NHA - CEHRS Practice Test
questions with 100% correct
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An EHR specialist is reviewing the outstanding patient account
balances that were submitted to a collection agency. Which of the
following documents is required to verify that the correct accounts
were submitted?
A. Deposit report
B. Payment day sheet
C. Patient ledger
D. Patient aging report - answer D. Patient aging report
(The patient aging report shows how long patients have owed
money)
In which of the following sections should an EHR specialists locate
objective findings from a patient's previous visit?
A. Past medical history
B. Social history
C. Chief complaint
D. Review of systems - answer A. Past medical history
(The past medical history section contains the objective findings
from a patient's previous visit, including operations, injuries, and
treatments)
,An EHR specialist is assisting with training on the use of the health
system's EHR. A provider asks how to correct deficiencies in their
documentation. Which of the following statements should the EHR
specialist make?
A. "Records are reviewed for completeness by the provider before
they are closed during an encounter."
B. "Using a template for your documentation will allow the system
to produce a report that indicates required fields to complete."
C. "The EHR staff conducts random charts audits and notifies
providers of deficiencies by email."
D. The provider will be unable to close the health record if
documentation does not comply with organizational policies." -
answer B. "Using a template for your documentation will allow the
system to produce a report that indicates required fields to
complete."
An EHR specialist is contacted by an emergency department in
another state regarding an established patient who is receiving
treatment. Which of the following network connections should the
EHR specialist use to transmit information?
A. Local area network (LAN)
B. Wide area network (WAN)
C. Virtual private network (VPN)
D. Wireless local area network (Wi-Fi) - answer C. Virtual private
network (VPN)
(VPN allows EHR users to connect securely over the internet to a
facility's website by verifying their identity, users located in
different states connect remotely to the network)
,When obtaining data from a new clinic patient, an EHR specialist
should understand that which of the following statements by the
patient indicates a history of present illness?
A. "I had an appendectomy when I was 30."
B. "My partner had pneumonia a year ago."
C. I really think I need to have a chest x-ray taken."
D. "I came because I've been coughing for several days." - answer D.
"I came because I've been coughing for several days."
An EHR specialist is instructing the parent of a pediatric patient
about the patient education feature in the patient portal. The
parent asks, "How do I send this information to my child's step-
parent?" Which of the following actions should the EHR specialist
take?
A. Ask about custody rights and mention setting limits on who can
access the child's information
B. Talk about best practices related to sending information securely
C. Demonstrate how to send information from the patient portal.
D. Guide the parent through the process of completing authorization
to release medical records. - answer C. Demonstrate how to send
information from the patient portal.
An EHR specialist is developing a template to create authorization
for the health clinic to send immunization records for college-bound
patients to their respective universities. To remain compliant with
the Privacy rule, the EHR specialist should understand that which of
the following items is required to be on the template?
A. Date signed
B. Time signed
C. Date of birth
, D. Clinic address - answer A. Date signed
(The Privacy Rule requires the authorization contain the date
signed, expiration date, to whom information is to be disclosed,
what information may be disclosed, and for what purposes the
information may be used.)
An EHR specialist is documenting clinical data for a patient who was
recently seen in an urgent care facility following a leg injury. In
which of the following locations should the EHR specialist document
this information?
A. Clinical plan
B. Patient's current medications
C. Clinical flow sheet
D. Problem list - answer D. Problem list
A medical office receives an imaging report via fax machine and an
EHR specialist scans it into the patient's record. This is an example
of which of the following methods of data collection?
A. Manual
B. Interfacing
C. Automated
D. Interoperable - answer A. Manual
(When a staff member is required to transfer data from an outside
source to the medical record, this is called manual data entry.)
Which of the following information is required from a prescribing
provider to complete an electronic laboratory order?
questions with 100% correct
answers
An EHR specialist is reviewing the outstanding patient account
balances that were submitted to a collection agency. Which of the
following documents is required to verify that the correct accounts
were submitted?
A. Deposit report
B. Payment day sheet
C. Patient ledger
D. Patient aging report - answer D. Patient aging report
(The patient aging report shows how long patients have owed
money)
In which of the following sections should an EHR specialists locate
objective findings from a patient's previous visit?
A. Past medical history
B. Social history
C. Chief complaint
D. Review of systems - answer A. Past medical history
(The past medical history section contains the objective findings
from a patient's previous visit, including operations, injuries, and
treatments)
,An EHR specialist is assisting with training on the use of the health
system's EHR. A provider asks how to correct deficiencies in their
documentation. Which of the following statements should the EHR
specialist make?
A. "Records are reviewed for completeness by the provider before
they are closed during an encounter."
B. "Using a template for your documentation will allow the system
to produce a report that indicates required fields to complete."
C. "The EHR staff conducts random charts audits and notifies
providers of deficiencies by email."
D. The provider will be unable to close the health record if
documentation does not comply with organizational policies." -
answer B. "Using a template for your documentation will allow the
system to produce a report that indicates required fields to
complete."
An EHR specialist is contacted by an emergency department in
another state regarding an established patient who is receiving
treatment. Which of the following network connections should the
EHR specialist use to transmit information?
A. Local area network (LAN)
B. Wide area network (WAN)
C. Virtual private network (VPN)
D. Wireless local area network (Wi-Fi) - answer C. Virtual private
network (VPN)
(VPN allows EHR users to connect securely over the internet to a
facility's website by verifying their identity, users located in
different states connect remotely to the network)
,When obtaining data from a new clinic patient, an EHR specialist
should understand that which of the following statements by the
patient indicates a history of present illness?
A. "I had an appendectomy when I was 30."
B. "My partner had pneumonia a year ago."
C. I really think I need to have a chest x-ray taken."
D. "I came because I've been coughing for several days." - answer D.
"I came because I've been coughing for several days."
An EHR specialist is instructing the parent of a pediatric patient
about the patient education feature in the patient portal. The
parent asks, "How do I send this information to my child's step-
parent?" Which of the following actions should the EHR specialist
take?
A. Ask about custody rights and mention setting limits on who can
access the child's information
B. Talk about best practices related to sending information securely
C. Demonstrate how to send information from the patient portal.
D. Guide the parent through the process of completing authorization
to release medical records. - answer C. Demonstrate how to send
information from the patient portal.
An EHR specialist is developing a template to create authorization
for the health clinic to send immunization records for college-bound
patients to their respective universities. To remain compliant with
the Privacy rule, the EHR specialist should understand that which of
the following items is required to be on the template?
A. Date signed
B. Time signed
C. Date of birth
, D. Clinic address - answer A. Date signed
(The Privacy Rule requires the authorization contain the date
signed, expiration date, to whom information is to be disclosed,
what information may be disclosed, and for what purposes the
information may be used.)
An EHR specialist is documenting clinical data for a patient who was
recently seen in an urgent care facility following a leg injury. In
which of the following locations should the EHR specialist document
this information?
A. Clinical plan
B. Patient's current medications
C. Clinical flow sheet
D. Problem list - answer D. Problem list
A medical office receives an imaging report via fax machine and an
EHR specialist scans it into the patient's record. This is an example
of which of the following methods of data collection?
A. Manual
B. Interfacing
C. Automated
D. Interoperable - answer A. Manual
(When a staff member is required to transfer data from an outside
source to the medical record, this is called manual data entry.)
Which of the following information is required from a prescribing
provider to complete an electronic laboratory order?
