a
custom EHR. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔What was one challenge with the Meaningful Use federal incentive program? -
✔✔Goals that depended on patient interaction were not easily achievable
, ✔✔What is the name of the federal incentive program that combines the concepts of
MU, PQRS, and VBPM? - ✔✔MIPS
✔✔What is one way to alleviate concerns about identify theft and privacy issues when
introducing an EHR into a medical practice? - ✔✔Conduct HITECH law training
✔✔Identifying and documenting common office workflows is the first step in the
planning stage when implementing an EHR. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is an option when selecting and customizing an EHR? - ✔✔all
of the other answers
✔✔Allowing a little more time for appointments and letting patients know that you are
transitioning to an EHR are good ways to prepare your patients during which step of the
EHR implementation process? - ✔✔Go-live day
✔✔Ensuring that e-PHI transmitted over a network will not be compromised is an
example of what kind of HIPAA safeguard? - ✔✔Technical safeguard
✔✔A security risk analysis is a HIPAA Security Rule requirement for MIPS. T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following entities does the HIPAA Privacy Rule NOT strictly apply to? -
✔✔Automobile insurance
✔✔Which EHR feature uses the HL7 interface to allow providers to request laboratory
tests and order prescriptions? - ✔✔CPOE
✔✔If documentation made in a patient's record is later found to be incorrect, what can
be done to ensure the record contains no errors? - ✔✔Correct the information with an
addendum and archive the incorrect information
✔✔The key to using summary lists for a wide variety of activities such as data analysis,
identification of specific patient populations, and quality improvement is the application
of: - ✔✔Standards
✔✔Patient summary lists should be evaluated for possible update: - ✔✔At every
encounter
✔✔Unique details about a patient's health care story are captured best using: -
✔✔Free-text narrative
